Necessary Facts

Observations, reports, and discoveries that are true of necessity because they are perceivable and reasonable, empirical and logical, evidentiary and rational, synthetic and analytic. Truths are objective statements.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

SCIENCE FAIR: A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FILM

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This will be my ninth year as a judge at the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival. I found this film shelved in the non-fiction videos a...

Saturday, January 11, 2020

The Madame Curie Complex

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I relied on this book for facts about the women computers at the Harvard Observatory in the late 19 th to mid-20 th centuries. (That artic...

Monday, January 6, 2020

Amateur Astronomy for Pay

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Technically, of course, if you are getting paid, then you are not an amateur. At least, that is how the International Olympic Committee us...

Sunday, January 5, 2020

Astrophotography and Me

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It is not easy. I spent three hours over three nights trying to figure it out. The theory is clear and I have the equipment. What I lack is...

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

“Star Trek: Discovery” and the Conflict of Values

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Star Trek: Discovery is an adventure story about conflicts of values. The characters act purposefully and in accordance with their values t...

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Saturday, December 28, 2019

Astrophotography: What He Meant by What He Said

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Having retired from the Texas State Guard and leaving numismatics to take second place, I have been giving more attention to astronomy. I p...

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Michael E. Marotta: Experienced freelance technical writer always looking for more work. Author of over 300 newspaper, magazine and journal articles on topics of business, technology, and society.

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