When I was younger the largest telescope in the world with the 200″ (~16.6 feet) telescope at Palomar. Each mirror for the telescope described in the link below is 1.6 times the diameter of the Palomar telescope and when fully assembled the telescope will be nearly 5 times as large.
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Category: Technical
Posts related primarily to information technology of various sorts.
Thematically Challenged
I didn’t realize this when I took this on, but it looks like I’m on a quest for an acceptable WordPress theme. Continue reading
Technical Log – Blogging and Affiliates
My motivation for putting affiliate links, stores and such on my blog. Continue reading
Technical Log – WordPress for Beginners
I’ve been working my way through WordPress for Beginners: A Visual Step-by-Step Guide to Creating your Own WordPress Site in Record Time, Starting from Zero! by Andy Williams. It’s pretty useful though he has certain opinions that you have to take with a grain of salt; mostly related to the … Continue reading
Technical Log – Desktop Computers
For all the raving about mobile devices, tablets, etc. it’s REALLY hard to beat a desktop computer with a big screen, a real mouse, and a good keyboard for content creation. It’s also really nice to be where I’ve got a good Internet connection. I feel like I’ve been living … Continue reading
Technical Log, iPads
My iPad’s touch only interface just doesn’t cut it for many web based interactions. I need a mouse! Looks like packing may be a bit more difficult for England. iPads are one of those really close but not quite innovations. Continue reading
Technical Log, iPad and Photos
For this trip, I brought along my iPad with an SD card adapter. Of course, I didn’t actually try it to make sure everything worked before I left. That would make too much sense. My camera is a Nikon D7100 with two SD card slots. One slot contains a high … Continue reading