Dumb humor runs in the family

Last Updated on Sunday, 14 December 2008 10:00 Written by Steve Sunday, 14 December 2008 10:00

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Thankful for my family

Last Updated on Monday, 1 December 2008 09:44 Written by Steve Monday, 1 December 2008 09:44

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!

Stellarium: open source planetarium for your computer

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 February 2008 09:54 Written by Steve Thursday, 28 February 2008 09:54

Because Microsoft is going to launch a planetarium product soon, I heard about an open source package called Stellarium. It’s a cross platform piece of software that shows you the sky and a lets you navigate through it. It’s pretty cool, especially if you have a Mac and kids who expect you to know the names of stars in the sky.

During the lunar eclipse last week, we were outside looking at the stars. I was trying to navigate using a star chart in a book and saw a red star that I couldn’t quite place. After 2 minutes on Stellarium, I realized that we had been looking at Mars, a fact that would have sent Malcolm through the roof had I know it at the time. I can’t wait for the next clear night!