Category: Cosmic Sans

[To Scale] That Black Hole Picture

Posted on by FranklyWrong in Astronomy, Cosmic Sans

If you like scrolling you might enjoy the previous feature: solar-earth light ray diagram to scale. In the spirit of that, and to answer some general complaints, "Why is the photo so blurry!?"... Here's me attempting to put our first black hole portrait to human scales. Of course, this time it's utterly impossible to put … Continue reading [To Scale] That Black Hole Picture →

What Does it (really) Take for an ECLIPSE?

Posted on by ∇×⌬ in Astronomy, Cosmic Sans

I guess you know the drill by now. Round earth with a moon whizzing around, and the pair occasionally block sunlight from each other.  Neat stuff. Do you want to see an actual ray diagram of that? Yes! Well, I drew one in Adobe Illustrator, and then converted it to html. Edit: WP Does not … Continue reading What Does it (really) Take for an ECLIPSE? →

Naming the Stars

Posted on by FranklyWrong in Astronomy, Cosmic Sans, memos, TAS, Writing

Another very short one.  I just printed out my last assignment of the week, and decided to spend another few minutes writing (personally) before I head for a Café (to grab a non-caffeinated drink alone, of course), and hopefully finish the problem set soon after. Bay Area's temperature broke historical records this weekend (39 degrees … Continue reading Naming the Stars →