In which I tell you how to find the Kepler ID of a star from the Planethunters.org database!
Happy 2011!
In which I wish everyone a happy new year and thank you all for visiting 🙂
Planethunters: Planetary transit depths
In which I discuss how to distinguish planetary transits from stellar transits in eclipsing binary systems!
Planethunters: More examples of planetary transits
In which I discuss some confirmed planetary transits from the Kepler data and show you what their lightcurves look like!
Planethunters: Making sense of the lightcurves
In which I share some tips to help prospective planethunters make sense of the Kepler lightcurve data!
Planethunters: Want to find an extrasolar planet? Now you can!
In which I go hunting for planets, and you can join in too!
[Review] Fun with Gravity Simulator
In which I show off a program called Gravity Simulator and fling some planets around – very handy for worldbuilders or anyone interested in orbital dynamics!
Behold, Hyperion!
In which I show off some very cool new Cassini images of Saturn’s irregular moon Hyperion, and talk about phase angles!
System Book 1: Katringa is now available!
In which I toot my horn about the release of System Book 1: Katringa by Spica Publishing, which I co-authored!
[Book Review] Voyager, by Stephen J Pyne
In which I review Stephen J Pyne’s book “Voyager: Seeking Newer Worlds in the Third Great Age of Discovery”, and find it sorely lacking in relevant content :(.