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Tag: telescope

One crappy and two good ways to explore the universe

June 16, 2013 Marc Abrahams

Of the many ways to explore the universe, there are some we can recommend, and one we do not. 1. Here’s a way we do NOT recommend: 2. Here’s one we do recommend. Corey Powell describes it as “The Most Amazing Map You’ll See Today (No Matter What Day It Is)“. It’s a 17-minute video […]

Arts and Science, Research Newsexplore, galaxies, telescope, universe

Happy 100th, Grote Reber, creator of the big radio telescope

December 22, 2011 Marc Abrahams

Today, December 22, 2011, is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Grote Reber [pictured here, as he was around 1937], who is credited with building the first big dish radio telescope. Bill Higgins writes: It has been 100 years since the birth of Grote Reber on 22 December 1911. He died nine years ago, but his […]

Arts and Science, Improbable Investigatorsastronomy, Grote Reber, radio, telescope
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