Author Archives: Quantum Tom

E.T. Gets A Callback

Orson Welles would be stoked. Here’s a link to the abstract. The GMRT began observing the FRB field as a ToO (proposal DDT B124) 2 d after the event at 610 MHz at 01:30 UT on May 16. The 3-h observation (including overheads and calibrators) produced an image of the field with 123 μJy rms. via A real-timeContinue reading “E.T. Gets A Callback”

Chinese hack U.S. weather systems, satellite network – The Washington Post

NOAA’s CPC (Climate Prediction Center) issued this statement last week: There is an approximately 50-60% chance of El Niño conditions during the next two months, with ENSO-neutral favored thereafter. If this proves to be inaccurate, it may be because the forecast models are based on bad data. Hackers from China breached the federal weather network recently,Continue reading “Chinese hack U.S. weather systems, satellite network – The Washington Post”

That Feel …

I’ve been there (ditched a drone in the Marina), but it’s nice to see someone rescue their baby. I had to sit there and listen as the AR2 floated upside-down, microwaves gently rolling through, extinguishing the life of the four brushless motors with a quartet of little sizzles. Guess I’m still upset about it? KudosContinue reading “That Feel …”