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What is π (aside from an interesting movie directed by Darren Aronofsky)? It is simply the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter: The cool thing is the ratio creates a number that never ends… π goes on forever. You can find many resources online that can tell you all the cool things about π, […]

π

 

Winter Wonderland

Here’s a group of kids, adults, and educators that just want to get together every once in a while and nerd out about space: The AstroNuts Kids Space Club. And what’s not to love about that? They’ve been together for years and done many different things. Now they’re raising funds to purchase their very own […]

AstroNuts Kickstarter

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MJD calculation

I was attempting to find a simple way to calculate Modified Julian Day (MJD) from local observing time without having to re-invent the wheel. Someone MUST have done this before. Enter Astropy to save the day. Below is 4 lines of code that’ll do the conversion for you (note I’m using the Ureka installation of […]

MJD calculation

Classical Tornado

Fusing some calm classical music with an interesting view of a mini tornado. Tornado video shot at the Ontario Science Centre in the Living Earth exhibit; audio taken from the song ‘Pachabelly’ on the YouTube Audio Library.

Classical Tornado

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