This is the weblog of Brian Curd. A lot of it is written on the spur of the moment and any benefit you gain from it is worth exactly what you paid!
Have you heard about the Geograph British Isles project? it’s a great site which set out to accumulate photos from every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland - buildings, landscapes etc.
So far, about 70% of the squares are complete with at least 1 picture with the remaining blanks in some pretty wild places [...]
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Riding with Robots on the High Frontier is a website with the tagline “Saddle up for a trip with the robotic spacecraft now exploring the wild black yonder!”.
It updates daily with superb photographs and animations from various exploration spacecraft.
Well worth a visit!
The Chasms of CerberusSent by: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | From: Mars
Released: Aug, 2008 | [...]
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Yesterday three of us were lucky enough to be invited to attend the Space: 08 event at the Barbican Centre.
The highlight of the event for me was the Masterclass conducted by Roger Shawyer the Director of SPR Ltd. After introducing himself and explaining his background in various satellite launch products, Roger went on the explain [...]
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Filed under: Astronomy, Hardware, Hobbies, Scams, Techie
Next year is the International Year of Astronomy and the Vectis Astronomical Society are intending to join the rest of the astronomy world by holding events throughout 2009.
As well as pavement astronomy, we are hoping to join together with other interest groups around the Island and provide talks and general sky watching.
Planning is at a [...]
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It seems the excitement of NASA scientists over the Pheonix findings may have been a little premature:
They reckon to have found perchlorate - also found on earth - and say:
“Finding perchlorates is neither good nor bad for life, but it does make us reassess how we think about life on Mars,”
more…..
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http://www.universetoday.com is reporting:
“It would appear that the US President has been briefed by Phoenix scientists about the discovery of something more “provocative” than the discovery of water existing on the Martian surface. This news comes just as the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) confirmed experimental evidence for the existence of water in the Mars [...]
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August is a good month for taking a look at the sky above you. There are three easily viewable events this year.
Please remember though, NEVER look directly at the Sun. Direct observation either with or without optical aid is to be avoided unless correct filters are used. Instead project the Sun’s image through a pair [...]
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The Ventnor Winter Garden has recently had quite a few decent gigs but this time, at least for me, it has played a blinder!
On October 31st 2008 they have a triple bill “Classic Legends of Rock” concert featuring:
The Groundhogs
Wishbone Ash
Focus
For somebody who’s tastes are firmly seated in the 70s this should be a real treat. [...]
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I haven’t added to the site for a while so I thought I’d better do an update…
The garden house is now completed, I just need to connect the electricity up. That of course means finishing the rewire in the garage and pulling a shiny new armoured cable the length of the garden. Fortunately there is [...]
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We now have a date for the family get together:
Sarratt Local History Society are planning an Open Day and Curd Family get together in the village of Sarratt on Saturday July 19th.
There will be a display devoted to the story of the family of John Curd who married Susannah Pymley in the village church 8th [...]
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