Comments on: Advent of astronomy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/06/advent-of-astronomy/ 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. Fri, 25 May 2012 00:20:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Astronomy and dating of Indian texts « Quick Take – As It Happens http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/06/advent-of-astronomy/comment-page-1/#comment-345196 Astronomy and dating of Indian texts « Quick Take – As It Happens Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:21:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=24746#comment-345196 [...] Advent of astronomy (blogs.discovermagazine.com) [...] [...] Advent of astronomy (blogs.discovermagazine.com) [...]

]]> By: Nigel Depledge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/06/advent-of-astronomy/comment-page-1/#comment-342919 Nigel Depledge Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:09:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=24746#comment-342919 @ MTU (5) - Maybe I should have said "within each year" to forestall such nitpicks. But that would have denied you the joy of nitpicking, so it could be I was double-bluffing . . . @ MTU (5) -
Maybe I should have said “within each year” to forestall such nitpicks. But that would have denied you the joy of nitpicking, so it could be I was double-bluffing . . .

]]> By: Messier Tidy Upper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/06/advent-of-astronomy/comment-page-1/#comment-342825 Messier Tidy Upper Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:55:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=24746#comment-342825 <blockquote><I>I like this idea: it’s good way to promote astronomy and science, and makes people come back for more!</i></blockquote> Me too - thanks! :-) I'll put this on facebook & forward it on. @3. Nigel Depledge : <blockquote><i>So, wouldn’t that be more of a “December” calendar than an Advent calendar? IIUC, Advent rather famously ends at midnight on the 24th December.</i></blockquote> It does? ;-) Okay, technically, your correct - although, of course, it technically also starts up again every year & thus never "ends" completely - but I'm not complaining! :-D

I like this idea: it’s good way to promote astronomy and science, and makes people come back for more!

Me too – thanks! :-)

I’ll put this on facebook & forward it on.

@3. Nigel Depledge :

So, wouldn’t that be more of a “December” calendar than an Advent calendar? IIUC, Advent rather famously ends at midnight on the 24th December.

It does? ;-)

Okay, technically, your correct – although, of course, it technically also starts up again every year & thus never “ends” completely – but I’m not complaining! :-D

]]> By: Merijn Vogel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/06/advent-of-astronomy/comment-page-1/#comment-342711 Merijn Vogel Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:51:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=24746#comment-342711 Always nice, more astronomy pictures. My wife bought us a cheap telescope and we can advice everyone to do so. Tens of dollars / euros isn't that much, but seeing the light that has been reflected off the surface of Jupiter and his moons, captured by your own eye, is really awesome. Now saving money for a nicer scope :-) Just wanted to share our joy Always nice, more astronomy pictures. My wife bought us a cheap telescope and we can advice everyone to do so. Tens of dollars / euros isn’t that much, but seeing the light that has been reflected off the surface of Jupiter and his moons, captured by your own eye, is really awesome. Now saving money for a nicer scope :-) Just wanted to share our joy

]]> By: Nigel Depledge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/06/advent-of-astronomy/comment-page-1/#comment-342435 Nigel Depledge Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:02:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=24746#comment-342435 The BA said: <blockquote>And if you prefer your advents closer to home, Emily at The Planetary Society blog is doing one as well with solar system objects. Bonus: hers runs through January 1st!</blockquote> Huh? So, wouldn't that be more of a "December" calendar than an Advent calendar? IIUC, Advent rather famously ends at midnight on the 24th December. The BA said:

And if you prefer your advents closer to home, Emily at The Planetary Society blog is doing one as well with solar system objects. Bonus: hers runs through January 1st!

Huh?

So, wouldn’t that be more of a “December” calendar than an Advent calendar? IIUC, Advent rather famously ends at midnight on the 24th December.

]]> By: Edward http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/06/advent-of-astronomy/comment-page-1/#comment-342064 Edward Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:18:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=24746#comment-342064 Here's my best of 2010 collection (slideshow). https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=df9p6m8w_16gvpwn8gr Here’s my best of 2010 collection (slideshow).

https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=df9p6m8w_16gvpwn8gr

]]> By: Ron1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/06/advent-of-astronomy/comment-page-1/#comment-342060 Ron1 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:03:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=24746#comment-342060 Astronomy pics are always a joy - more please. Astronomy pics are always a joy – more please.

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