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By Mirosław Wójcik posted yesterday

#InOMN 2024 #poetry #InOMN

AstroBlast Star Party - Oct. 1-6, 2024 - Oil Region Astronomical Society

By Tim Spuck posted 2 days ago

Preregistration ends in just 4 days! Check out the latest agenda at http://www.oras.org/schedule-of-activities-for-astroblast... . Hope to see you there!!

ASTROPOETRY ANTHOLOGY OF SARM’S CAMP “ASTRONOMY AND FOLK TRADITIONS” (3) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 2 days ago

ASTROPOETRY ANTHOLOGY OF SARM’S CAMP “ASTRONOMY AND FOLK TRADITIONS” (3) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . THE HEDGEHOG By Oana Simionescu . Once upon a time there was a hedgehog full of fears. At every movement he pulled out thousands of claws. That is until one night when he saw a Fox among the flowers-stars standing next to a Swan and admiring a Dolphin. (What habits, mon cher!) The hedgehog relaxed and immediately began to dance under the light of the stars, on the fruitful earth, on the music of the spheres. . HAPPY MORNING By the Comfortable ...

ASTROPOETRY ANTHOLOGY OF SARM’S CAMP “ASTRONOMY AND FOLK TRADITIONS” (2) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 3 days ago

ASTROPOETRY ANTHOLOGY OF SARM’S CAMP “ASTRONOMY AND FOLK TRADITIONS” (2) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . RESONANCES By Ana Carmen Bondar . Does light come from above from the stars, Or does it come out of us to them? . We are made of the same material As the Sun and the Moon: Light! What prevents us from shining as brightly? . The meteor, the bright message Sent by God to Earth, Remains on the canopy of heaven As much as a thought. . MORNING OF A NOVICE ASTRONOMER By Marta . After the Big Dipper disappeared, I said: Yes, maybe it's time ...

International Observe The Moon Night - September 14, 2024

By Andee Sherwood posted 4 days ago

Observe and celebrate the Moon on International Observe the Moon Night on Sept. 14, 2024. Learn more about how you can participate in the event, thanks to our friends at NASA's Night Sky Network (NSN) Go to Mark 9:00 to start the presentation - Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooogtKCjsRQ You can also watch a livestreamed presentation provided by astronomer Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project as he observes the Moon over Rome, Italy. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ801qvLoLg Register to participate and add your location to the map here: https://moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon-night/ Please feel free to share ...

New Astronomy Society in the Ozarks

By Keith Sowell posted 4 days ago

We are anouncing that since may 2024 we have opened up memberships for the "Astronomical Society of the Ozarks"! We look forward to working with the communities in the Ozark regions of Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It is our mission to support astronomy education and outreach in the Ozark regions. Please join us in our efforts by following us and donating to our efforts.

ASTROPOETRY ANTHOLOGY OF SARM’S CAMP “ASTRONOMY AND FOLK TRADITIONS” (1) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 4 days ago

ASTROPOETRY ANTHOLOGY OF SARM’S CAMP “ASTRONOMY AND FOLK TRADITIONS” (1) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . July 5-11, 2024, a new astronomy camp of SARM, with an amazing experiment. Participants: adults willing to expand their own culture with theoretical and practical astronomy. Lecturers: organizer Valentin Grigore (astronomy and astrophotography), co-organizer Gabriela Apostol (old folk traditions) and Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (astromythology and astropoetry). Challenge: an anthology of astropoetry, to which participants (aged between 35 and 54) plus a schoolgirl contributed enthusiastically. Excellence awards: Delia Visan and Iulia Voicu. Here ...

Fundamental Astronomy Course for Amateurs

By Ravi Raja Pothineni posted 5 days ago

FUNDAMENTAL ASTRONOMY COURSE FOR AMATEURS As part of Astronomy education and communication, I have designed a fundamental astronomy course for amateurs. The course started in August 2024 and will run for eight weeks on Sundays. I love teaching the Astronomy Enthusiasts from different backgrounds and age groups between 9 and 59. The course comprises both Theory and Practical (Observation) sessions. Students make essential astronomical tools, including a model spectroscope, sundial, and sextant/quadrant. During the sessions, they are also introduced to handling various Telescopes and carry-out observation sessions. I am open to ...

Moon Observation Journal

By Andee Sherwood posted 5 days ago

The journal below is a great resource for classrooms, scouting groups, star party visitors, and beginners in amateur astronomers to learn more about the Moon. Check out the journal and more below published by NASA's Earth's Moon. You will find the link for the download at the bottom. Moon Observation Journal Image Credit: NASA Published: May 25, 2024 Spend the next month getting to know the Moon. Observe the Moon each day for a month. Write down the date and time you make each observation, and draw what you see. If you cannot see the Moon at all on a day, no matter when you look, indicate this in your journal and also write ...

