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A History and Informal Assessment of the Slacker Astronomy Podcast
Slacker Astronomy is a weekly podcast that covers a recent astronomical news
event or discovery. The show has a unique style consisting of irreverent,
over-the-top humor combined with a healthy dose of hard science. According to
our demographic analysis, the combination of this style and the unique
podcasting distribution mechanism allows the show to reach audiences younger
and busier than those reached via traditional channels. We report on the
successes and challenges of the first year of the show, and provide an informal
assessment of its role as a source for astronomical news and concepts for its
approximately 15,500 weekly listeners.Comment: 14 page
A STUDY OF HUMAN PILOTS' ABILITY TO DETECT ANGULAR MOTION WITH APPLICATION TO CONTROL OF SPACE RENDEZVOUS
Angular motion detection by human pilots and application to space rendezvous contro
Cable arrangement for rigid tethering Patent
Force separation rigid tethering device using cable
The longitudinal thickness of air-shower fronts
Linsely (1983) has proposed a technique for the detection and analysis of air showers at large distances from the shower axis based on a measurement of the shower front thickness and the assumption that this thickness is closely related to the core distance. Some of the problems involved with realizing such a technique were investigated, and some related observations are reported. The practical problems of how consistent the measurements of the shower front would be, how one would use the measurement, and how the rate of triggered events would depend on the minimum pulse width required are studied
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