by astro-admin | May 21, 2025 | Books and writing
There is something special about being a local author. I recently realized that I am a local author. I guess every author (or artist or scientist) is associated to some locality, so they are by definition also a local author. I don’t know what it entails...
by astro-admin | May 20, 2025 | Quasar research
We are sitting in one of the majestic arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, our home, our home galaxy. Should we call ourselves Milky Wayans? At a 8-light-minute distance from our Sun, we move with the whole solar system around the Center of the Milky Way. If it was not...
by astro-admin | May 13, 2025 | Career conundrums
There are many challenges associated with life. Then, there are certain challenges when you pursue a career, a job, a profession. I focus here on a few challenges that I face in pursuit of a career in astronomy. This is from my subjective experience, so, take it with...
by astro-admin | May 13, 2025 | Quasar research
Light has wavelengths beyond the visible blue-green-red-yellow colors, actually many more wavelengths than the so-called visible range (to human eyes). This is illustrated in the following diagram from my thesis. For example, wavelengths that are longer than the...
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