Blitherings

I enjoy astronomy, I enjoy the mind numbing facts and figures associated with astronomy; so why is it I can’t convert that enjoyment to my current course on astrophysics? You see, I’ve studied astronomy before, I’ve studied physics before, and the act of studying these subjects has exposed my to a large quantity of strange looking equations (especially the course on based on the physics of light with it’s page long equations). So why does astrophysics have equations that tip me over the edge into a blithering mess? Perhaps I’m…

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Earth and Moon from Mars

I’ve often wondered what the Earth and Moon would look like from Mars, and thanks to the HiRISE we can at least get a very good idea. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona For further information on how the picture was taken click here. It’s certainly a site I’ll be returning to just to see what they image next πŸ˜‰ you never know, one of the images may give me enough inspiration to write something or paint a scene from space πŸ™‚

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The run around…

I’m on the run around, every day gets shorter as the list of things I try to fit into the day gets longer and longer. When the night shifts appear, working suddenly takes up more than 50% of the day, with 12 hours spent actually working and nearly an hours travel either side adds up to no time at all to do what I really want to. Thankfully the end of nights is in sight and I’ve some leave scheduled which may give me time to stretch some paper and…

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