OPPOSITIONS 2024 By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 5 days ago

OPPOSITIONS 2024 By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . While I was preparing to see the planet Saturn in opposition in September 2024, a neighbor asked me: . -After Saturn, in the coming weeks the other giant planets (Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter) will also be in opposition. Does this mean they will oppose if I want to go shopping on Pluto? #poetry

Orion Telescopes Have Ceased Operation

By Keith Sowell posted 9 days ago

I am sad to report that a ccording to Sky & Telescope, Orion Telescope ceased operations on July 9th, 2024. The parent company of Orion and Meade telescope manufacturers has shut its California offices. Orions website is down and the telephone number is not answered and goes to a full mailbox. I am sorry to see them go as I have owned many of their telescopes and still own a couple now. That means there will not longer be support fror any of their telescopes, and it looks like Meade may be shutting down too although their website still works at the time of this post. What a sad day it is in astronomy!

OCCULTATIONS By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 9 days ago

OCCULTATIONS By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . On August 21, 2024, I was happy when the Moon occulted the planet Saturn in the sky, but yesterday I was nervous when a fat man occulted a pretty girl right on my street. #poetry

MARS THE CHAMPION By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 10 days ago

MARS THE CHAMPION By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . Ladies and gentlemen - said the year 2024 -, Mars was a real champion, managing to be in conjunction with Venus on February 22, with Saturn on April 11 and with Jupiter on August 14. . I know, you might say that, in reality, the orbits of the planets remain the same distance from each other, so I'll rephrase: Mars was the champion of visual magnetism! #poetry #planets

ROGUE PLANETS By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 11 days ago

ROGUE PLANETS By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . There are sheep without a shepherd. Rogue sheep. .. . There are people without an ideal. Rogue people... . There are planets without a star. Rogue planets... . As for me, I'm still looking for an astral principle. #poetry

TALES OF THE HEAVENS

By Mirosław Wójcik posted 16 days ago

Image details: A cometary show Credit: E. Jehin and A. Correa (ESO) https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0705e/ ––– | TALES OF THE HEAVENS | T ales of the heavens are regularly spun since centuries by our ancestors and their contemporary successors This is a cavernous book which contents is still carefully updated, albeit with a significant delay… Even today we look into it, as well, with the same, awe-inspiring and non-weakening, inherited interest We try, in fact, to find there the answers to many profound questions concerning our multi-dimensional existence We've already ...

KGM1: Sustainable Energy to Combat Climate Change (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

By Donna McCormick posted 19 days ago

On September 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM, ET, Hamptons Observatory and Cornell Cooperative Extension-Suffolk, will co-host a free, virtual lecture by Marco Ghivarello, MEng, founder of the KGM1 Research Project, who will discuss an innovative approach that is at the forefront of Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) and that combats climate change. Not only can KGM1 technology be integrated with existing power grids, but it can provide a cost-effective and sustainable solution to fill critical energy needs. For example, this technology can be quickly deployed to support essential services and aid in recovery efforts in areas affected by natural disasters. It can also provide a ...

Saturn Moon occultation

By Michel Deconinck posted 21 days ago

For this occultation, I want to sketch a long pastel of the IN/OUT band, the Moon portion of Saturn behind our Satellite. Here the result (this is a low quality image) I reach 1m50 for the sketch, maybe a record in AWB images ? I also record a small video with more information about the method and the material: https://youtu.be/KNWchE4Y2oE Enjoy ! Michel #lunar

AN ASTEROID CALLED MIORITA By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 22 days ago

AN ASTEROID CALLED MIORITA By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . “A star fell At my wedding party; The Sun and the Moon Carried my coronet (…) And stars were torches!” (“Miorita - The Little Ewe”, the Romanian national myth-ballad, Vasile Alecsandri version - fragment from the dialogue between the best shepherd and the magical Miorita) . In 2024, the EURONEAR (EUROpean Near Earth Asteroids Research) team, led by Dr. Ovidiu Vaduvescu, proposed that Miorita become the name of a near-Earth asteroid that they discovered in 2014, and the International Astronomical Union accepted this proposal in August 2024. . ...

IN LYRA By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 26 days ago

IN LYRA By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . When I was in the constellation Lyra, some deep sky objects told me (it's about Abel 46, a planetary nebula, NGC 6791, a star cluster, and NGC 6745, a spiral galaxy): -Leave the star Vega and the Ring Nebula, and admire us too! . I answered them: - I'm sorry, I have to return home to celebrate the summer light of the Sun! . -You better warm up on my surface! - said TrES-1b, an exoplanet. . I answered: -I'm sorry, I have to return home to celebrate the summer Supermoon! #poetry #lunar

Exploring Technosignatures: How Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy Shape Our Search for Life

By Abhishek sah posted 27 days ago

The search for signs of intelligent life beyond Earth—known as technosignatures—is an exciting area of study in astrobiology. But how do aerospace engineering and astronomy fit into this quest? Here’s a look at how these fields work together to help us understand the future of life in the universe. What Are Technosignatures? Technosignatures are clues that might indicate the presence of advanced alien civilizations. These could be signals or other signs of technology. Finding them isn’t easy and requires both advanced technology and clever techniques. How Aerospace Engineering Helps Aerospace engineering is all about designing and building spacecraft ...