tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523827246619043163.post6623190811422944676..comments2023-06-26T10:09:35.761+01:00Comments on Alice in Galaxyland: The "She is an Astronomer" Conference: Day 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523827246619043163.post-7206641616739526982010-05-14T22:09:28.163+01:002010-05-14T22:09:28.163+01:00like ur writing style..it's the real deal. jus...like ur writing style..it's the real deal. just keep on writing...maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298405063396051450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523827246619043163.post-32044828422014172352010-05-04T23:44:09.156+01:002010-05-04T23:44:09.156+01:00Oh my God . . .
The only thing I really clearly r...Oh my God . . .<br /><br />The only thing I really clearly remember offhand is meeting Jill Tarter and how good the Allan Chapman lecture was. He pointed out a trap I have fallen into utterly with sci-fi alien writing: that it reflects the period in history, and is effectively a commentary on today's society! For example, in the 17th century and so on, aliens were theological; in War of the Worlds time, they were monstrous; in the 80's, ET was politically correct and so on. He had us roaring with laughter all the way through. I nearly had tears rolling down my cheeks - the aliens I have been writing about in a silly story I hope to finish one day are an exact commentary of my views about society! This is not quite as silly as it sounds; having lived abroad, I've found that the thing you learn the most about is in another country is things about your own that you never spotted before.<br /><br />I'll see if I can come up with any more, but no promises.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217937730862636923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523827246619043163.post-13552055335085605862010-05-04T22:03:59.847+01:002010-05-04T22:03:59.847+01:00Aww you're too sweet Alice! Although I would h...Aww you're too sweet Alice! Although I would have to disagree with you and say my website isn't as great as it hopefully will be!<br />Also you still haven't written up Astrofest!Sakibhttp://www.starsurfin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523827246619043163.post-86081996132374495732010-05-04T16:02:54.964+01:002010-05-04T16:02:54.964+01:00LOVE that comment, Sakib! You had me laughing out ...LOVE that comment, Sakib! You had me laughing out loud for quite some time. Oh, and by the way, folks, I do recommend Sakib's exceptionally rich, pretty and informative website. <br /><br />I think things are getting a lot better for female astronomers but it's one hell of a fight! Glad you liked the write-up - the detail is already fading, I wish I'd had time to write it earlier. Now on to Day 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523827246619043163.post-18536563752686000472010-05-04T14:32:01.667+01:002010-05-04T14:32:01.667+01:00Starsurfin'
Want to know more about really obs...Starsurfin'<br />Want to know more about really obscure galaxies such as UGC 3426 and ultra obscure planetary nebulae such as HFG 1? Then you need to visit (www.starsurfin.com) in exactly one years time! Why, yes, this fantabulous universe we live in is so incomprehendably huge that it'll take me that long to actually write something!<br />Also as an added bonus, you will be marvelled by the glorious Technicolor images of really bizarre unknown objects such as the Frosty Leo Nebula and the Sacred Mushroom Galaxy! Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity, just visit (www.starsurfin.com) in exactly one years time, or maybe 2 or 3!<br /><br />WE INTERRUPT THIS SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION WITH AN ACTUAL COMMENT!<br /><br />Honestly that was one of the greatest articles you have ever written! It almost felt as if I was there! It really angers me that female astronomers never get awards or the recognition they deserve! It must have been one hell of an experience meeting Jocelyn Bell Burnell, even though she discovered pulsars, you never ever see her name mentioned anywhere! I betcha if pulsars were discovered by a male astronomer, the whole world would probably be preening over him and showering him with excessive adulation. We need to end this inequality.Sakibhttp://www.starsurfin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523827246619043163.post-3497310075175631502010-05-04T00:10:08.629+01:002010-05-04T00:10:08.629+01:00I have the most terrible dilemma following the abo...I have the most terrible dilemma following the above comment. That is spam and very annoying. You might at least have the courtesy to tell me who you are, or make some other tacit acknowledgement that this is my blog you're writing on, not your own. That is good Internet manners. And yet that link does look *almost* too good for me to delete your entire post - it might even be useful . . . Hope springs eternal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523827246619043163.post-14832567967001093122010-05-03T19:26:08.694+01:002010-05-03T19:26:08.694+01:00Astronomy for Kids
Here's a site your reader...Astronomy for Kids<br /><br /><br />Here's a site your readers will enjoy!<br />Take a virtual field trip with MEET ME AT THE CORNER, (www.meetmeatthecorner.org) Palomar Observatory for National Astronomy Day. <br /><br />Join our young host as he learns about the Observatory and the Hubble Telescope.<br />This site offers links to fun websites including StarChild, NASA for Kids, Astronomy for kids and a link to The Galileoscopeā¢ a high-quality, low-costĀ telescope kit developed for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 by a team of leading astronomers, optical engineers, and science educators. Kids can see the celestial wonders that Galileo Galilei first glimpsed 400 years ago and that still delight stargazers today. These include lunar craters and mountains, four moons circling Jupiter, the phases of Venus, Saturn's rings, and countless stars invisible to the unaided eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523827246619043163.post-92175303442841683402010-05-03T16:05:17.152+01:002010-05-03T16:05:17.152+01:00Excellent write up! Still wish I could have gone.
...Excellent write up! Still wish I could have gone.<br /><br />"They told me what a nice change it was not to get the answer "Oh, so you can predict the future?" when they said "I'm an astronomer"!"<br /><br />So true!!!!<br />If I had a pound....julesnoreply@blogger.com