Daily Archives: 12/25/2010

Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Phil Plait dug out these amazing pictures taken by Damian Peach. If you go to your local library and look at astronomy books that were published when I was a kid, you’ll see no pictures like any of this. The combination of both computer algorithms and video hardware has put the ability to take astonishingly good imagery into the hands of amateur astrophotographers. Still, some efforts seem an order of magnitude more amazing than others, and these definitely count.

Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine.


httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37upKkjSGvE

Astonishing.

Merry Christmas to All…

Well, it’s just after midnight, and with it is time for me and Carmen to don kerchief and cap and then to settle our brains for a long winter’s nap. To all my family, friends, and readers, I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday. Tomorrow, there will be prime rib and potatoes, egg nog and cookies. I hope that each of you finds some joy in the holiday.

And special best wishes for my mom, Beverly, and for my siblings Kevin and Kristin.