Comments for One Astronomer's Noise http://noisyastronomer.com Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Where I Live (on the Internet) by Nicole http://noisyastronomer.com/2012/01/23/where-i-live-on-the-internet/#comment-27985 Nicole Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:33:10 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2079#comment-27985 *mwah* *mwah*

]]> Comment on Where I Live (on the Internet) by The Man Version http://noisyastronomer.com/2012/01/23/where-i-live-on-the-internet/#comment-27972 The Man Version Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:59:50 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2079#comment-27972 I knew you before you were a Skepchick. xxxooo Hipster C I knew you before you were a Skepchick.

xxxooo
Hipster C

]]> Comment on Carnival of Space #225 by Carnival of Space #225 | Dear Astronomer | Answering your astronomy questions. http://noisyastronomer.com/2011/11/28/carnival-of-space-225/#comment-26051 Carnival of Space #225 | Dear Astronomer | Answering your astronomy questions. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:58:46 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2058#comment-26051 [...] Check it out at: http://noisyastronomer.com/2011/11/28/carnival-of-space-225/ [...] [...] Check it out at: http://noisyastronomer.com/2011/11/28/carnival-of-space-225/ [...]

]]> Comment on Video Killed the Radio Sky by James Pailly http://noisyastronomer.com/2012/01/05/video-killed-the-radio-sky/#comment-25451 James Pailly Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:16:36 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2066#comment-25451 I love how astronomy is getting beyond visible light. This is very exciting stuff. Also, thanks for the info on Cassiopeia A and Cygnus A. I love how astronomy is getting beyond visible light. This is very exciting stuff.

Also, thanks for the info on Cassiopeia A and Cygnus A.

]]> Comment on Quakes and Hugs by Nicole http://noisyastronomer.com/2011/10/16/quakes-and-hugs/#comment-25399 Nicole Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:11:52 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2036#comment-25399 Thanks! And thanks for donating as well. I'm in crazy thesis-writing mode right now, but do let me know if you get to the Charlottesville area while I'm still here for the next few months. Thanks! And thanks for donating as well. I’m in crazy thesis-writing mode right now, but do let me know if you get to the Charlottesville area while I’m still here for the next few months.

]]> Comment on Quakes and Hugs by Kay http://noisyastronomer.com/2011/10/16/quakes-and-hugs/#comment-25377 Kay Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:21:04 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2036#comment-25377 I am a long time science educator and now a Science Specialist for an entire school system in Western NC. Many in my family live in Fluvanna and area and I actually went to high school there until senior year. My brother lives in Louisa county and was very near the epicenter (major damage/almost total loss of house). I ran into your blog through Carnival of Space and web surfing....what fun ... your history and blog are great. If you have time and energy, email and we may see where our paths might intersect. We have someone here in Asheville that is making a different kind of digital planetarium and I used it when in the classroom...fantastic...more immersive than the StarLab because it has a special lens on the projector. Check it out ..www. GeoDome.info I don't know if you get submissions from posts this far back...but hope so. Thank you for your enthusiasm for science! Kay PS I will donate to one of the earthquake relief funds. TY for caring in that way. I am a long time science educator and now a Science Specialist for an entire school system in Western NC. Many in my family live in Fluvanna and area and I actually went to high school there until senior year. My brother lives in Louisa county and was very near the epicenter (major damage/almost total loss of house). I ran into your blog through Carnival of Space and web surfing….what fun … your history and blog are great. If you have time and energy, email and we may see where our paths might intersect.
We have someone here in Asheville that is making a different kind of digital planetarium and I used it when in the classroom…fantastic…more immersive than the StarLab because it has a special lens on the projector. Check it out ..www. GeoDome.info
I don’t know if you get submissions from posts this far back…but hope so. Thank you for your enthusiasm for science! Kay
PS I will donate to one of the earthquake relief funds. TY for caring in that way.

]]> Comment on Video Killed the Radio Sky by Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum http://noisyastronomer.com/2012/01/05/video-killed-the-radio-sky/#comment-25223 Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:20:30 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2066#comment-25223 I like their control room trailer in the background! Soooo.... Is PAPER-TV going to happen too? I like their control room trailer in the background!
Soooo…. Is PAPER-TV going to happen too?

