My first AAS post was a nod to the talk I’ve just been to, a review of how astronomers meet their end by Thomas Hockney of the University of Northern Iowa. I was standing at the back having just come from another session, and so didn’t catch the names but here are the highlights:
First, the [...]
Posts made in January 9th, 2008
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Astronomy can sometimes feel like an arms race between observers and theorists. Both groups are often convinced that they’re completely right and – at least over a drink at the end of the day – take great pride in being ahead of the game. The latest battleground is in the field of extrasolar planets, and [...]
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I like the United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope (UKIRT); they do amazing work and have been doing so for 25 years. However, they’ve just released one of the most stunning data sets I’ve seen for a long time – the first release from their deep infrared survey, UKIDSS. This is the deepest and largest infrared survey [...]
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