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Posted on October 26, 2007 at 8:34 pm

Stellar-Mass Black Holes

The hunt for black holes are never easy, that is because nothing can escape from a black hole, not even light. That makes direct observations of this natural phenomenon impossible. In this essay, I am going to discuss on the various techniques used by scientist to detect the presence of black holes. I will also discuss on some of the stellar-mass black hole candidates within the Milky Way and the connection between X-ray sources and black holes.

Posted on April 21, 2007 at 10:27 am

Fleeting

I stood outside my home tonight to take a peek at the sky. I managed to plant myself between two trees to cut of the light from the street lamps. Very good seeing. I would give it a 9/10 condition of the sky minus the fact that this is one of the most light polluted […]

Posted on March 5, 2007 at 2:47 am

Odyssey

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” - Lao Tzu

At long last I decided that it is time for me to move on with getting myself some sort of an education. And I reckon that if I do decide, it had better be something that I was truly interested in. So I […]