Found astronomy: photosphere granulation

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Convection currents in miso soup, as an analog for photosphere granulation on the sun. Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.

Found astronomy: revised date for Mayan Apocalypse

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According to this "Sunrise and Sunset, July-December 2012 Universal Time at Greenwich Meridian" table (David M. F. Chapman, ed., Observer's Handbook 2012, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto, ISBN 978-0-9813292-6-0, p. 211), the Mayan Apocalypse will apparently not occur on December 21, 2012, but on December 32, 2012. Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences division instruction Dr. Patrick M. Len.

Found astronomy: "I'm in teh dots, connecting them."

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Detail from Adam "Ape Lad" Koford's Connect the Dots installation at Cuesta College North County Campus, Paso Robles, CA.

Found astronomy: astrology, or astronomy?

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"Futurama Fry Not Sure If..." meme to be shown on the first day of class...

Found astronomy: planisphere ("starwheel") question types

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Three possible types of planisphere ("starwheel") questions:

Given date and time, what/where in sky?

Given sky, date, what time is it?

Given sky, time, what date is it?

Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.