Lexicographer Grant Barrett published a list of words that entered into common usage in 2011 that he thinks will be with us for a while. One of them was this: DARK SKY Designates a place free of nighttime light pollution. For example, the island of Sark in the English Channel is a dark-sky island. This is [...]
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Why nerd is punk
I was thinking recently that perhaps my readers might be wondering about that “nerd is punk” tagline. I thought I’d explain myself, which sounded great until I went to the wordpress dashboard, opened up a new post, and was actually confronted with the ambiguity I have unleashed on the world, all because punk sounded like [...]
Posted by DougReilly on May 11, 2011
http://punkastronomy.com/2011/05/11/why-nerd-is-punk/
Pluto’s Song
Clare and the Reasons has a beautiful, witty and tender song about Pluto and it’s demotion to Dwarf Planet. It’s a great bit of songwriting. I’m not really particularly upset about the International Astronomical Union’s 2006 decision, though I see that many people still are. Our view of the universe, and of our solar system, is [...]
Posted by DougReilly on October 2, 2009
http://punkastronomy.com/2009/10/02/plutos-song/
The Race (back) to the Moon
Sky and Telescope is one of the major monthly publications for amateur astronomers; it has a long history, some very talented writers, photographers and artists, and a long list of big corporate advertisers. They’re a serious bunch of people who do a lot for the amateur hobby, the professional science, and a general public that [...]
Posted by DougReilly on June 15, 2009
http://punkastronomy.com/2009/06/15/space-race-vs-space-war/
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