find an artist
... quote from avigdor pawsner spotted at this isnt happinesss.
Posted by astropixie
Posts in the past four weeks
Thursday
May 09 2013
01:23 UTC
May 09 2013
01:23 UTC
Monday
May 06 2013
08:42 UTC
May 06 2013
08:42 UTC
Holiday Harper
Just over a year back i wrote a post glue-ing together video-music clips from four ages of Joni Mitchell. There is a strange feeling of resolution tracing the history of creative artists – musicians, actors, writers – whose lives have paralleled your own, maybe ten years ahead. Because I can't quite work out whether I
Posted by The e-Astronomer
Saturday
May 04 2013
10:01 UTC
May 04 2013
10:01 UTC
what does the ISS have in common with a 2.7m telescope in texas?
earlier this week, international space station (ISS) resident chris hadfield posted a photo of a hole in the solar array attached to the earth's orbiting domicile. see it?a small space rock shot through the solar array and created that hole. it was lucky that the rock didnt go through the main compartments of the ISS. unexpectedly the photo reminded me of my phd days observing with the 2. 7meter telescope in west texas at mcdonald observatory. this telescope is a beast - wi
Posted by astropixie
Wednesday
May 01 2013
11:00 UTC
May 01 2013
11:00 UTC
announcement: new job
big news: i've accepted a new job!i'm thrilled to announce that i'll be staying in sydney for at least several more years, officially splitting my time as a research astronomer and the head of a new outreach office at the australian astronomical observatory (AAO)!i'm very excited about the possibilities in this new role. i look forward to continuing to investigate the unknown aspects of the universe that intrigue me most, while helping my colleagues translate their research for general aud
Posted by astropixie
Thursday
Apr 25 2013
18:48 UTC
Apr 25 2013
18:48 UTC
Pippa Plugging (and a bit of Chas)
Had a rather jolly evening last night. I went to a book launch. I'd never been to one before and didn't quite know what to expect – lots of air kissing and long fingernails I guess. In fact it was full of nice normal looking peoples, who divided into three tribes – aspiring writers, civil
Posted by The e-Astronomer
Monday
Apr 15 2013
20:40 UTC
Apr 15 2013
20:40 UTC
Korean controversy posturing
Emerging from a spot of lurgi so maybe just a postette. I just watched the controversial Korean undercover documentary. Given the fuss, I was surprised to see there was no mention of students whatsoever. They just said they were on a tour. If the LSE hadn't made a fuss, no-one would have had any idea
Posted by The e-Astronomer