Astronomy – Jeno Marz

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The Four Elements: Firepower

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Jeno Marz / 0 Comment

Today we’ll talk about stars and stellar firepower. Fire as a Celestial Force Insolation and Latitude Insolation (incoming solar radiation) is the actual ...

Astronomy/Books & References/Cartography/Cosmology & Astrophysics/Stars/Writer's Blog

Astrogation For Science Fiction Authors

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Jeno Marz / 15 Comments

ASTROGATION — Literally, guidance by the stars. In SF terminology this is the space equivalent of navigation, and the astrogator is conventionally one of ...

Astronomy/Planets

{2013 Sky Observer Guide} Triple Conjunction of Planets

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Jeno Marz / 2 Comments

This year’s May and June is the time of rare planetary dances. The three brightest planets–Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury–are seen above the hori...

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Habitable Worlds: Are We Alone?

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jeno Marz / 19 Comments

Now, I’m not going to write a post answering that question. Instead, I invite you to explore that on your own and I’m talking about Habitable Worlds...