A Quote by Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal of Great Britain



Telescopes are in some ways like time machines...
They reveal galaxies so far away that their light has taken billions of years to reach us. We in astronomy have an advantage in studying the universe, in that we can actually see the past. We owe our existence to stars, because they make the atoms of which we are formed. So if you are romantic you can say we are literally starstuff. If you're less romantic you can say we're the nuclear waste from the fuel that makes stars shine. We've made so many advances in our understanding. A few centuries ago, the pioneer navigators learnt the size and shape of our Earth, and the layout of the continents. We are now just learning the dimensions and ingredients of our entire cosmoc, and can at last make some sense of our cosmic habitat.



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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Moon will NOT eat up Earth tonight!

Yes Moon is closest to Earth tonight...Yes, this is the biggest full moon in 18 years... and Yes, it will be a beautiful sight to watch, provided you dont have clouds...like I do :-(

So really, how big are we talking about here? NASA says the moon will appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than usual. Moons gravity acts on Earth everyday to cause tides and today will be no different or, will be a day with minimal difference(proably a little higher tides... and thats about it). Thats what NASA says... Anyway, if you see or read stuff like there will be earthquakes or floods or tsunamies... my personal openion... "its just a media hype".

There is no reason to panic. So, rest assured... layback and enjoy the beautiful sight today, as it will not occur again until you have grown at least 20% grey hair in 2029.

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