400 years ago exactly, Galileo Galilei first used a telescope to identify four moons of Jupiter and found the Moon had craters. Thus, 2009 is the international year of Astronomy, and I encourage every science lover to go out someplace and stargaze.
One of the defining points of Summer viewing: look South (southwest to southeast depending on the time of night) and you should catch the gorgeous summer triangle, Altair, Deneb and Vega.
Speaking of science, my childhood hero Bill Nye, the Science Guy returned for an entertaining adult-themed look at scientific issues in his blink and you miss it short lived 2006 series, "The Eyes of Nye." Intriguingly, the show wasn't about the usually science kiddie show tricks like baking soda and vinegar, but about controversial issues that are actually socially important, like "race" and global cooking.
Incidentally, here's some super-rare footage of Bill Nye on the local Seattle sketch comedy series, Almost Live!
Bill Nye has a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Cornell, and parts he invented at Boeing are still used in most 747s. Also, he invented a device that was used on the Mars Rover back in the 1990s. Hats off, Bill!
2 comments:
Love this blog entry. Glad to see you posting again.
Oh, and am I the only one or is Bill Nye amazingly hot?
Who says science isn't erotic? ;-)
No, you're not the only one. I've noticed lots of sensitive women really think Bill Nye is cute, and he does have a natural showman personality.
He's got a great, unusual look, too, which I think is a lot better than having just another Zack Morris. Bill Nye would definitely be my top choice for playing Sherlock Holmes in a film.
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