{"id":2349,"date":"2013-05-17T05:50:37","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T05:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2013-05-17T05:50:37","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T05:50:37","slug":"update-on-the-square-kilometer-array-cosmic-rays-as-lightning-triggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2349","title":{"rendered":"Update on the Square Kilometer Array + Cosmic rays as lightning triggers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.susq-astro.org\/\" target=\"_d\">Susquehanna Astronomical Society<\/a> points me to a couple of recent\u00a0 news items of interest starting with an update on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skatelescope.org\/\" target=\"_d\">The Square Kilometre Array<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.susq-astro.org\/headquarters-opening-ceremony-for-the-worlds-largest-radio-telescope\/\" target=\"_d\">Headquarters opening ceremony for the world\u2019s largest radio telescope\u00a0 &#8211; Susquehanna Astronomical Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skatelescope.org\/news\/ska-hq-opening-ceremony\/\" target=\"_d\">SKA Organisation Headquarters opening ceremony paves the way forward for the world\u2019s largest radio telescope &#8211; SKA Telescope<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And the latest on cosmic rays setting off lightning bolts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.susq-astro.org\/russian-researchers-find-more-evidence-to-support-notion-that-lightning-is-caused-by-cosmic-rays\/\" target=\"_d\">Russian researchers find more evidence to support notion that lightning is caused by cosmic rays &#8211; Susquehanna Astronomical Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the Susquehanna Astronomical Society points me to a couple of recent\u00a0 news items of interest starting with an update on The Square Kilometre Array: Headquarters opening ceremony for the world\u2019s largest radio telescope\u00a0 &#8211; Susquehanna Astronomical Society SKA Organisation Headquarters opening ceremony paves the way forward for the world\u2019s largest radio telescope &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2349\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Update on the Square Kilometer Array + Cosmic rays as lightning triggers<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-BT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2201,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2201","url_meta":{"origin":2349,"position":0},"title":"Grote Reber inducted into Inventors Hall of Fame","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A reader points me to the news that Grote Reber, a ham radio operator and amateur astronomer, has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his invention of the radio telescope: Grote Reber Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame - Susquehanna Astronomical Society Invent Now |\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.invent.org\/2013induction\/reber_lr.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":18210,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18210","url_meta":{"origin":2349,"position":1},"title":"ESO: The Cosmic Bat of the Orion constellation","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest ESO (European Southern Observatory) report: A Cosmic Bat in Flight ESO\u2019s Cosmic Gems Programme captures the Cosmic Bat\u2019s dusty clouds Hidden in one of the darkest corners of the Orion constellation, this Cosmic Bat is spreading its hazy wings through interstellar space two thousand light-years away. 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