The Dune Prequels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson March 28, 2008
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(Note: all cover art is by Stephen Youll. Check him out at: http://www.stephenyoull.com/ )
Anyone who has followed the Sci-Fi portion of this blog knows that we here at Astroguyz tend to despise sequels. Instead of milking the one original idea a writer may have ever had, why not come up with something new and original? After all, there is already way too much recycling in media of our “cut and paste” culture, while good ideas languish in the dustbin. Of course, I can always reserve the right to feel differently when I’m published! (more…)
Observing Challenge: Sighting Extremely Slender Moons Part I March 17, 2008
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New Moon. (Source: Astronomy Picture of the Day. Credit: Stefan Seip.)
We here at Astroguyz always love a good challenge. Maybe I’ll never climb Everest or run an ultra marathon in Death Valley, but visual observation challenges happen in our local sky nightly. (more…)
March 2008: Upcoming Astronews and Notes. March 10, 2008
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Folks in the northern hemisphere, mark your calendars: spring in the form of the vernal equinox begins at 01:48am EST March 24th. That signals the end of what’s been a long, snowy season for North America, although I bet we’ll see at least one more snow storm here in northern Maine past this date! (more…)