Archive and Extras

These items are fully copyrighted by Brad Young 2017-2024

Abridged version for Reflector Magazine

Full length versions:

SERIES – OBJECTS THAT CHANGED ASTRONOMY

GENERAL ASTRONOMY

Reba and Cano (page 14)

Megaconstellation Satellites —
Practical Ways Amateurs Can Help (page 25)

2022 – Do Look Up (page 12)

Note: see page 5 in same magazine about my observing JWST soon after launch.

I also have a letter published on page 24 of that Feb 2022 issue – thanks Dale!

Reverence (page 20)

Erratum: I have been going to Okie-Tex since 2008 not 2006.

Towards a Model of the Solar System

As Far As the Eye Can See (page 13)

Throwing Shade (page 15)

How Unique Is 2020? (page 15)

Ring of Fire (page 10)

Wonderful Lineup of Five Planets in Morning Sky (pg 11)

Why the Spring Sky Changes So Fast (page 9)

Fun with Lists (page 9)

VISUAL OBSERVING

This Year, Looking Up [review of 2021] (page 12)

Lessons From Okie-Tex (page 15)

The New General Catalogue Lifetime Achievement Award (page 15)

REVIEWS

Infinity and Beyond – Review by Brad Young (page 11)

Adventures in Oz (page 6)

Review of Okie-Tex [Star Party] by a First Timer (page 6)

Observe-ing in a Sling (scroll down)

ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE OBSERVING PROGRAMS

New AL Program – ALTERNATE CONSTELLATIONS (p. 5)

Abridged version in Reflector Magazine (page 11)

Analemma Program (page 8)

Towards an AL Handbook (page 18)

Study of Uncatalogued Satellites and Debris Tracked by ISON

2021 Update (page 22)

General Audience Version 2019 (page 11)

Unabridged Version

Revision 0 (Feb 2019) appears here

ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES

TruSat – A New Approach to Space Sustainability (pg 7)
*note this was also a presentation but the video was poor [given at a planetarium]

Rocket Fuel Venting Over Australia (page 7)

Seeing the Space Shuttle Again (page 10)

Observing Artificial Satellites (page 6)

SERIES

Citizen Science Call to Action

Doing Citizen Science in Australia While Sitting in Tulsa (page 7)

Doing Science with Remote Telescopes in Australia (page 11)

Conserving Dark Skies in New Mexico

John Henry Drops Hammer, Sits in Club Car (page 9)

John Henry Owned a Dobsonian (page 9)

ASTRO COMEDY (?)

So You Want a Night Off to Observe? (page 17)

Urban Dictionary for Astronomers (page 5)

Collaborations and Other Stuff

What Am I Going to Observe Tonight?

(with Mike Hotka)

How Dark is Your Site? (with Jerry Mullennix) pg 12

Extras