Top Astronomy Events in 2009.
A 2002 Penumbral. Photo by Author. The International year of Astronomy presents several outstanding viewing opportunities for 2009. Here is the Astroguyz short list of highlights for the year. These...
View ArticleMarch 2009 News & Notes.
Herschel, LeVerrier, Tombaugh, and…ReMeFra? (Credit: Leiden University). Student exoplanet confirmed! Three students of Leiden University of the Netherlands are now the proud parents of a recently...
View ArticleDeath by Superflare?
A close runner-up in the pantheon of cosmic catastrophes is a killer flare courtesy of our Sun. While this may not be as lethal as a giant space rock, its also much more likely over the span of our...
View Article26.05.10: SDO and the Coronal Rain.
NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory continues to astound. Launched earlier this year, SDO is already providing insight into key solar mysteries. One long standing mystery has been the action of...
View Article17.06.10: Living with Solar Cycle #24.
As our local star gets underway into solar cycle #24, all eyes, orbiting and ground based, are keeping a close watch. The very concept of space weather is coming very much into vogue, and the...
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