Tag Archives: astronomy

The implausible green star hunter

Posted on September 21, 2021 by peNdantry

None of us will ever forget the day we saw it. Though we may live to regret having done so. We weren’t looking for it, as such – naturally not: why would one deliberately try to find something that can’t … Continue reading →

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Is it actually true that seeing is believing?

Posted on June 29, 2021 by peNdantry

What colour are the dots? The dots inside these hearts are distinctly blue or green, right? Wrong. The dots inside the hearts are all exactly the same colour. Here’s a section of the top left of the same image, where … Continue reading →

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A special place in the universe

Posted on July 26, 2020 by peNdantry

This twenty-five minute video clip has just turned my world upside down. In one of my earliest posts on this blog, way back in 2007, I marvelled at the splendour of the night sky, and concluded that with so very … Continue reading →

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