SKY-MAP.ORG / WIKISKY » Uncategorized http://blog.wikisky.org project news and updates Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:49:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Server problem http://blog.wikisky.org/2011/03/22/server-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=server-problem http://blog.wikisky.org/2011/03/22/server-problem/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:45:40 +0000 admin http://blog.wikisky.org/?p=525 We’re currently having problem with one of our servers. Since we constantly hit by heavy traffic, a missing server causing significant performance degradation of SKY-MAP site. We working as fast as we can on a solution. Please be patient. Thanks.

Update March 28,2011

The server is fixed, up and running again.

Thanks

]]> http://blog.wikisky.org/2011/03/22/server-problem/feed/ 2 Lunarpages making troubles again http://blog.wikisky.org/2011/02/10/lunarpages-making-troubles-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lunarpages-making-troubles-again http://blog.wikisky.org/2011/02/10/lunarpages-making-troubles-again/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:04:01 +0000 admin http://blog.wikisky.org/?p=514 Lunar pages just sent us a note that our hosting account is suspended again. Due to high resource utilization. We use Lunar pages as simple redirect and direct image access. All heavy math is done on dedicated servers and that redirect pages are kind of load-balancing solution. We already forced to move our forums, blog, wiki off Lunar pages. Now they complain that tiny image downloads (i.e. http://wikisky.org/star_img_thumb/904/904673.jpeg) consume too much resources… They advertise UNLIMITED disk space while other providers (like 1and1) have disk caps 150-300GB. We keep there around 350GB of images. And now they’re saying it’s too much for their poor servers. Then why to offer unlimited space in first place? The most annoying thing is that they always suspend account without prior notice. Terrible service! I’m so want to move out of there…

]]> http://blog.wikisky.org/2011/02/10/lunarpages-making-troubles-again/feed/ 1 For those who wants to dig deeper http://blog.wikisky.org/2011/01/26/for-those-who-wants-to-dig-deeper/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-those-who-wants-to-dig-deeper http://blog.wikisky.org/2011/01/26/for-those-who-wants-to-dig-deeper/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:01:10 +0000 admin http://blog.wikisky.org/?p=452

WikiSky has a lot of information and images, but not as much as some professional astronomer’s tools. If you are really curious about some object you found on sky map and you want to trace it to the source, try NASA’s SkyView online tool. Well, it may be not that easy to navigate as WikiSky, but it is a great tool.

Check out the gallery of what SkyView’s users found there: http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/userimages/gallery-1.html. I saw there many familiar objects, including our famous “spaceships” and many other “suspicious objects”.

One good thing about all that “spaceships” story, is that many people raised they eyes to the sky, some curious ones did investigation and got some knowledge, some found out about all the beauty and mystery about astronomy. And for me, who loves astronomy and science in general, it is a good thing. After all it is one of the main reason we created and continue working on WikiSky project

]]> http://blog.wikisky.org/2011/01/26/for-those-who-wants-to-dig-deeper/feed/ 10 Unidentified object mystery solved http://blog.wikisky.org/2010/07/05/unidentified-object-mystery-solved/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unidentified-object-mystery-solved http://blog.wikisky.org/2010/07/05/unidentified-object-mystery-solved/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:32:29 +0000 admin http://blog.wikisky.org/?p=228 In previous post I asked about unknown object on one of the latest APOD images. I thought it could be a supernova. But it appears to be a simple image processing error. Mystery solved!

]]> http://blog.wikisky.org/2010/07/05/unidentified-object-mystery-solved/feed/ 5 Supernova near NGC 5216? http://blog.wikisky.org/2010/07/02/supernova-near-ngc-5216/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supernova-near-ngc-5216 http://blog.wikisky.org/2010/07/02/supernova-near-ngc-5216/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:25:39 +0000 admin http://blog.wikisky.org/?p=215 Beautiful image of NGC 5216 on today’s astronomy picture of the day (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100702.html). I notice some new object at (13:32:39 62°42’52″). Does anyone know what is that? Supernova?



]]> http://blog.wikisky.org/2010/07/02/supernova-near-ngc-5216/feed/ 5 Looking for Nibiru. Please check out this video http://blog.wikisky.org/2010/06/26/looking-for-nibiru-please-check-out-this-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=looking-for-nibiru-please-check-out-this-video http://blog.wikisky.org/2010/06/26/looking-for-nibiru-please-check-out-this-video/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:09:39 +0000 admin http://blog.wikisky.org/?p=211 For those who are looking for Nibiru please check out this video first:

]]> http://blog.wikisky.org/2010/06/26/looking-for-nibiru-please-check-out-this-video/feed/ 5 It’s that time of the year http://blog.wikisky.org/2009/12/09/its-that-time-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-that-time-of-the-year http://blog.wikisky.org/2009/12/09/its-that-time-of-the-year/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:18:42 +0000 admin http://blog.wikisky.org/?p=170 Donate to Wikipedia

Donate to Wikipedia

Yes, it’s that time of the year when you can show your appreciation to the Wikipedia. Many of us using Wikipedia on daily basis as source of information on almost any subject in the World. WikiSky’s team is active contributor of Astronomy section in Wikipedia. Many astronomical object articles in Wikipedia are illustrated with images produced by WikiSky. So, if you like Wikipedia, if you find it as useful tool for your researches or simple curiosities, if you are in favour of collaborative knowledge base on Internet, please consider to make some donation to keep Wikipedia’s servers up and running.

]]> http://blog.wikisky.org/2009/12/09/its-that-time-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Wikipedia’s donation campaign 2008 http://blog.wikisky.org/2008/12/25/68/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=68 http://blog.wikisky.org/2008/12/25/68/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:51:27 +0000 WikiSky http://blog.sky-map.org/?p=68 Wikipedia is running Donation campaign 2008. So far they collected just under $4.5 million with goal of $6 million. The donation progress is slowing down lately. Common people! If you like idea of free information on internet (I mean really FREE, including ads-free content) please donate now. Least what I want to see in Wikipedia (as well as in WikiSky) it is annoying advertisements.
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