The Drinking Bird

Just got back in from viewing Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3), and while it wasn't a Hale-Bopp or Hyakutake, it was a thrill to see, anyway. I was able to spot it with no trouble just to the west of Saturn using some cheap Wal-Mart 10 X 50 binoculars and was ev… more »

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Texas fireball. The talking heads put them up their collective rears, again. more »

The Bad Astronomer and Cocktail Party Physics talk about how to deal with purveyors or believers of woo in social situations. I suppose that I've been lucky that most of my family and friends don't really fall for stuff like astrology, aliens, homeopa… more »