As I researched for my presentation on social media, I came to understand and value the use of a site called Delicious. In a nutshell, Delicious is an online, social bookmarking system. Why worry about having to remember where a site is that you bookmarked on your home computer when you can access your bookmark list online from anywhere? Continue reading
At the 2011 Nebraska Star Party, I gave a presentation on the use of Social Networking and Internet Media as a means to enhance ones amateur astronomy experience. The presentation seemed to have gone over well and I received some positive comments and further questions after the talk. Continue reading
Back in 2006, I gave a presentation at the Nebraska Star Party. The presentation was focused on providing the audience with ways to enhance their public outreach efforts, if they engage in them (a lot of audience members there are usually members of clubs that do public outreach). Usually, astronomy outreach focuses on looking through the telescope. That’s great. That’s exactly what needs to happen. But sometimes, you can do more. I have participated in a number of events where I was asked to teach something, or I was asked to start before it was even dark. During those times, the telescope isn’t your only tool.
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July 4th. For those of us in the United States, this is an important date to remember the adoption of the Decleration of Independance by the original 13 colonies…our Independance Day. But in the astronomy world, this date is famous for another event: SN 1054
I have been a very busy boy lately. Or at least it seems I’ve been rather busy. Or maybe I have and I’m convincing myself that I really wasn’t. Or maybe I just need to move on with this post. So what has been keeping me so busy? Why haven’t I been posting so much? Continue reading
