Astronomy, Near Space, and Robotics
Where near space and robotics intersect
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Mission NearSys 10F
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The sixth mission of 2010 for NearSys (and 83rd overall) took place 16 October 2010. Launch was from Indian Hills elementary school at 9:00 ...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Napier's Bones Part 2
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After seeing how students multiply multiple digit numbers by the lattice method, I was reminded of Napier’s Bones. John Napier (1550-1617) ...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Napier’s Bones Project
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After seeing how students multiply multiple digit numbers by the lattice method, I was reminded of Napier’s Bones. John Napier (1550-1617) ...
Friday, September 24, 2010
NearSys UltraLight Flight Computer
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The first NearSys flight computer is now ready for purchase. The flight computer is programmed in BASIC and centered around the PICAXE-28X....
Monday, September 20, 2010
Astrophotogaphy with a Digital Camera
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I've been using a FinePix S7000 to make astronomic images from Topeka. Most of my images are of Jupiter and its four major satellites f...
Monday, August 30, 2010
BalloonSat Extreme
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NearSys introduces the BalloonSat Extreme. This is one of the largest BalloonSat flight computers. At its heart is the BASIC Stamp 2 (the ...
Sunday, June 13, 2010
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I'v spent a couple of months perfecting a hovercraft-based robot. My initial goal was to develop a line of robots that behaved like sate...
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