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Posts Made By: Maurice Clark

March 23, 2012 03:50 PM Forum: N.A.S.A.

Neil deGrasse Tyson and NASA

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi All,

Neil deGrasse Tyson is director of the Hayden Planetarium and a very weel spoken populariser of science, particularly astronomy.

In this video clip he speaks about NASA and makes some very telling points about space exploration and its costs. It is very good.

IMHO it should be required listening for all! I will certainly be playing it in my classes.

Cheers,

Maurice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl07UfRkPas&feature=player_embedded

March 26, 2012 03:19 PM Forum: N.A.S.A.

support planetary exploration?

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi All,

Do you support NASA's planetary exploration? Currently your congress is debating the NASA budget that as proposed would decimate NASA's ability to conduct planetary exploration.

The Planetary Society has a letter prepared for you to send to your senator and congressman. If you are happy with the letter, then all you have to do is fill out your details and it will automatically be sent to your representitives. Takes only about 1 minute.

http://www.capwiz.com/tps/issues/alert/?alertid=61055906&type=CO

Cheers,

Maurice

edited to add the link!

March 26, 2012 03:23 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

2012 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi All,

Fancy yourself as an astrophotographer? Now is your chance..... smile

The 2012 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest is now on and accepting photos until April 22.

More information here:- http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/news.asp?newsID=6069

From what I have seen here, some people have a good chance!

Cheers,

Maurice

March 28, 2012 02:42 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

ESA photo-processing contest

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi All,

Not sure where to post this, so I will try here.

ESA is having a photo-processing contest called "Hubble's Hidden Treasures 2012". The idea is for members of the public to search through the archive of Hubble images that have never been shown to the public, and then process them for release on the HST website. There is a good amount of information on how to find images and process them on the website.

Two catagories:- One for novices and one for more advanced amateurs. Prizes will be awarded for the best.

More information here:- http://www.spacetelescope.org/projects/hiddentreasures/

Cheers,

Maurice

May 2, 2012 03:58 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Decisions Decisions.......

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi All,

I will be driving to California for a conference at Big Bear Lake in a couple of weeks. After the conference I have about 5 days to drive back before classes restart for the summer. (Should only need 2) That gives me a couple of days to sightsee.

So now I have a decision to make... attend RTMC or visit Palomar?????? Contacts at Palomar will let me do a lot more than just the usual public stuff, but RTMC would be fun!

Which would you do???????

Maurice

May 22, 2012 04:16 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

eclipse from near Gallup NM

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi all,

one of over 150 images of the eclipse that I took from a location about 35 miles NE of Gallup NM.

Modified Canon 350D 1/2500 sec Orion solar filter. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

Now I need to find some time to assemble all of them into a movie of the event!

Cheers,

Maurice

May 5, 2014 10:10 PM Forum: Pictures of Me and My Telescope and........

New Toys!

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi All,

The university where I work has recently finished a new observatory building which I have been having great fun playing with! grin It houses 6 telescopes; 4 Meade 12" schmidt-cassegrains, a Meade 5" refractor and my 20" PlaneWave. All of them have CCD cameras. Add to them a 20" PlaneWave in a separate dome, and my own 5" refractor, my C14, both with CCD Cameras and that means a LOT of imaging! Finally I also have an 18" dobsonian for visual observing while the other scopes are imaging.

Only one problem....... it takes FOREVER to pack up that many scopes!!!

May 13, 2014 10:06 PM Forum: N.A.S.A.

ISS Live Streaming

Posted By Maurice Clark
NASA is experimenting with a live feed from cameras mounted outside the ISS. Whenever the ISS is in daylight the cameras show a view of the Earth.

Fun to have as a background!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload

May 20, 2014 01:15 AM Forum: Religion

Re: disgraceful supreme court

Posted By Maurice Clark
So you think it is disgraceful when your Supreme Court does its job and says that according to your constitution the government cannot discriminate? What you want them to do is to make sure the country is run according to your religious beliefs?

I have no agreement with homosexuality. I believe it is disgusting and a sin. However I do not have the right to force someone else to believe as I do. Apparently you feel that you do have such a right and you want the courts to back you. That is the road to religious persecution. Something that your original settlers fled.

You cannot legislate morality. And trying to is evil. You can only change people's thinking one-on-one.

Maurice

May 22, 2014 01:57 PM Forum: N.A.S.A.

Rosetta

Posted By Maurice Clark
Looks like Rosetta has successfully completed a major course adjustment on its way to comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/05/22/rosettas-first-big-burn-complete/

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