Derek Shirlaw
science and other stuff of wonder
Look to the sky this March for stars, planetary conjunctions and more!
12 months ago
This March gives sky watchers lot's to look for including the planetary conjunction of Jupiter and Venus.
There’s lot’s to look for in the February night sky in 2012!
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2012 is a leap year which means an extra day's stargazing in February!
Tweetcaster sets the benchmark for Android Twitter apps
03 months ago
Powerful, yet very easy to use I only recently stumbled this app and wow: it really sets the benchmark for Twitter in my opinion.
Building my Lego Star Wars Snowtrooper Battle Pack
04 months ago
by derek
in Cool Things
I got a Lego Star Wars Snowtrooper Battle Pack (kit no. 8084 for those in the know) as a Christmas gift... today I buckled to the Dark Side and had some serious fun putting it together!
Sherlock Holmes, is by all sound logic, still very much alive
04 months ago
by derek
in Cool Things
When Scotsman Sir Arthur Conan Doyle put ink to paper back in the late 1800s could he have known just what an impact his fictional resident of 221b Baker Street would have had even still in 2011?
What to look for in the night sky in January 2012
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Wrap up and get outside this month and you can see some fantastic things in the nightime sky.
Hurricane Bawbag
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Thursday 8th December 2011 is the day Scotland made a new name for itself online, grabbing the top trending Twitter hashtag with #hurricanebawbag
Earth’s Twin – Kepler 22b
05 months ago
It sits within the 'goldilocks' zone of its star and is the first confirmed exoplanet that as such, could have liquid water on its' surface - meet Kepler 22b!
Moon Phases – December 2011
25 months ago
Here are the Moon phases in the Northern hemisphere for December 2011 and other interesting things of note in the sky.
