All Blog Posts Tagged 'astronomy' (23)

Deep Sky Zodiac

The beaten path that the Sun appears to trod on its yearly trek among the stars is the oldest known method of mapping our way around the sky. So the Sun was the center of celestial attention even before people promoted it to admin of the solar system. That makes a lot of sense to me. I could argue (without much effort) that out of all the thousands of gods that people have ever prayed to for a little help, the Sun is the one that delivers the most tangible… Continue

Added by Brad Snowder on May 20, 2013 at 11:29am — 1 Comment

Ten Commandments of Star Parties

Moving it ahead for daylight savings time was a real bitch.

  1. Shatter not the darkness at the site of observing. Man-made lights thou shalt eschew, save the faint of red.

  2. Thou shalt not illuminate thy headlights of thy automobile, nor the car door shalt thy open before the disconnecting of thy dome light. Even a match strucketh in haste is…
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Added by Brad Snowder on May 6, 2013 at 11:59am — 1 Comment

Sunday School MAY 13, 2012

This week for you guys we have our interview with Mr. Brian Deer. Mr. Deer is a social issues investigative reporter writing for the Sunday Times of London. He is the recipient of two coveted British Press…

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Added by Nelson on May 13, 2012 at 2:30am — 12 Comments

Sunday School MAY 6, 2012

Remember to follow Think Atheist Radio on Twitter for Sunday School links throughout the week, LIKE our Facebook page, and subscribe to the show on YouTube and…

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Added by Nelson on May 6, 2012 at 3:00am — 10 Comments

Sunday School APR 15, 2012

 

Remember to follow the Think Atheist Radio show on Twitter for Sunday School links throughout the week, LIKE our Facebook page, and subscribe to the show on YouTube and iTunes!…

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Added by Nelson on April 15, 2012 at 2:30am — 17 Comments

Sunday School APR 8, 2012

Remember to follow the show on Twitter for Sunday School links throughout the week, LIKE our Facebook page, and subscribe to the show on YouTube and iTunes!…

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Added by Nelson on April 8, 2012 at 4:24am — 7 Comments

Sunday School APR 1, 2012

This week on the Think Atheist Radio Show– our 52nd show; one full year's worth of killer interviews for you guys!– we're featuring our interview with…

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Added by Nelson on April 1, 2012 at 2:30am — 6 Comments

Sunday School MAR 25, 2012

Yep! Here we are!

Remember to follow the Think Atheist Radio Show on Twitter and Facebook for show news and features plus Sunday School links throughout the week! I've started a feature called Bookmarks on the Think Atheist Radio Show Blog, posting some thoughts on all…

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Added by Nelson on March 25, 2012 at 3:27am — 18 Comments

Sunday School MAR 18, 2012

Hey guys!

Remember to follow the Think Atheist Radio Show on Twitter and Facebook for show news and features plus Sunday School links throughout the week! I've started a feature called Bookmarks on the Think Atheist Radio Show Blog, posting some thoughts on all the books…

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Added by Nelson on March 18, 2012 at 4:00am — 6 Comments

Sunday School MAR 4, 2012

BIG NEWS!!

The Think Atheist Radio's new home on the web has gone LIVE. Now your favorite podcast has a site of its own to match the quality of the interviews themselves!

You’ll find that you can easily see who’s coming up as a guest on future shows, see all of our past shows visually…

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Added by Nelson on March 4, 2012 at 3:51am — 8 Comments

Sunday School NOV 20, 2011

Listen, are you on Google+? What about Twitter? I'm always giving show updates and news about upcoming book giveaways on Twitter and I trickle Sunday School links out during the week on Google+. If you're out there, you should follow me/add me to your circles!

Otherwise, thanks for all the FB LIKES, retweets, +1's, reshares, etc. I appreciate it! But thanks especially to…

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Added by Nelson on November 20, 2011 at 3:22am — 6 Comments

Sunday School OCT 16, 2011

Another dose! Thanks to everyone for your FB LIKE's, your +1's and shares on Google+, your thumbs up on StumbleUpon, and your tweets on Twitter. So glad you all find Sunday School valuable enough that you would want to share it with others. It makes the time spent on putting each edition together absolutely worth it! Thank you! Spread the word. The information is out there. Let's get it into people's hands, and into their minds.

