Curious Dale

I’ve refined my idea of what I’m trying to achieve with my astronomy posts.
I want to inspire awe, curiousity and child-like wonder!
Today I was reading about neutron stars. Now a neutron star is a dead star, thus doesn’t have any fuel to burn. It has about the mass of our sun and consists [...]

My renewed interest in astronomy a couple of months ago was sparked when I started listening to some introductory lecutres available freely onine. I then found out about the public lectures given at the South African Astronomical Observatory. These are given to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy which marks 400 years [...]

Since rediscovering astronomy I’ve found some awesome resources for beginners that I have personally listened to and read.  Hope you enjoy!
Lectures

Astronomy 161 An Introduction to Solar System Astronomy (OSU)
Astronomy 162 An Introduction to Stars, Galaxies and the Universe (OSU)
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures
Astronomy 160 Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics

Podcasts

Astronomy Cast
Slacker Astronomy

Blogs

Star Stryder – Pamela Gay
Universe [...]

I’ve recentlty started listening to Astronomy Cast, an amazing podcast about astronomy.  It reminded me that space was my first remembered love!  I was always fascinated with planets, asteroids and stars.   One of my earliest dreams was to be the first person on Mars.  “A facts-based journey through the Cosmos helping you undersstand not only [...]