Keep Watching the Skies! by W. Patrick McCray May 27, 2008
Posted by webmaster in : Great Books of Science , add a commentQuick note: The Phoenix has landed! Full details in next weeks’ post!
The 1950s were heady times for both the public and amateur and scientists alike.
Typical Moonwatchers at their post. Courtesy of the Bristol Astronomy Club.
Rarely have the contributions of rank amateurs been acknowledged publicly. In Keep Watching the Skies! The Story of Operation Moonwatch and the Dawn of the Space Age, W. Patrick McCray reveals a forgotten saga. It’s hard to imagine that only a scant fifty years ago, “satellite spotting” (a future movie?) was not as common or mundane as it could be considered today. (more…)
UFO’s; is ET phoning home? May 21, 2008
Posted by webmaster in : The Debunker , 1 comment so far(Note: As of yesterday, Astroguyz has been live for a year! Let it never be said that we’ll join the legions of “also ran” blogs!)
Classic 1965 UFO pic over Santa Ana, California.
Next clear night, go outside, away from the street lights, and look up.
On virtually any evening, the casual observer will notice a bewildering menagerie of phenomena. Meteors. Aurora. Even the usual, such as Venus low in the twilight sky, can look unusual at first glance. Venus, in of itself, has been mistaken by air traffic controllers for an approaching aircraft. Imagine their frustration as it refused to answer repeated hails! (more…)
Science on Your Desktop May 14, 2008
Posted by webmaster in : Real Science you can do , add a commentLast week’s answer: Our luckless Venus transit astronomer was none other than 18th century French scientist Guillaume Le Gentil. Had he been successful, he would have no doubt been a more recognizable name today!
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