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links for 2007-08-08

timeanddate.com

(tags: time date calendar)
Moon Watch :: An Einstein Year Project

(tags: moon crescent crescentmoon citizenscience astronomy science lunar)
HM Nautical Almanac

In collaboration with the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this site provides celestial data to the public, including a sunrise and sunset time calculator, visibility predictions for the new crescent Moon, maps of forthcoming eclipses and information on UK pu

(tags: celestial sunrise sunset nautical moon newmoon crescentmoon crescent eclipse eclipses publicholidays uk)
Astronomy weather forecasts

Accurate forecasts of cloud over the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe and north Africa.

(tags: weather stars forecasts astronomy cloud europe UK ireland northafrica)
Intute: Arts and Humanities - browse History of Science

(tags: history science historyofscience intute)
Intute: Arts and Humanities - browse History of Astronomy

(tags: history astronomy intute)
SunHeight : Sun Rise & Set Everywhere Anytime

(tags: solarsystem solar sun planets sunrise azimuth)
Night sky news - National Schools Observatory

Notes on what you can see in the night sky this month, including phases of the moon, map of the current night sky and this month's highlights.

(tags: schools learning education observatory UK)
BNSC - News and Events

Space news items can be filtered by all news, space industry news, and mission news (space projects)

(tags: space news UK spaceindustry british)

Posted by ROG on August 8, 2007 3:21 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-08-11

Astronomy Media Player

(tags: astronomy podcasts observations)
SPA Timeline

(tags: astronomy amateur observations timeline)
The Society for Popular Astronomy

(tags: astronomy news uk society photography observations)

Posted by ROG on August 11, 2007 3:24 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-08-12

Twitter / abovelondon

Notifies followers of iridium flares and ISS flybys over London

(tags: london observations astronomy satellites iridiumflares alerts)
Twitter / jodrellbank

Updates followers with the observing targets of several of the professional telescopes connected with Jodrell Bank.

(tags: astronomy telescopes observations alerts observatory space jodrellbank twitter)

Posted by ROG on August 12, 2007 3:19 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-08-22

Twitter: Astronomy picture of the day

Daily notification, including the title and a link to the image. (Also available as an RSS feed.)

(tags: twitter astronomy astrophotography photography nasa space)
Apple Dashboard: Starry Night Widget

Astronomy widget that will let you see the sky (planets, constellations) for any location on Earth

(tags: astronomy widgets apple stars nightsky observations planets constellations location)
Google Sky

Explore the universe with the new layer for Google Earth

(tags: nightsky observations stars universe planets constellations astronomy google googleearth googlesky)
BBC NEWS: Google Earth given celestial view

Optional layers allow users to explore images from the Hubble Space Telescope as well as animations of lunar cycles.

(tags: astronomy constellations google googleearth sky moon lunar googlesky observations telescopes hubble space)
Stellarium

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

(tags: planetarium astronomy celestial constellations planets science sky nightsky observations opensource crossplatform software)

Posted by ROG on August 22, 2007 3:20 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-08-25

New York Times: Venezuela: A Decree for the Clocks

"Moved by claims that it will help the metabolism and productivity of his fellow citizens, President Hugo Chávez said clocks would be moved forward by half an hour at the start of 2008."

(tags: time BST Venezuela clocks timekeeping)

Posted by ROG on August 25, 2007 3:19 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-09-08

Astronomy Blog: Telescopes Live!

"I like to think to a future where you could start up Stellarium, StarryNight or Google Sky and see where professional telescopes are observing in real time."

(tags: telescopes observatory observatories astronomy collaboration syndication twitter metadata xml standards GoogleSky kml Stellarium StarryNight)

Posted by ROG on September 8, 2007 3:19 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-10-02

Telegraph: Digital radio won't give you the pip(s)

"The pips, originally generated from a clock at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, will no longer be accurate because the hi-tech digital broadcasting system being adopted in Britain has a time lag."

(tags: time digital BBC Greenwich NMM pips radio RoyalObservatory Britain British history)

Posted by ROG on October 2, 2007 3:20 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-10-08

Posted by ROG on October 8, 2007 3:17 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-10-12

CfDS - The Campaign for Dark Skies. An Anti Light Pollution Organisation

(tags: astronomy DarkSkies campaign pollution light LightPollution)
New Scientist Space Blog: How does light pollution affect the world's skies?

