Newby On The Blog

Thanks, Deborah, for inviting me to join the web log. I'm already an experienced blogger so should have no problem.

We are still in process of setting up the Rebel Ridge Observatory here in Sugar Land, TX. Unfortunately, antenna installation have been delayed because of work commitments.

We already have one station running at the George Observatory in Needville, TX.

Will let everyone know when our second is up and running.

Wes Whiddon

New data server installed

We've installed a new data interface for the SID data. This was developed
by Scott Winegarden, a UC Irvine CS student who worked with us during
the summer. The interface is linked into the website, and also directly
available at http://sid.stanford.edu/database-browser.

We would very much appreciate your ideas, comments, and suggestions!

Thanks much.

Deborah Scherrer

The OpenScience Project

A LIST OF professional-grade open or free scientific software. The OpenScience Project

SID detected?

From Ben Burress, Chabot Space and Science Center, 9:31 AM PDT 13 Sept 06:

I don't know if this was a flare, but our SID monitor shows a feature on
Sept 12 around 21:30 UT that looks like the profile I've been told of:
rapid rise, more gradual fall-off. It also seems to correspond to a
similar-looking feature in the GOES 12 x-ray flux graph.

Anyone else see this in their data?

Ben

Ice creates lightning

NASA Science News for September 13, 2006

Imagine looking inside a million clouds. That's what NASA researchers have done using the TRMM satellite to explore the strange connection between lightning and ice.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/13sep_electricice.htm?list191639

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