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Origins Symposium > Lawrence Krauss

By Cygnus Atratus

 Lawrence Krauss is a physicist and cosmologist, but is best known as a popularizer of science. In this lecture, the finale of the Origins Symposium, he describes the progress made to date in Cosmology – including the amazing fact that we can now put a very accurate date on the age of the Universe! 13.7 billion... »

Some pix from my regular “I wish I had a better camera” section.

By Cygnus Atratus

When the moon was at it’s closest approach (and 30% brighter) a few months ago I got out my Fuji S5600 and got a few quick hand held shots. It’s botched astronomy, but it’s good fun . . . enjoy! And yes, I still wish I had a better camera . . . But if you... »

Pictures from Space, pictures of Space

By Cygnus Atratus

Here’s a selection of astronomical images which have caught my eye for various reasons in the past few months. Click on a pic to get the full effect.   We normally only see Saturn from the “sun-side”, but the Cassini probe recently took this sublime image from the far side of Saturn looking back towards the sun. And... »

Powers of Ten

By Cygnus Atratus

From the macro to the micro, from the universe to quark. ”Powers of Ten” is a 1977 short documentary film written and directed by Ray Eames and her husband, Charles Eames. The film depicts the relative scale of the Universe in factors of ten. »