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boards.ie Tullamore Astronomy Society - Tues Dec 4th: Who was Galileo?  
16:59 26-Nov-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 58]    By: Seanie M
Hi all, The next TAS public lecture takes place in the Presbyterian Church & Hall, High Street, Tullamore, as follows: Date & Time: Tuesday Dec 4th @ 8pm Speaker/Topic: Deirdre...
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PhysicsForums Closed Universe  
04:01 26-Nov-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 23]    By: Unnamed
I have a question: I understand why the expansion of the universe is believed to be caused by the expansion of vacuum space, i.e. the Hubble flow. I understand that if the universe had mass/en...
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boards.ie Bright star: does anyone know its name?  
12:18 23-Nov-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 194]    By: Yorky
For the last few mornings my daughter has noticed a star in a south easterly direction which is brighter than all of the rest. Even when it is geting light and all the others have disappeared this...
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PhysicsForums lambda-CDM model and geometric units  
00:58 22-Nov-07   [Replies: 10, Views: 305]    By: Unnamed
I'm currently putting together a basic summary of the Lambda-CDM model and I have a slight issue with the fact that the equation to calculate lambda (which includes factors to convert physical units i...
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PhysicsForums Has observing the universe sealed its fate?  
22:43 21-Nov-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 90]    By: Unnamed
Mankind 'shortening the universe's life' Quote:...
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PhysicsForums neutrinos in nature  
16:18 21-Nov-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 107]    By: Unnamed
what is the best estimates on the number of neutrinos in nature?...
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boards.ie Some help....URGENTLY!!!  
10:35 21-Nov-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 126]    By: Brian_Uckfast
Does anyone here use IRAF??! I'm stuck trying to develop a simple pipeline to process images, but I can't figure out the simple things like grouping raw frames using a text editor to write the...
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Trickery Jaekelopterus rhenaniae  
01:34 21-Nov-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 253]    By: Unnamed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7104421.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7104421.stm]> Imagine that bastard lashing out of a swamp at you. Fuck that! ...
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boards.ie My CCD for sale  
21:35 20-Nov-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 204]    By: redman
Hi All I jumped to fast and going to sell the Starlight Xpress MX5C I only got a couple of months ago and go the Digital camera route first. So its for sale at: http://www.adverts.ie/sho...
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Trickery Anyone sure of their physics?  
14:18 19-Nov-07   [Replies: 10, Views: 389]    By: Unnamed
While I was in the sauna at lunchtime, I was thinking about the little air hatch that you can open and close, and why it is such a small vent. Can anyone who knows their physics tell me whet...
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Trickery Life Straw  
12:05 19-Nov-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 245]    By: Ashen
http://www.lifestraw.com/en/high/maincont2.asp [http://www.lifestraw.com/en/high/maincont2.asp]> How cool is that? drink from any water source and it filters out 99% of bugs..of course your ...
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boards.ie Diffraction Limited Resolution?  
16:31 14-Nov-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 66]    By: sei046
Guys how do you work out the DLR? I have a primary mirror D of 2.4m and want to know the DLR at 100nm, 500nm and 2200 nm..... Is it the angle= 1.22(pi)/D ? Any help? ...
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boards.ie Orion 12in Intelliscope (Dobsonian)  
15:07 14-Nov-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 101]    By: Calibos
Following on from my other thread, I have settled on the Orion 12in Dob Intelliscope. Best of all worlds. ie. Decent optics, large apeture and Computerised object locating 'Push To'. I have em...
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PhysicsForums Please recommend books for layperson??  
03:08 13-Nov-07   [Replies: 6, Views: 119]    By: Unnamed
Hello please, I am want to do amazon.com order and am after some good non-mathematical (or beginner level maths) books about space, time, dimensions, topology, the new loop quantum gravity etc etc. Bo...
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boards.ie Telescope - Taking advantage of the $$$$  
21:10 12-Nov-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 217]    By: Easy Rider
Hi All, I know nothing about telescopes, my parents are in America for 3 weeks and want to pick one up for my brother price bracket $150 to $200 for Christmas.....nothing too fancy as my broth...
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PhysicsForums Friedmann Fun Facts  
21:56 11-Nov-07   [Replies: 23, Views: 318]    By: Unnamed
The purpose of this thread is to describe certain interesting aspects that are explicit or implicit in the “standard model” of cosmology for a flat universe, by reference to the Friedmann ...
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boards.ie Stellarium 0.91 - Anyone use it?  
21:26 11-Nov-07   [Replies: 19, Views: 534]    By: hamster
Hey anyone using Stellarium [http://www.stellarium.org/]>? It's a bit like Starry night but it is based on an free open source model. I tried it out on ubuntu during the weekend and yup it's prett...
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boards.ie Is this 12in Dob any good?  
18:04 11-Nov-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 157]    By: Calibos
Product Name Quantity Unit Price Total Delete Meade Series 4000 Eyepiece and Filter Kit with Aluminium Case £277.99 £277.99 Meade Lightbridge 12" Deluxe Dobsonian Telescope ...
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PhysicsForums Hypothetical Question  
01:52 11-Nov-07   [Replies: 26, Views: 359]    By: Unnamed
Let's assume that the universe is currently about 156 billion light years across. Suppose (I know it is impossible) that we somehow devised the ability to travel much, much faster than the speed of li...
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boards.ie What Is The Universe Expanding Into?  
19:11 10-Nov-07   [Replies: 13, Views: 247]    By: SEPT 23 1989
hi this has been playing on my mind for a long time,we know that the universe is getting bigger and expanding all the time but into what? i cant get my head around that if it is growing and takin...
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boards.ie Science Week @ Blackrock Castle Observatory  
18:08 10-Nov-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 98]    By: BCO-Cork
As part of Science Week 2007 Blackrock Castle Observatory are holding public lectures.On Thursday the 15th at 7 pm we have “Mars – A Cosmic Stepping Stone” by Kevin Nolan and Friday the 16th at ...
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boards.ie Astrophysics as a Course/Career  
16:52 9-Nov-07   [Replies: 12, Views: 349]    By: Unnamed
Hi folks. Not sure if this is the correct place for this but anyways. I was giving some thought to heading back to college next year and Astrophysics was one of my considerations, specifically g...
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boards.ie KAGUYA moon images using HDTV camera.  
06:42 9-Nov-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 428]    By: hellboy99
The "KAGUYA," which is currently undergoing initial functional verification, successfully acquired image data using its onboard high definition TV camera (HDTV). It is the world’s first ...
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PhysicsForums Help a mature student! Friedmann equation!  
12:16 7-Nov-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 19]    By: Unnamed
Anybody like to help a physics student who did their BSc six years ago and has forgotten all their maths! Its a problem from Andrew Liddle's Introduction to cosmology 5.5 The Friedmann eqn is ...
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PhysicsForums Fiction Writer Looking for Astronomy Help  
13:06 6-Nov-07   [Replies: 8, Views: 197]    By: Unnamed
Hi There, I am working on my second novel, a kind of Buck Rogers-type adventure, and I want to make sure that I'm being at least reasonbly accurate in regard to what an "outer space" jou...
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