How do skywatchers measure distances in the night sky? Here’s how to understand it when they speak of objects as being several degrees (or several arc minutes or arc seconds) apart. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/sky-measurements-degrees-arc-minutes-arc-seconds…
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Watch for Venus, Antares and the moon before sunup January 9, 10 and 11
Venus, Antares, and the moon before sunup. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/venus-antares-moon-morning-january-9-10-11-2021…
Brave New Planet review: A guide to future tech’s moral dilemmas
Emerging technology comes with both upsides and downsides that we need to understand. Podcast Brave New Planet is a great place to start Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933160-400-brave-new-planet-review-a-guide-to-future-techs-moral-dilemmas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Your photos of Venus, as it descends into the dawn
Have you seen bright Venus recently, in the east before dawn? It’s getting very near the sunrise glare. As January progresses, watch for Venus to sink deeper and deeper into the morning twilight. Your photos, as we say farewell to Venus, here. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-venus-disappear-into-dawn-jan-feb-2021…
81,000 UK-Owned .EU Domains Suspended As Brexit Transition Ends
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Tens of thousands of website owners who are based in the UK might have started the year with an unpleasant surprise: Eurid, the registry manager of .eu domain names, has suspended .eu domain names registered by UK citizens as a result of the regulatory changes caused by Brexit. Suspended domain names can no…
Last quarter moon and Spica mornings of January 6 and 7
Use the moon to guide your eye to Spica before daybreak on January 6 and 7, 2021, and look forward to this star’s all-night appearance in April. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-spica-from-late-night-till-dawn…
Apple Has Purportedly Asked Foxconn To Create Two Foldable iPhone Prototype Shells
Apple appears to be moving along in its development of a foldable iPhone, according to new rumors. The company has apparently asked its Foxconn, its biggest iPhone supplier, to create two prototype foldable shells with displays. From a report: As reported by Tom’s Guide on Sunday, which cites Taiwanese website United Daily News, Apple’s two prototypes reflect two very different approaches…
Has ‘The Mandalorian’ on Disney+ Redeemed the Star Wars Universe?
Today a staff writer at Salon argues “The Mandalorian” has redeemed the Star Wars universe: The Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” has been both a critical triumph and commercial success. In my judgment, it’s the most compelling live-action story in the “Star Wars” universe since 1983’s “Return of The Jedi”. To that end, the story in “The Mandalorian’s” first two seasons about…
Everything we know about the universe – and a few things we don’t
How big is the universe? What shape is it? How fast is it expanding? And when will it end? We answer these questions and more in our essential guide to the current state of cosmological knowledge Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833142-000-everything-we-know-about-the-universe-and-a-few-things-we-dont/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Moon passes in front of Taurus the Bull
These next three nights – December 26, 27 and 28, 2020 – the bright waxing gibbous moon shines in front of the constellation Taurus the Bull. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-passes-in-front-of-taurus-the-bull…