Sunday, December 31, 2023

Books Read and Not Read in 2023

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This past summer, I read  The Left Hand of Darkness  and  The Dispossessed . I also read  The Time Machine ,  The Invisible Man , and  The W...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

OBSERVATION LOG

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  I am writing an article about the 31 January 1783 and 1862 first sightings of the white dwarfs 40 Eridani BC (companions to Keid Omicron-2...
Sunday, December 24, 2023

Christmas Stars: Menkar and Keid; Scrooge and Franklin

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Every Christmas we wonder why astrologers were compelled to travel a thousand kilometers across the desert. I have no idea. But I do know th...
Thursday, November 30, 2023

30 Minutes with Dinosaurs

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I made time during my campus patrols to visit the Science and Natural History Museum at the University of Texas at Austin. The collection is...
Thursday, November 23, 2023

AFK: Parking Enforcement

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Working as a University of Texas parking enforcement officer since 11 September has allowed me easy access to the libraries that I use most ...
Saturday, October 21, 2023

TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS AND THE MOB

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You are known by the company you keep. When Thomas Gregory Jackson became Tommy James of the Shondells, he was already on a career arc that ...
Friday, October 20, 2023

Messier 30 and a Nearby Star

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I made a project of viewing globular cluster Messier 30 again over three nights. I located the object by drawing a triangle from Delta Capri...
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Messier 30 and Other Views

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Last night and this morning was my first time out since 30 August. I used the Celestron AVX mount and AstroTech 115 mm Apochromatic refracto...

Annular Eclipse 14 October 2023

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The City of Kyle Public Library Astronomy Club hosted viewing of the annular solar eclipse of 14 October 2023. The Library also pitched in w...
Thursday, September 14, 2023

On Second Thought

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  PREVIOUSLY ON NECESSARY FACTS Open Secrets NYC, Covid-19, and Conservative Business Interests   All Volitional Beings Deserve Rights   How...