Because It’s Friday – Choosing one image out of 1.5 million, Ada Lovelace and Christmas Shopping

carina nebula

Back to space this week for Because It’s Friday. Over the 32 years in space the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken over 1.5m observations. Someone has to choose the best. Watch Dr Ken Carpenter get excited over this amazing image of the Carina Nebula. The image at the top …

Because It’s Friday – Something a bit different this week

I often mention the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in posts – it is part of the UK’s intelligence service and is involved in cyber security. Their site in Cheltenham is well known for its distinctive “doughnut” shaped building. I took the photo above, last week whilst walking out near …

Because It’s Friday – I know it’s Monday, but Diana and I need something to cheer us up today

A screen shot of Google image results for flying cars

If it is not space – see last week and the week before – my pet subject for “Because It’s Friday” is flying cars. The image above is a Google search for “flying cars” so there have been quite a few of them over the years. Have a look at …