I wanted to use a quote from Stephen Crane’s novel “The Red Badge of Courage” to begin this post, but given the current political atmosphere, I decided to stay away from color – unless you like purple. I find it ironic that “enlightened, educated” people shake their heads over the gang wars, and wonder how
Month: November 2018
Black Holes and Dark Matter
I was very fortunate to be exposed to Astronomy as a teenager. Our high school (Jefferson High School, Jefferson, Ga.) had a brilliant science teacher named John Bell. I studied both Physics and Astronomy under him. We had a very expensive 12 inch Newtonian telescope for our Astronomy class. The very first night we gathered
Gravity
Gravity may well be the most misunderstood part of the Kosmos/universe(s). There have been many songs written about gravity… Keith Urban even has an album named “Defying Gravity”. Here are a few of my favorites… https://youtu.be/JlAcYDJwfak https://youtu.be/7VBex8zbDRs https://youtu.be/MslDnwerQRA https://youtu.be/tMPK5z4jaWc Anyone who has been in a G-force machine, or flown with the Blue Angels (see Bill