We have more University of Virginia Astronomy tweeters! A few I’ve had to pester, most came here on their own. They all have such lovely stories to tell, and I’d recommend following them to anyone! They are all listed at UVa-Astro. We have my officemate, @demessieres, a sweet, lovely geek who is just about at…
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Bat in my Face, Immunity in my Butt!
Ah, the woods. Relaxing, peaceful, quiet, and full of potentially rabid animals. So, I’ve moved in with my friend, Howard, who owns a lovely house out in Lake Monticello. I was really enjoying the woodsy scenery, and I can handle the bugs, even learn to live with the wasps. Howard said he once had to…
Shuttle Launch Attempt… take one!
So…. the launch of STS-130 was scrubbed last night. The crew of six was primed and ready to deliver the Tranquility module to the International Space Station, and the shuttle itself was all ready for liftoff! The weather, however, would not cooperate. We kept swinging between “go” and “no-go” due to a low cloud ceiling.…
SDO: Learning to Live with our Sun
I am such a happy girl right now. After some 13 hours in the car, (more for some!) George, Aleya, James and I made it to Titusville, Florida. We are here for the SDOisGO TweepUp event, and we’re catching the launch of STS-130 while we’re here! So what exactly is the SDO? SDO stands for…
Spacey updates…
Okay, a slew of updates since I’ve been busy! Last week, the very awesome Nancy Atkinson wrote up the Carnival of Space #138 over on her new blog. Check out news about Mars, Kepler’s findings, and more! I’ve posted a draft of the Twitter poster I had at the AAS Meeting at the beginning of…
Dragon*Con Post-Op
Holy. Frakkin. Wow. So, I attended, no, experienced my very first Dragon*Con. It was on a scale of something that I have never seen before. Tens of thousands of freaks and geeks, many in costume, descended upon downtown Atlanta to laugh, squee, drink, and just be themselves (or whoever they want to be) for a…
Have a question? Asktronomy!
Mooeypoo of Smarter Than That and SmartAxe has started an astronomy answering service on Twitter! Just tweet your question with the tag #asktronomy and one of our “astronomy experts” will answer. In other news, someone actually thinks I’m an expert at something… boy will they be surprised. I know what you are thinking, 140 characters…
Bright, shining astronomy day
So, last weekend, last Sunday more specifically, it snowed here in Charlottesville, Virginia. We had quite a few inches by Monday morning, and I was kind of surprised to get into work at the NRAO and find it… closed, along with area schools. (I have a key, that didn’t stop me.) Today, it’s well on…
Carnival of Space #92
Wow, aren’t you lucky. This week we have a jam-packed carnival and sideshow at The Launch Pad! Go and read all the great articles from around the space-blogosphere, from crashing satellites to space geeks and Europa to space mosquitoes. And… if you are looking to spice up your science life, click here right now! You…
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