SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
articles index
Following is a collection of astronomy-related articles and papers.
The bulk of these articles were written for the Royal Astronomical
Society of Canada, for both the national Journal magazine and
the Toronto Centre's newsletter SCOPE. Enjoy.
Journal of Double Star Observations papers
I submitted a scientific paper to the Journal of Double Star Observations
(JDSO).
- Measurement of Rasalgethi with a DSLR Camera - published in Vol
6, No 1, Jan 1, 2020, pg 68 - blog
link
SkyNews magazine
As of the fall of 2020, I contribute frequently to SkyNews,
Canada's only astronomy magazine.
- weather tools articles for web site, 6 parts - COMING SOON
- getting started in 3D printing - COMING SOON
- astrophotography on a budget - Sep/Oct '21
- Modern Makers - part 2 - new technology, 3D printing - Jul/Aug
'21
- Modern Makers - part 1 - classic methods, mirror grinding - Mar/Apr
'21
- Electronically Assisted Astronomy, a sidebar - Nov/Dec '20
Journal Binary Universe articles
The RASC national organisation produces a bi-monthly called Journal.
It is provided to members coast-to-coast in electronic and paper format.
I write a column called Binary Universe wherein I review software
applications.
- 41 - monitor aurora with Solar
Monitor - Oct '21
- 40 - the mesmerising Skywheel
- Aug '21
- 39 - Stellarium
in your pocket, Mobile and Plus - Jun '21
- 38 - announcement of RASC Double
Stars program - Apr '21
- 37 - SPICE-enabled Cosmographia
- Feb '21
- 36 - the amazing DaffMoon
app - Dec '20
- 35 - measure light pollution with Loss
of the Night - Oct '20
- 34 - flying with Solar
System Scope - Aug '20
- 33 - I wonder if it is Good
to Stargaze - Jun '20
- 32 - robotic mount control with EQMOD
- Apr '20
- 31 - charts of the sky with Cartes
du Ciel - Feb '20
- 30 - should I set up? Scope
Nights for iOS will tell you - Dec '19
- 29 - digital
astrolabe for iOS - Oct '19
- 28 - NASA app for iOS and Android - Aug '19
- 27 - measuring with iOS Dark
Sky Meter - Jun '19
- 26 - not just a clock, Astro
Clock Widget, for Android - Apr '19
- 25 - exploring with Exoplanet
for iOS - Feb '19
- 24 - various apps showing sidereal
time - Dec '18
- 23 - Constellation
Mind, test yourself - Oct '18
- 22 - Astrospheric,
sky prediction tool - Aug '18
- 21 - Mars
viewers, for Android and iOS - Jun '18
- 20 - Sky
Events, upcoming astronomical events - Apr '18
- 19 - Occult
Watcher, asteroid occultations - Feb '18
- 18 - Polar
Finder, easy, fast Android app - Dec '17
- 17 - CHDK,
hacking a Canon point-and-shoot - Oct '17
- 16 - Solar
Eclipse Timer, timings with audible prompts - Aug '17
- 15 - Meteor
Shower Calendar, list with notifications - Jun '17
- 14 - BOINC,
volunteer grid computing - Apr '17
- 13 - Eyes
on the Solar System, NASA 3D visual tool - Feb '17
- 12 - StarStaX,
make star trail still shots or movies - Nov '16
- 11 - AstroPlanner,
a planning tool that runs on Mac - Oct '16
- 10 - Aladin,
interactive sky atlas - Aug '16
- 9 - GoISSWatch,
an iOS app for predicting flyovers - Jun '16
- 8 - ISS
Detector, an Android app for flyovers - Apr '16
- 7 - Where
Is M13?, tool for locating globulars - Feb '16
- 6 - Virtual
Moon Atlas, a very powerful tool - Dec '15
- 5 - Backyard,
camera control for Nikon and Canon - Oct '15
- 4 - SkySafari,
planetarium app for mobile devices - Aug '15
- 3 - Clear
Outside, weather app with many indicators - Jun '15
- 2 - SkyTools,
powerful Windows-only planning tool - Apr '15
- 1 - Stellarium,
free and fun planetarium app - Feb '15
See my software list on my library
page for apps I regularly use.
SCOPE webspotting articles
The RASC Toronto Centre produces a bi-monthly newsletter called
SCOPE. It is provided to members of the centre in electronic
and paper format. I frequently write to a column called webspotting.
It showcases helpful or recently discovered web sites.
- 36 - the
panoramic Milky Way - Oct/Nov '14
- 35 - calculating
the speed of the sky, for photos - Aug/Sep '14
- 34 - graphical
forecasts, weather prediction tool - Jun '14
- 33 - dark
sky planner, based on twilight, Moon light - Mar '14
- 32 - aurora
ovation, a new prediction tool from NASA - Jan '14
- 31 - comets
galore, using Aerith and Skyhound - Jun/Jul '13
- 30 - AstroBin,
a free astro photo gallery site - Apr/May '13
- 29 - NEO
program, Near Earth Objects - Feb/Mar '13
- 28 - atlas
of Andromeda, objects within M31 - Dec '12/Jan '13
- 27 - Spaceweather
- Oct/Nov '12
- 26 - the
crisis, with the cosmological hypothesis - Apr/May '12
- 25 - outdoor
action, understanding hypothermia - Feb/Mar '12
- 24 - constellations,
free charts from the IAU - Dec '11/Jan '12
- 23 - scary!,
3D monster horror chiller anaglyphs - Oct/Nov '11
- 22 - International
Meteor Organization - Aug/Sep '11
- 21 - Mars!,
buy land now! - Jun/Jul '11
- 20 - Weather
Network, with Night mode - Apr/May '11
- 19 - CalSky,
for event planning and alerts - Feb/Mar '11
- 18 - Journal
of Double Star Observations - Dec '10/Jan '11
- 17 - Astronautica,
everything spaceflight - Dec/Jan '10
- 16 - RASC logins (not an official webspotting)
- 15 - exposure
advice, afocal astrophotography tips - Apr/May '10
- 14 - Lunar
Republic, with detailed Moon maps - Feb/Mar '10
- 13 - PlanetQuest,
exoplanet listings - Dec 2009/Jan '10
- 12 - Astronomy
Sketch of the Day - Oct/Nov '09
- 11 - The
Royal Astronomical Society of Daves - Aug/Sep '09
- 10 - twilight,
definitions, calculating - Jun/Jul '09
- 9 - mag
dec, finding magnetic north - Apr/May 2009
- 8 - comet
data, adding ephemeris data to software - Feb/Mar '09
- 7 - Clear
Sky Alarm Clock - Dec 2008/Jan '09
- 6 - alpha
beta, learning the Greek characters - Oct/Nov '08
- 5 - Fourmilab,
solar system plots, the sky overhead - Aug/Sep '08
- 4 - SkyMaps,
free monthly sky chart with targets - Jun/Jul '08
- 3 - Aviation
Digital Data Service, from NOAA - Apr/May '08
- 2 - Astronomy
Picture of the Day - Feb/Mar '08
- start - webspotting
column kick off - Jan '08
articles in county newspapers
I write astronomy-related articles for the Village Media web sites.
I submit to my editor at Orillia Matters and in turn these are relayed
to Bradford, Collingwood, Newmarket, Barrie, Guelph, etc. The links
below are for the BradfordToday postings only.
other articles
The follow is a list of articles that I have written or assisted
in.
- noctilucent clouds, photo
used, Global News - 13 Jun '16
- infographic,
finding the nova in Delphinus, Global News - 19 Aug '13
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