]]> Comment on Video Killed the Radio Sky by Jake Hartman http://noisyastronomer.com/2012/01/05/video-killed-the-radio-sky/#comment-25194 Jake Hartman Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:06:20 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2066#comment-25194 Jake from the LWA here. Thanks for writing up our all-sky monitor! I think what you have here is actually better than what I wrote up for our own website. I really enjoyed reading that. One minor correction: we can image the sky every few seconds, not minutes. So about 15,000 image a day, every day. Searching for new events in all those images is a serious needle-in-haystack problem and the next major challenge for this project. Jake from the LWA here. Thanks for writing up our all-sky monitor! I think what you have here is actually better than what I wrote up for our own website. I really enjoyed reading that.

One minor correction: we can image the sky every few seconds, not minutes. So about 15,000 image a day, every day. Searching for new events in all those images is a serious needle-in-haystack problem and the next major challenge for this project.

]]> Comment on A Toast to Hitchens by bob http://noisyastronomer.com/2011/12/16/a-toast-to-hitchens/#comment-22111 bob Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:43:42 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2063#comment-22111 I'm never sure about this sort of thing; anyone who thinks that you can scientifically debate religion understands neither science or religion. Turek is an idiot (and a heretic) for trying to "prove" his faith. I’m never sure about this sort of thing; anyone who thinks that you can scientifically debate religion understands neither science or religion.

Turek is an idiot (and a heretic) for trying to “prove” his faith.

]]> Comment on December’s “Peek into my Brain”… or, at least, RSS feed by Kharlamov http://noisyastronomer.com/2011/12/13/decembers-peek-into-my-brain-or-at-least-rss-feed/#comment-22007 Kharlamov Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:13:25 +0000 http://noisyastronomer.com/?p=2060#comment-22007 As you know the majority of people in this World live their entire lives without ever having an "even" remote idea as to the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy, let alone the Universe in all it's encompassing glory. I would love to see someone, with a voice in the realm of astronomy, make a serious and concerted effort to bring to the people of the U.S. (and then perhaps to the World) to a comparative understanding as to how huge our galactic home actually is. As for me, I also enjoy studying the Stars and Beyond. After studing the size of our own Solar System, I began to wonder "How can I make my own comparison of the size of our own 8 Planet block, to that of our old Milky Way. After much thought and deliberation, and again I'm about as much of a novice as there can be (or maybe not quite that low on the totem), I've come to my own comparison of these two giants. Here it is.... and don't laugh to much at first 'cause I really did try here.... "If the size of our Solar System were that of a typical compact-disk or CD, then our Milky Way would take up approx. 3.5 million sq. miles or the size of our Continental U.S.!! Wow.... just dwelling on that for an hour or so can really cause an Excedrin headache for sure. Just thought I'd share my thoughts with you on this topic and would enjoy getting a response from you as to your own take on this topic. Take Care and Have A "Merry Christmas!" (oh..... and I'm NOT one of those Politically Correct idiots trying to crush the heritage of our good 'ole U.S. of A.) Lol As you know the majority of people in this World live their entire lives without ever having an “even” remote idea as to the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy, let alone the Universe in all it’s encompassing glory.

I would love to see someone, with a voice in the realm of astronomy, make a serious and concerted effort to bring to the people of the U.S. (and then perhaps to the World) to a comparative understanding as to how huge our galactic home actually is.

As for me, I also enjoy studying the Stars and Beyond. After studing the size of our own Solar System, I began to wonder “How can I make my own comparison of the size of our own 8 Planet block, to that of our old Milky Way.

After much thought and deliberation, and again I’m about as much of a novice as there can be (or maybe not quite that low on the totem), I’ve come to my own comparison of these two giants.

Here it is…. and don’t laugh to much at first ’cause I really did try here…. “If the size of our Solar System were that of a typical compact-disk or CD, then our Milky Way would take up approx. 3.5 million sq. miles or the size of our Continental U.S.!!

Wow…. just dwelling on that for an hour or so can really cause an Excedrin headache for sure.

Just thought I’d share my thoughts with you on this topic and would enjoy getting a response from you as to your own take on this topic.

Take Care and Have A “Merry Christmas!”

(oh….. and I’m NOT one of those Politically Correct idiots trying to crush the heritage of our good ‘ole U.S. of A.) Lol

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