Use this helpful Bash script when stargazing: We often talk about Linux being used on servers and by developers, but it is used in many other fields too, including astronomy. There are a lot of astronomy tools available for Linux, such as sky maps, star charts, and interfaces to telescope drive systems for controlling your …
There’s still so much we don’t know about the star-gazing beetle with a tiny brain: A dung beetle wearing silicon boots to protect its feet from the hot soil, as part of an experiment. Courtesy of Adrian Bailey/baileyphotos.com Edited extract from “The Dance of the Dung Beetles” published by Wits University Press. Dung beetles have …
South Africa in the news: A stargazing project is stirring up old racial tensions in South Africa’s Karoo: In July, a vast field of parabolic dish antennas—64 in all—was inaugurated near the small South African town of Carnarvon. Over the next five years, 133 more radio dishes will rise up in this region a…: “South …
Bizarre scenes as star-gazing photographer sparks armed gardai response on Kerry beach: There were bizarre scenes in south Kerry when a major security alert was sparked by a star-gazing photographer was mistaken for a sniper. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bizarre-scenes-as-stargazing-photographer-sparks-armed-garda-response-on-kerry-beach-36753668.html There were bizarre scenes in south Kerry when a major security alert was sparked by a star-gazing photographer was …
Sticks, bug hunts and stargazing – ’50 things’ kids should do before they turn 12: Congratulations, you're now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we'll send them straight to your inbox. Climbing trees, building a den, hunting for bugs and going stargazing are among the 'bucket list' …