Monthly Archives: October 2016

Magic Wand

This Halloween my magic wand is a computer mouse. My mother once used a purple credit card as her magic wand, so I think it works.

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21 (24) Years Since First (not) Exoplanet Discovery

Fantastic! A whole generation of humans grown up knowing there are exoplanets. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration posted: The discovery that changed the way we see our universe 51 Pegasi b, 1995 “Are we alone? Are there other … Continue reading

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Spotted The Station!

Finally saw the ISS last night! A very bright steady (not twinkling) “star” moving in an smooth curve but not too fast (like a shooting star would). It may have been brighter than Venus! Not sure. Amber saw it too, … Continue reading

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Spot The Station, Round 2

I was SO looking forward to Spot The Station last night. It’s been quite a while since the ISS has been visible over over Ann Arbor. I never managed to remember the last go around (when it was during my … Continue reading

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