http://www.astrofiammante.net “I have spent a reasonable percentage of my life in libraries – I like the hush.” Robin Ince Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:55:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.astrofiammante.net/auroras-from-space-post3156/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/auroras-from-space-post3156/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:44:11 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/?p=3156 http://www.astrofiammante.net/auroras-from-space-post3156/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/an-unfamiliar-journey-post2287/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/an-unfamiliar-journey-post2287/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:40:47 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/?p=2287 http://www.astrofiammante.net/an-unfamiliar-journey-post2287/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/northern-lights-direct-from-tromso-post1893/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/northern-lights-direct-from-tromso-post1893/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:15:59 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/?p=1893 Ole Christian Salomonsen (that's at a latitude of nearly 70 degrees north). It needs to be watched - full screen, with the speakers on - rather than talked about, so here it is.]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/northern-lights-direct-from-tromso-post1893/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/499-post499/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/499-post499/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:45:31 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/blog/?p=499 The Register which seems to involve almost every trick in the scammers' book]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/499-post499/feed/ 2 http://www.astrofiammante.net/why-a-publisher-should-value-its-sub-editors-beyond-gold-and-pearls-post419/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/why-a-publisher-should-value-its-sub-editors-beyond-gold-and-pearls-post419/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:06:52 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/blog/?p=419 http://www.astrofiammante.net/why-a-publisher-should-value-its-sub-editors-beyond-gold-and-pearls-post419/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/standing-on-your-head-with-esther-post201/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/standing-on-your-head-with-esther-post201/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:56:22 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/blog/?p=201 http://www.astrofiammante.net/standing-on-your-head-with-esther-post201/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/the-end-is-possibly-very-nigh-thanks-to-particle-physicists-post188/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/the-end-is-possibly-very-nigh-thanks-to-particle-physicists-post188/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:16:51 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/blog/?p=188 http://www.astrofiammante.net/the-end-is-possibly-very-nigh-thanks-to-particle-physicists-post188/feed/ 1 http://www.astrofiammante.net/and-inside-my-egg-sandwich-i-came-face-to-face-with-buddha-post184/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/and-inside-my-egg-sandwich-i-came-face-to-face-with-buddha-post184/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:15:57 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/blog/?p=184 Daily Telegraph story who says it looks every bit as much like a Dementor as the Virgin Mary.]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/and-inside-my-egg-sandwich-i-came-face-to-face-with-buddha-post184/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/theres-no-good-way-to-look-at-this-post161/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/theres-no-good-way-to-look-at-this-post161/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:09:25 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/blog/?p=161 Indian Point nuclear power plant, in upstate New York, is sitting right on top of an earthquake hotspot.]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/theres-no-good-way-to-look-at-this-post161/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/an-unfortunate-coincidence-of-date-post150/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/an-unfortunate-coincidence-of-date-post150/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:19:51 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/blog/?p=150 On This Day archive feature shows, sometimes a kind of reverse serendipity can be at work, where tragic events from the past are echoed by unfortunate events from the present.]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/an-unfortunate-coincidence-of-date-post150/feed/ 0