European Southern Observatory
esiegel | June 12, 2012"I went into a clothing store, and the lady asked me what size I was. I said, 'Actual'. I'm not to scale." -Demitri Martin
When you look out at the Universe, what you can see is limited, at the most fundamental level, by the size of what you look with. This is why you can see dimmer objects at night -- when your pupils are dilated -- than you can when your pupils are constricted.
Image credit: National Institute of Health.
This same principle that applies to your eyes applies to telescopes as well. As telescopes have grown in size, so has our ability to see deeper into the Universe, as we…
esiegel | April 4, 2008First things first: this week's Carnival of Space is up at Brian Wang's site, Next Big Future. You can find my post on Mars or Arizona? up there.
Now, what comes next for me, since I don't like it here in Arizona? Well, the Dangerman audition didn't work out (I never heard back), and I've been scoping out the Portland, OR area, which could work out well. But I got an email earlier this week about a job vacancy at ESO (the European Southern Observatories). They are looking for someone to take on the role of being head of the ESO public outreach office! Really, this would be a wonderful…