milky way – An Autonomous Agent / exploring the noosphere Sun, 15 Oct 2017 02:55:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Astrophotography by Rogelio Bernal Andreo /2013/01/astrophotography-by-rogelio-bernal-andreo/ /2013/01/astrophotography-by-rogelio-bernal-andreo/#disqus_thread Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:34:00 +0000 https://anautonomousagent.com/?p=332 The pictures of the night sky captured and edited by Rogelio Bernal Andreo are remarkable for their quality and detail. Every snapshot of the sky contains a beautiful array of color and texture. Check out his mosaic of the Orion constellation. Also, visit Andreo’s website to see these stunning images in HD.

 

]]> /2013/01/astrophotography-by-rogelio-bernal-andreo/feed/ 0 Mosaic of Galactic Center /2013/01/mosaic-of-galactic-center/ /2013/01/mosaic-of-galactic-center/#disqus_thread Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:18:00 +0000 https://anautonomousagent.com/?p=333 Astrophotographer Stephane Guisard created a mosaic of the Milky Way’s central bulge with 1200 images and 200 hours of exposure time. The resulting picture is just remarkable. Check out the HD zoomable version here.

]]> /2013/01/mosaic-of-galactic-center/feed/ 0 Observing the Universe: A Guide to Observational Astronomy and Planetary Science – Andrew Norton /2013/01/observing-the-universe-a-guide-to-observational-astronomy-and-planetary-science-andrew-norton/ /2013/01/observing-the-universe-a-guide-to-observational-astronomy-and-planetary-science-andrew-norton/#disqus_thread Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:00:00 +0000 https://anautonomousagent.com/?p=334

I had to purchase Observing the Universe: A Guide to Observational Astronomy and Planetary Science, by Andrew Norton, for the Duke TIP program at PARI. It explains in good detail many aspects of observational astronomy. Good book for a serious introduction to this subject.

]]> /2013/01/observing-the-universe-a-guide-to-observational-astronomy-and-planetary-science-andrew-norton/feed/ 0 The Restless Universe: Understanding X-Ray Astronomy in the Age of Chandra and Newton – Eric Schlegel /2013/01/the-restless-universe-understanding-x-ray-astronomy-in-the-age-of-chandra-and-newton-eric-schlegel/ /2013/01/the-restless-universe-understanding-x-ray-astronomy-in-the-age-of-chandra-and-newton-eric-schlegel/#disqus_thread Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:30:00 +0000 https://anautonomousagent.com/?p=336

 

Chandra X-Ray observatory, named after Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, has provided scientists with the best x-ray images ever taken of the universe. To explore the satellite’s mission and its discoveries, I would recommend reading The Restless Universe: Understanding X-Ray Astronomy in the Age of Chandra and Newton by Eric Schlegel.

NGC 922 – X-Ray
NGC 922 – Optical
NGC 922 – X-Ray and Optical
]]> /2013/01/the-restless-universe-understanding-x-ray-astronomy-in-the-age-of-chandra-and-newton-eric-schlegel/feed/ 0 The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids – Robert Bauval and Adrian Gilbert /2013/01/the-orion-mystery-unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-pyramids-robert-bauval-and-adrian-gilbert/ /2013/01/the-orion-mystery-unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-pyramids-robert-bauval-and-adrian-gilbert/#disqus_thread Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:29:00 +0000 https://anautonomousagent.com/?p=371

There exists a theory, called the Orion Correlation Theory, which claims that the Egyptians built the pyramids to mimic the asterism of Orion’s Belt. Thus, the Nile River would correspond to the Milky Way. This theory was first publish in a book, The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids, by Robert Bauval and Adrian Gilbert. This work provides a new perspective on the importance of astronomy to the ancient Egyptians. Anyone who loves ancient mysteries should give this book a read.

]]> /2013/01/the-orion-mystery-unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-pyramids-robert-bauval-and-adrian-gilbert/feed/ 0 Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae – Gale Christianson /2013/01/edwin-hubble-mariner-of-the-nebulae-gale-christianson/ /2013/01/edwin-hubble-mariner-of-the-nebulae-gale-christianson/#disqus_thread Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:00:00 +0000 https://anautonomousagent.com/?p=398

For a well written biography on Edwin Hubble, of the 20th century’s most famous astronomers, readers should check out Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae by Gale Christianson. The book provides a detailed and readable account of the entire life of Hubble. (ISBN-13: 978-0226105215)


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The Foundation novel begins the epic series of novels by Isaac Asimov called The Foundation Series. These novels are a thrilling science-fiction journey through time and space.  Taking place over thousands of years and multiple locations throughout the Milky Way Galaxy, these novels take the reader on a mind bending journey. I recommend this series for any fan of science-fiction and I look forward to watching any movies based on them. (ISBN-13: 978-0553382570)

]]> /2012/12/foundation-isaac-asimov/feed/ 0 BOINC /2012/12/boinc/ /2012/12/boinc/#disqus_thread Sun, 30 Dec 2012 04:46:00 +0000 https://anautonomousagent.com/?p=419 When I had a Windows 95 PC back in the late 1990’s I would run the SETI@HOME program. As most people know this is a way to help search for ET. I can not remember exactly but I believe it took at least a day of continuous processing on my IBM Pentium MMX 166 MHz processor to complete one work unit.
About a year ago I rediscovered my childhood urge to find ET and decided to run SETI once more. I discovered that SETI now runs through a program call BOINC. More information on BOINC here.

BOINC, as I understand it, has enormous potential; especially with CUDA. I bought the CUDA enabled GTX 580 to create a monster gaming rig (See post on my gaming computer). When I run SETI, the GTX 580 completes the task in about 7 minutes. Just incredible. My Core 2 Duo laptop took 7 hours.

On BOINC I am apart of the following applications: SETI, GPU Grid, PrimeGrid, MilkyWay@Home, Einstein@HOME, and others.

 

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