If you listened to the latest Living Space podcast you’ll have heard us talking about the then breaking news that a little asteroid called 2007WD5 had a small chance of hitting Mars. At the time the chance was given as 1 in 75, but new observations which have more tightly constrained its orbit raise that [...]
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Sadly, my laptop is out of commission, so now review of 2007 just yet. But in the meantime, you should all read Steve Eales’ article on why we should fund astronomy, as published in this month’s Prospect. He ends by arguing that the correct level of funding is one which sees the number of foreign [...]
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I’ve just made my first post on the new Galaxy Zoo blog, which is designed to keep you up to date with the process of writing the first papers. A roundup of the 2007 coming on this site tomorrow…
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This is the 3.5m WIYN telescope on Kitt Peak.
In April, 5 nights of time will be spent following up work done by the good people of the Galaxy Zoo. The actual project is rather unexpected; early in the project Bill Keel of the University of Alabama appeared on our forum, asking people to keep an [...]
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Anyone reading this blog last week would have heard about the doom and gloom that’s enfolding UK astronomy. There are two things you could do to help us; the first is to sign the petition that’s up here. If we’re to save the situation, though, we need as many people as possible to write to [...]
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STFC have just released their plan based on currently available funding. It doesn’t make pretty reading so let’s start with the good news.
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1. Our membership of ESO, which provides for access to the VLT, VISTA and, in the future, ALMA.
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Update : Apparently the decision to reduce funding to UKIRT from 2010 was made back in May 2006, and the fact that this email came out today is a complete coincidence.
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Warning : If you don’t care about the funding of astronomy in the UK, I’d take the next couple of days off.
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Today, Tuesday, is not going to be a good day for astronomers in the UK unless I’m very much mistaken. Particularly for post-docs whose contracts run out in the near future (like me). We already know that we’re going to lose access to the Gemini Observatory. But the real picture is almost certainly much worse [...]
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My favourite posts of the last year are probably the reports I filed while observing on Mauna Kea. From the emails, they were among your favourites too, so I’ve been particularly remiss in not linking to Rob’s experiences, both good and less good, as he got (and then recovered from) a nasty bout of altitude [...]
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I feel like I’ve been plugging Sky at Night for weeks, but the Last Man on the Moon programme is now available online here. I’m seriously extremely proud of this interview, and insist you all watch it.
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