I’m not always a fan of Phil Plait, but he usually does an outstanding job of explaining astronomy. This course on Youtube of bite-sized topics are quite well done.
Hyperfine Spectrum of Antimatter H
From phys.org,
“In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the ALPHA collaboration reports the first ever measurement on the optical spectrum of an antimatter atom.”
Oracle Is Collecting Java Charges
This doesn’t really apply to personal use of Java but mainly if you develop and sell something. (As far as I understand it). The Register says,
Oracle is massively ramping up audits of Java customers it claims are in breach of its licences – six years after it bought Sun Microsystems.
Color Gamut
The phrase “color gamut” has been thrown around a lot lately. What is it? This blog post by Craig Hockenberry explains color gamut.
From your point-of-view, the important thing about DCI-P3 is that it can display a wider range of color. Apple’s promotional literature states that the new iPad Pro has “up to 25% greater color saturation than previous models.”
Drought Update
Even though his coverage is centered on Birmingham, Alabama, James Spann’s weather coverage is outstanding. Here’s his latest excellent drought update.
GOES-R Weather Satellite
“A new environmental-monitoring satellite poised to launch into space on Saturday (Nov. 19) will fly a lightning mapper higher than ever before, allowing for better severe-storm monitoring across the United States and in nearby regions, NASA officials said.”
from Elizabeth Howell on Space.com.
Super Moon - Super Story
The hyped story about the “Super Moon” is near the top of our on-line news feeds. I’ll try to untangle the hype from some facts. It’s true that this full Moon will be the closest since 1948-01-26.
The next closest super Moon will be in 2034, only four years before our UNIX calendars run out of steam.
But how big a deal is this? And what’s really going on?
The IOT Answer Is the Hub
Steve Gibson said this on a recent episode of Security Now. He says, the solution to the IOT security problem is the hub.
How It Feels to Learn Javascript
This article on Hacker Noon sounds too real. It’s depressing because it’s true.
Five Classic Telescopes
Brian Ventrudo writes about five classic telescopes in this article on the One-Minute Astronomer blog. Here’s my own experience with these instruments.