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If you’ve ever been to Griffith Observatory, you may have noticed the various scales set up with large pictures of planets nearby. These are set to ‘weigh’ you on the various planets in our Solar System. I often wondered about … Continue reading
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Ham Radio Operators have a long history of involvement with all kinds of things including space exploration. “Amateur radio (also called ham radio) is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, … Continue reading
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My friend, Rich Newell, asked me a question the other day and, while there is in fact a tie-in for Everyday Spacers, this is slightly off topic, and I will delve into an answer. I just realized that other people … Continue reading
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The final three categories education, open source and contests, concludes our visit to SpaceHack.org for now, on Everyday Spacer. While these aren’t as similar to each other as the first two were, most of the contests have past and only … Continue reading
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Let’s delve into some of the categories on SpaceHack.org. It seems like the first two, data analysis and distributed computing, are somewhat similar. The first gets people involved while the second involves their computers. Data Analysis… If you like counting … Continue reading
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Lookie What I Found: Space Hack I was wondering if there was anything out there similar to Everyday Spacer. I have been looking and so far, this is the first thing I’ve found. If you know of any others PLEASE … Continue reading
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I found a really fun story yesterday on Facebook [thank you Roger Weiss!] about a kid who launched a weather balloon into space from his driveway recently. He even got it back: ” The balloon, which landed on August 25, … Continue reading
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Did you know that regular people all over the world discover comets? I only thought of it because a new comet, C/2012 S1, has been discovered recently and it could be pretty spectacular in November 2013. The most important thing … Continue reading
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Want to learn a space topic fast? Commit to giving a speech about it before a live audience. Be sure to give yourself enough lead time because you will have to gather and organize new (to you) information and practice … Continue reading
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Few events in life are more exciting than watching a rocket launch from a safe, close distance, not just distant Rocket Contrails like I mentioned before. I mean watching the vehicle leave the ground from 3-10 miles away or so! … Continue reading
Pluto Flyby June 14, 2015
Planisphere - choose for your Latitude (the Equator is 0 degrees, the further North or South, the greater the number)
Red Flashlight
Our friend Lucy West-Binnall contributed art to this publication!
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Saw this solar telescope in action recently...
They don't show you the 'built in sun finder' - one of the coolest things about a telescope I've ever seen. You line up the dot in the finder and look through the scope and the sun is right there!
Tovolo Rocket Ice Pop Molds,
Set of 6
Tovolo Star Ice Pop Mold
