Archive for December 4th, 2006

A Report on an All Sky Video Camera

Monday, December 4th, 2006

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a link to a nifty video taken from an video camera attached to a fisheye camera. Here is a link to a technical paper describing the system. Total cost was about $3500, including the capture card and computer. Seems like a nifty “possible amateur” project.

[tags]Astronomy[/tags]

Skull on Mars? Call Hoagland!

Monday, December 4th, 2006

If you look carefully in this image of the Guysev crater taken from the Spirit Rover, you can see what appears to be a skull! Here is an expanded crop of the linked image:

Skull on Mars?

Okay, okay. It’s a rock. Everybody knows it’s just a rock. Well, maybe not absolutely everyone.

[tags]Mars,NASA,Spirit Rover[/tags]

Tony vs. Paul

Monday, December 4th, 2006

Awesome stop motion animation: Tony vs. Paul

Nutcracker Suite Played Exclusively on Bicycle Parts

Monday, December 4th, 2006

What more needs to be said, other than to simply say “Awesome!”?

Nutcracker Suite Played Exclusively on Bicycle Parts

[tags]Christmas Music[/tags]