Comments for SLOOH Skylog http://www.slooh.com/blog Slooh Skylog presents programs on robotic telescopes, amateur astronomy, and astrophysics. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:14:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on Focus On: Charles and the Crab by Rob Keown http://www.slooh.com/blog/focus-on-charles-and-the-crab/#comment-523 Rob Keown Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:51:35 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/focus-on-charles-and-the-crab/#comment-523 Wow, that was a very informative especially the pulsar-wind observations. It reminds me that M1-like SNRs are wonderful natural laboratories for quantum physics because of the relativistic energies involved. A unique and well-thought-out article for Slooh. Wow, that was a very informative especially the pulsar-wind observations. It reminds me that M1-like SNRs are wonderful natural laboratories for quantum physics because of the relativistic energies involved.

A unique and well-thought-out article for Slooh.

]]> Comment on Inaugural SloohRadio Podcast: “Bob Berman’s Strange Universe” 11/03/2008 by Nick http://www.slooh.com/blog/inaugural-sloohradio-podcast-bob-bermans-strange-universe-11032008/#comment-503 Nick Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:54:36 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/inaugural-sloohradio-podcast-bob-bermans-strange-universe-11032008/#comment-503 It is soooo nice to be able to download Slooh radio podcast"s and have them on my Zen :-) It is soooo nice to be able to download Slooh radio podcast”s and have them on my Zen :-)

]]> Comment on The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It by JulieG http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-universe-in-a-mirror-the-saga-of-the-hubble-space-telescope-and-the-visionaries-who-built-it/#comment-501 JulieG Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:04:55 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-universe-in-a-mirror-the-saga-of-the-hubble-space-telescope-and-the-visionaries-who-built-it/#comment-501 This was great, Tierney! Why no more posts? Looking forward to your next! This was great, Tierney! Why no more posts? Looking forward to your next!

]]> Comment on Mission Alert: NEO 2008 TT26 by Waddell Robey http://www.slooh.com/blog/mission-alert-neo-2008-tt26/#comment-491 Waddell Robey Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:42:52 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/mission-alert-neo-2008-tt26/#comment-491 CORRECTION: In my last comment I stated that TT26 was not on NASA's NEO listing. It is NOT listed as a PHA (potentially hazardous asteroid) it is listed in their general listing of NEAs. My apologies for this error. CORRECTION: In my last comment I stated that TT26 was not on NASA’s NEO listing. It is NOT listed as a PHA (potentially hazardous asteroid) it is listed in their general listing of NEAs. My apologies for this error.

]]> Comment on Mission Alert: NEO 2008 TT26 by Waddell Robey http://www.slooh.com/blog/mission-alert-neo-2008-tt26/#comment-490 Waddell Robey Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:36:09 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/mission-alert-neo-2008-tt26/#comment-490 TT26 is so new it is not even on NASA's NEO listing. Good to know LINEAR was on its toes. The most important point here is that two weeks under current preparedness is insufficient lead time for any action but to run and hide. Also, could TT26 have been discovered earlier, or is its size and orbit restrictive in that sense. Herein lies another important consideration. What are we going to do to restore American leadership in technological innovation which is the first step of preparedness for this an other Earth and space bound events. TT26 is so new it is not even on NASA’s NEO listing. Good to know LINEAR was on its toes. The most important point here is that two weeks under current preparedness is insufficient lead time for any action but to run and hide. Also, could TT26 have been discovered earlier, or is its size and orbit restrictive in that sense. Herein lies another important consideration. What are we going to do to restore American leadership in technological innovation which is the first step of preparedness for this an other Earth and space bound events.

]]> Comment on The Sahara Visits Slooh: What is La Calima? by Rob Keown http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-488 Rob Keown Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:58:32 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-488 La Calima translated means "the haze." You can find more information on Saharan Air Layer <a href="http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/wavetrak/sal.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saharan_Air_Layer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br><br>You can also ask TeK about his experiences with it on the Chat Room. He has some unique insights.<br> La Calima translated means “the haze.” You can find more information on Saharan Air Layer here and here.

You can also ask TeK about his experiences with it on the Chat Room. He has some unique insights.

]]> Comment on The Sahara Visits Slooh: What is La Calima? by David Fitts http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-487 David Fitts Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:14:03 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-487 Rob, What does "la calima" mean in English? Rob,
What does “la calima” mean in English?

]]> Comment on The Sahara Visits Slooh: What is La Calima? by Paul http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-485 Paul Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:15:24 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-485 Beautifully written as ever Rob! Paul PS I generated my own mini La Calima this evening when I shook my trousers out of the window - covered in dust as I've been on a big clean-up today! Beautifully written as ever Rob!

Paul

PS I generated my own mini La Calima this evening when I shook my trousers out of the window - covered in dust as I’ve been on a big clean-up today!

]]> Comment on The Sahara Visits Slooh: What is La Calima? by Rob Keown http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-484 Rob Keown Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:54:52 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-484 Thankfully we don't have storms this size as they do in Iraq: <a href="http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/iraq/sand016.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/iraq/sand016.jpg" height="350"></a> Thankfully we don’t have storms this size as they do in Iraq:

]]> Comment on The Sahara Visits Slooh: What is La Calima? by Aloysius http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-483 Aloysius Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:59:53 +0000 http://www.slooh.com/blog/the-sahara-visits-slooh-what-is-la-calima/#comment-483 keep up the good work, people! it's quite a thankless task but you all have done very well to weather all these :-) keep up the good work, people!

it’s quite a thankless task but you all have done very well to weather all these :-)

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