Tag: astronomy

Visualizing cities as constellations in the night sky

Who says technical people can’t have fun!?! Similar to Throwback Thursday / #TBT (when people post one of their old/nostalgic photos on social media), I like the tradition of Fun Friday when I use a fun data topic to test our software – a test can be j…

Tracking the International Space Station

As we get into springtime weather where I live (assuming it stops snowing today!), I’m planning to spend more time outdoors paying attention to the night sky. There are lots of cool apps these days to help you identify constellations, and track things …

I see spots – sunspots!

For the first time in 4.5 years, we had a day with zero sunspots – I think this special occasion calls for some sunspot graphs! But before we get started, here’s one of the many pictures my friend Kirk took of the sun down in Marco Island, Florida. Spots or no […]

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Creating an interactive map of the moon

When I was a kid, I remember being fascinated by the first moon landing. I probably won’t ever get to explore the moon in person, but perhaps creating an interactive moon map is the next best thing! Before we get started, I wanted to share a couple of photos my co-worker […]

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