http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net Our round up of the top Amateur Astronomy news stories of the day on the Top Listed Network Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=1 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=1 ]]> Astronomical talk in Kalamazoo?Women of Astronomy: Holding Up Half the Sky? is being presented at the Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center, 600 W. Vine St., Suite 400. The lecturer is Terry Mann, president of the Astronomical League. There is... The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=2 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=2 ]]> An OU physics professor will give a free lecture discussing how scientists measure the age of galaxies using elements present in stars. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=3 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=3 ]]> NEBO ? Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei?s amazing achievements at an astronomy program Saturday at Lake James State Park. Look through a telescope similar to the one that Galileo used, and see the universe as he saw it 400 years ago this month. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=4 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=4 ]]> The current golden age for gamma ray astronomy is creating more questions than answers. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=5 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=5 ]]> Nearly lost amidst the breathless anticipation of all things wireless--whether it's the latest smart phone, free Internet hot spot or GPS navigation system--is the potential impact these gadgets may have on scientific instruments that likewise need access to the electromagnetic spectrum. Yet the proliferation of wireless technologies, licensed and otherwise, grabbing increasingly more spectrum ... The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=6 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=6 ]]> ( Science in Public ) The 2009 Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science goes to astronomer/engineer Dr. John O'Sullivan. When you use Wi-Fi -- at home, in the office or at the airport -- you are using patented technology born of his work. His team created a technology that made the wireless LAN fast and robust. And their solution came from his efforts to hear the faint radio whispers of ... The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=7 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=7 ]]> An extended day program at Matthew J. Kuss Middle School has a group of students shooting for the stars. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=8 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=8 ]]> VATICAN CITY, OCT. 30, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- Here is the address Benedict XVI gave today when he addressed a group celebrating the International Year of Astronomy with a two-day congress. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=9 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=9 ]]> Astronomy: Vatican celebrates astronomy day (AKI) - The Vatican and its scientific observatory are organising a celebration at the Vatican City on Friday and Saturday. The event coincides with the International Year of Astronomy, which will close on 9-10 January in the northern Italian city of Padova.The two-day Vatican celebration includes an address at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by ... The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=10 http://amateurastronomy.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1257556526&element=10 ]]> "A Tour of the Solar System'' on Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. John Andrews of the New Jersey Astronomical Association will tour the solar system using photos from space probes, land based telescopes and the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000