I'm a science writer and editor. I work with clients in the observatory and planetarium community, as well as my own book, web, planetarium, and other projects.
Need a writer/editor? Visit my services page for my projects and availability.
Note: The ads you see below and at the bottom of this page are screened for content and many fine companies do appear here. Occasionally ads I don't want DO slip through, particularly for pseudo-science, st*r-naming, ID, and other questionable sites. Please understand that I cannot be held responsible for their content. Do visit them if you wish, but as with all advertising, be logical and use common sense.
A while back I blogged about BlogShares, a "stock market of blogs" game that I play when I have time. One of the things that players do to maintain a high "value" is to get as many other blogs as they can to link to their own blogs. This is by way of encouraging all of us to read each others' blogs.
Over the time I've been playing, I've amassed a fair number of links from various blogs. I've visited all of them and I must say that there are some pretty erudite folks out there! And while we all have differences in political and social outlooks, the one that unites us is a passion for space and/or astronomy. I doubt if I would have found some of these blogs if it hadn't been for Blogshares. It's another common denominator between us all because it really does force us to go out there and read the blogs as we buy shares in them. I wonder how many people who play the stock market do as much due diligence on their buys as some of us do in our blog-reading? Hopefully, most of them do.
I thought I'd share many of the the links in my Blogshares Blogroll. So, look over in the left column there for a category called (oddly enough) "Blogshares Blogroll." Browse around and let me know which ones strike your fancy. I think you'll find, as I did, that while most of them are chiefly about space and astronomy, there are a few that are about other interesting topics, including law and politics. That's the thing about blog-surfing—it introduces you to a myriad of viewpoints; as many as there are people.
Update: Between the time I checked these links and actually posted them, a couple had dropped out from view and one had the wrong URL (thanks, Pyra!). So, I've updated them.
One of the topics I've seen popping up on various blogs (including a few in the blogroll) is last night's eclipse of the Moon. Of course, we were clouded out here in New England for some of it. But, we did see a partially eclipsed Moon as we were driving to a concert later in the evening, and it was magical! If you ever wondered what such a thing might look like from the Moon, graphic artist Hana Gertstein came up with a pretty good composite illustration (above).
Did you get to see the eclipse last night? Did you blog about it? Take any friends out to see it? How was it?
The sites below belong to space and astronomy enthusiasts. I make every effort to check them and make sure they are still appropriate. However, I am not responsible for their content, nor do I endorse any of it by simply linking to them. As with all Web surfing, please exercise caution.
Adot's Notblog A fellow traveler blogger and astronomy enthusiast!
Astronomy Blog An astronomy blog pondering the big questions
