Yes, I’m all for this. We’ve already sent “contaminated” craft to Mars. NASA planetary protection officer suggests loosening limits on
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot May Soon Disappear…
Or maybe not…either way – Jupiter imaging season is upon us. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot May Soon Disappear… Scientists aren’t
Continue readingThe benefits of adding more subs to your stack
A good guide about the advantages of image stacking for DSLR astrophotography The benefits of adding more subs to
Continue readingFresh Evidence for New Physics in the Universe | NASA
Interesting results from Hubble suggesting confirmation of a discrepancy in the rate of the expansion of the Universe. Fresh Evidence
Continue readingM31 pic
It’s a hot, rainy Saturday afternoon in Sydney so what the hell, there’s an old pic of M31 I took
Continue readingSensor breakthrough: Sony has developed a backlit CMOS sensor with global shutter
This s very cool! Sony has just announced a CMOS chip that can read all the pixels at once –
Continue readingLaunceston planetarium marks 50 years
Fabulous to see! Launceston planetarium marks 50 years Time stands still for Launceston’s planetarium with little changing in the past
Continue readingDevelopers use 750 Raspberry Pi boards as supercomputing testbed
Great way to test parallel systems. Love the Pi! Via: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/750-raspberry-pi-boards-supercomputing-testbed/ Developers requiring a platform to test their scalable software for
Continue readingNASA Is Bringing Back Cold War-Era Atomic Rockets to Get to Mars
Always loved the idea of going to Mars on an atomic rocket. NASA Is Bringing Back Cold War-Era Atomic
Continue readingCCD vs CMOS | Teledyne DALSA
CCD vs CMOS | Teledyne DALSA Another interesting read on CCD vs CMOS Much has been written about the
Continue readingAPOD: 2018 February 21 – Jupiter in Infrared from Hubble
Amazing APOD! APOD: 2018 February 21 – Jupiter in Infrared from Hubble A different astronomy and space science related
Continue readingShould You Get a Colour or Monochrome Camera? • PhotographingSpace.com
A good read on colour vs mono astronomy cameras Should You Get a Colour or Monochrome Camera? • PhotographingSpace.com Why
Continue readingWatch the Casting of a Giant Mirror for the First Extremely Large Telescope
Watch the Casting of a Giant Mirror for the First Extremely Large Telescope A look inside the Mirror Lab,
Continue readingNGC 2237 Rosette nebula
Spectacular !!! NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula, imaged in rare clear skies on Feb 11th, 12th and 15th – total exposure
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