Background If you are in a rural part of Tennessee or south-east Asia on a warm summer night, you might be treated to one of mother natures original light shows. Staring into the dark of night, you will see a flash of light from a firefly. It will soon be followed by a second, and…
Introduction Growing up I really liked swings. I liked to pump the swing up as high as I could go. Young me would always try to go over the top pole for a full 360 degree swing. Unfortunately, I never went fast enough and the chain link arms, holding the seat to the pole, would…
Nehar Haesh Overview This series will cover my dive into astronomy and astrophotography. It will serve as a more real time companion to the astrophotography pages. These wont be the only astrophotography blog posts but will be the ones where I want to talk about a concept, technique, or skill. It will be an irregular series…
Test Stand Rollout This is the fifth and final part in a series about UB SEDS rolling out a test stand to support our in-house propellant program. In this part we validate the test stand using a motor characterize by the manufacturer. Part 1 – Smoke Test Part 2 – Backboard Test Part 3 – Structural Test Part 4…