Help scientists map light pollution between 1 to 15 October and raise awareness about the impact of artificial lighting on the night sky.

(tags: astronomy NightSky campaign pollution light LightPollution)
Great World Wide Star Count

(tags: astronomy collaborative participatory constellations light LightPollution pollution stars DarkSkies campaign CitizenScience)
The Guardian: Astronomers may be on brink of finding habitable 'second Earth'

'Advances in technology suggest scientists are on the verge of being able to detect the presence of small, rocky planets, much like our own, around distant stars for the first time.'

(tags: planets earth water astronomy)
ESA: Satellites witness lowest Arctic ice coverage in history

(tags: satellites arctic ice climate GlobalWarming NorthwestPassage)

Posted by ROG on October 12, 2007 3:19 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-11-14

The Guardian: Rail company staff go digital to help trains run like clockwork

‘Northern Rail has issued 3,000 staff with digital watches, updated via a signal from the UK's new time signal at Anthorn in Cumbria. The time is displayed in a digital format, which, it is hoped, will assist with punctuality.’

(tags: time digital timesignal timekeeping)

Posted by ROG on November 14, 2007 2:19 PM | Permalink

links for 2007-11-29

Guardian Unlimited: UK pulls out of major observatory

'STFC announced plans to withdraw the UK from the Gemini Observatory, an international collaboration that operates twin telescopes with 8m mirrors, one based in Hawaii and one in Chile.'

(tags: UK funding astronomy observatory gemini science government research telescopes)
Gemini Observatory

(tags: astronomy observatory gemini science research telescopes)

Posted by ROG on November 29, 2007 2:19 PM | Permalink

links for 2008-01-27

Times Online: Jodrell Bank zooms in on heritage status

Jodrell Bank has been identified as a prime contender to win World Heritage Site status under new rules designed to recognise the importance of scientific installations.

(tags: WHS heritage research science jodrellbank telescopes)

Posted by ROG on January 27, 2008 2:18 PM | Permalink

links for 2008-02-02

Royal Observatory, Greenwich: Job opportunity for a Public Astronomer

The Public Astronomer will provide both astronomy and broader science communication expertise across the Museum to enable the effective development of the ROG.

(tags: RoyalObservatory astronomy ScienceCommunication ROG NMM jobs museum public Greenwich)

Posted by ROG on February 2, 2008 2:18 PM | Permalink

links for 2008-02-15

Scotsman: Sky's no limit for British astronauts in new phase of space race

The science minister Ian Pearson said the international community was "on the cusp of a wave of new space exploration", and Britain needed to take full advantage of the opportunities.

(tags: British space exploration robots robotic spacerace spaceindustry spaceflight economics international)

Posted by ROG on February 15, 2008 2:20 PM | Permalink

links for 2008-02-19

BBC News: Planet-hunters set for big bounty

Rocky planets, possibly with conditions suitable for life, may be more common than previously thought in our galaxy, a study has found.

(tags: astronomy planets science space)
Jodrell Bank Observatory: Giant Planets are not Lonely Hearts

Two gas giant planets, similar to Jupiter and Saturn, have been discovered orbiting a star 5000 light-years away. The discovery suggests that giant planets are likely to be found in family groups.

(tags: jodrellbank planets telescopes observatory)

Posted by ROG on February 19, 2008 2:19 PM | Permalink

links for 2008-04-22

BBC NEWS: Muslim call to adopt Mecca time

"Muslim scientists and clerics have called for the adoption of Mecca time to replace GMT, arguing that the Saudi city is the true centre of the Earth."

(tags: time Mecca science GMT Muslim longitude MagneticNorth clocks timekeeping)

Posted by ROG on April 22, 2008 2:32 PM | Permalink

links for 2008-05-17

NMM job opportunities: Director, Royal Observatory Greenwich

The Director, ROG is responsible for ensuring the conservation, management and interpretation of the site is developed, implemented and maintained in a way that is consistent with the overall policies and objectives of the Museum

Posted by ROG on May 17, 2008 2:30 PM | Permalink

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