Comments on: Touch the Invisible Universe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:44:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TheTranceMan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-63580 TheTranceMan Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:50:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/#comment-63580 I swear that I shed a tear when I read Phil's entry. To be able to hold the sky in my eyes (as feeble as they are) is something i have taken for granted my entire life. May the blind yet see... I swear that I shed a tear when I read Phil’s entry. To be able to hold the sky in my eyes (as feeble as they are) is something i have taken for granted my entire life. May the blind yet see…

]]> By: Robert Carnegie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-63579 Robert Carnegie Sun, 20 Jan 2008 04:12:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/#comment-63579 Hmm. Would printing a tactile "image" from a telescope digital camera picture suit sighted observers, too? After all, outside at night, it's -dark-. Hmm. Would printing a tactile “image” from a telescope digital camera picture suit sighted observers, too? After all, outside at night, it’s -dark-.

]]> By: Hans http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-63578 Hans Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:33:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/#comment-63578 Thanks for giving some details about the story behind the book. I passed your blog by chance, but it strenghtend my will to buy this book for a sightless friend of mine. He´s pretty interested in astronomic issues, just as I am. I´m really looking forward to discuss the pictures with him. I hope they send it to germany! ;-) Thanks for giving some details about the story behind the book. I passed your blog by chance, but it strenghtend my will to buy this book for a sightless friend of mine. He´s pretty interested in astronomic issues, just as I am. I´m really looking forward to discuss the pictures with him. I hope they send it to germany! ;-)

]]> By: Excuse Me While I Touch This Guy at Orbiting Frog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-63577 Excuse Me While I Touch This Guy at Orbiting Frog Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:49:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/#comment-63577 [...] [Via the Bad Astronomer] [...] [...] [Via the Bad Astronomer] [...]

]]> By: webjones http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-63575 webjones Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:09:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/#comment-63575 I was feeling so depressed after reading that Huckleber... er... Huckabee post. This article just made my day ... hell, it made my month. How wonderful! I was feeling so depressed after reading that Huckleber… er… Huckabee post.

This article just made my day … hell, it made my month. How wonderful!

]]> By: Aeryn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-63576 Aeryn Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:47:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/#comment-63576 This made me go all misty-eyed. Beautiful! This made me go all misty-eyed. Beautiful!

]]> By: Keera http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-63574 Keera Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:43:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/15/touch-the-invisible-universe/#comment-63574 This story certainly touched me! Had to blog about it. Thanks, Phil! This story certainly touched me! Had to blog about it. Thanks, Phil!

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