 

If you haven't already make sure you get…

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Added by Nelson on October 16, 2011 at 2:44am — 3 Comments

Sunday School OCT 2, 2011

Sunday again! First off, as always, I want to say thanks to everyone for your FB LIKE's, your +1's and shares on Google+, your thumbs up on StumbleUpon, and your tweets on Twitter. So glad you all find Sunday School valuable enough that you would want to share it with others. It makes the time spent on putting each edition together absolutely worth it! Thank you! Last week's edition was viewed more than 900 times thanks to all your help. Let's see if we can reach a thousand! Spread the word.…

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Added by Nelson on October 2, 2011 at 2:49am — 8 Comments

Sunday School SEPT 25, 2011

Here we go again! First off, as always, I want to say thanks to everyone for your FB LIKE's, your +1's on Google+, your thumbs up on StumbleUpon, and your tweets on Twitter. So glad you all find Sunday School  valuable enough that you would want to share it with others. It makes the time spent on putting each edition together absolutely worth it! Thank you! Last week's edition was viewed almost 900 times thanks to all your help. Let's see if we can reach a thousand! Spread the word. The…

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Added by Nelson on September 25, 2011 at 2:00am — 25 Comments

Sunday School AUG 28, 2011

hey guys! thanks once again for counting on me to find you some good stuff to read for your Sunday and the week ahead. here we go again!

 

do check out the list of past and upcoming guests of the Think Atheist Radio Show. you'll find links to the episodes featuring each guest as well as a short description of the episode. stay tuned for news i'll have for you soon about a couple of things i'm working on…

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Added by Nelson on August 28, 2011 at 2:05am — 7 Comments

Sunday School JUL 31, 2011

hello again! thanks for stopping in to see what i've collected for you guys this week. and, hey, do me a favor and tweet the link or post it on Facebook or to Google+. i'm sure like you, most people are too busy to keep up with this stuff throughout the week and they'd find value in Sunday School too! thanks!

 

so you know i'm going to tell you about the show we have lined up for you tonight on the Think Atheist Radio Show. tonight we have…

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Added by Nelson on July 31, 2011 at 2:00am — 8 Comments

The Scale Of The Universe

This is for all the lay people out there. Of course, we all know the  universe is big. But this paragraph (paraphrased below) in the book I'm  currently reading: Chris Impey's "How it Ends", crystallizes that fact  more dramatically than I've ever heard before.

 

Shrink the universe by a factor of 300 million. Earth reduces to the size of a golf ball. The Sun is a 3-meter ball 400 meters away. But the nearest star is still 35,000km (20,000 miles) away.

 

Now, shrink the universe… Continue

Added by Mike Glickman on June 11, 2011 at 11:33am — 5 Comments

Sunday School FEB 27, 2011

does dark matter exist? (the most important thing science has to teach philosophy.)

 

Dembski pwned again: ant trails and intelligent design.

 

Vatican confirms report of sexual abuse and…

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Added by Nelson on February 27, 2011 at 9:00am — 8 Comments

Sunday School JAN 16, 2011

The Edge World Question Center asked scientists "what scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?". as i type this so far 156 scientists have responded.

 

R. Joseph Hoffman tears down the New Testament Messiah legend.

 

Hemant…

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Added by Nelson on January 16, 2011 at 9:00am — 5 Comments

A Space Opera





ESO VLT Space Opera.



Starring: Helix Nebula, Gliese 667, stellar cluster NGC 2467, R Coronae Austrinae, protostar HH34 (Orion), Chamaeleon I complex, Eagle Nebula, Lagoon Nebula, southern Milky Way band, Trifid Nebula, the first image of an exoplanet (2M1207 system).





The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is made up of four separate optical telescopes (the Antu telescope, the Kueyen telescope, the Melipal telescope, and the Yepun telescope)… Continue

Added by Monica Salcedo (Monicks) on January 12, 2010 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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