A fun evening imaging the International Space Station
Capturing an image of the International Space Station on the 8th August 2020
Hamilton's Thoughts Exploring Perspectives
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Understanding the new Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Where did SARS-CoV-2 come from? Why is it so infectious? What are the potential cures? We’ll cover these inside.
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Edward Jenner and the first vaccine
This is the story of Edward Jenner, who saved more lives than the work of any other human being. His discovery eventually led to the eradication of smallpox that took 300 – 500 million people to...
Products to improve your audio quality
Sound quality is probably more important than you realize. An Australian study found quality actually affects whether people believe you or not.
The importance of light while streaming
Having your face properly lit up while streaming makes everything look more professional. Here are some products that can help you.
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3)
I was able to capture the comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) as morning dawned at 5:16 am this morning in Isabela, Puerto Rico. It cannot yet be seen with the naked eye, but I was...
Quarantined? Why not check out this week’s lunar dance with the planets!
OK, so it’s not so much of a dance but rather a pretty cool lining up of the moon with Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. Now, you will have to get up just before sunrise...
The Motorized Shower
About a month ago, on the western side of the island of Puerto Rico, our water started being cut off every other day and it’s due to continue for the foreseeable future. This is...
A Portable Charger makes life easier
No power, no cell phone service and just static on the radio. It sounds like something out of a disaster movie but in fact this is what I experienced after hurricane Maria in Puerto...
Great Red Spot of Jupiter photographed by Juno probe
NASA has just released the raw images of the Great Red Spot (GRS) that were photographed by the Juno Probe on the July 10 at 9:55 p.m. EDT. The probe captured photographs of the GRS...
Space always inspires
I’ve been thinking a while on some of my favorite quotes on space. It’s fair to say that the night sky is a gateway to the imagination that poets, writers and many others have...
The closest moon since 1948
On the 14th November we were treated to the closest moon to the earth since the 26th January 1948! It won’t get this close again until 2034, so if you missed it you’ve a...
A study in Smoke
The night had fallen and I was starting to get bored… we were approaching 14 hours of no power and it was beginning to grate on me. I had already finished reading Elon Musk: Tesla,...
The Hunter’s Moon
This is an image I took last night of the Hunter’s moon which is also a Supermoon! I’ve uploaded the large version so click this image to see it (you maybe have to click...
New Shepard In-Flight Escape a Success!
Many people tuned in to watch Blue Origin’s New Shepard In-flight escape test and saw the crew capsule successfully detach from the rocket booster with 70,000lb of thrust, before making a safe descent back to...
A Caribbean Moonrise from Puerto Rico
Sometimes you just happen to be in the right place at the right time and other times careful planning pays off. In my case it was just a matter of luck that I happened...
A Lunar Study
With the telescope already setup I decided to do a lunar study. It had been a while since I had last done this and I wanted to try some high resolution close up images....
Lunar base plans
The idea of a lunar base has been around for a long time, in fact, as part of George Bush’s plan Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), the USA was to have a lunar outpost...
Dust storms on Mars
Dust storms on Mars will come as no surprise to those who watched or read of Mark Watney getting stranded on Mars in ‘The Martian’. While in the movie the dust storm was a...
