Members Reports

NEW ASTROPOEMS AT TARGOVISTE ASTRO-FEST 2023 (4) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe , . ASTROPOEMS BY VETERANS . In a constantly renewing world, veterans are a core because they have seen the sky more. (Andrei Dorian Gheorghe) . In the three cosmopoetry shows of the festival, I presented several old and new personal astropoems, epigrams for personalities in Romanian astronomy, musical-humorous astro-sketches, a comic mini-drama written with Alex Vizitiu, an astronautic poem, and a short one man show. The great astroartist Dan Mitrut gave a concert of astro-folk music, and the student Stefan Niciev performed ...
NEW ASTROPOEMS AT TARGOVISTE ASTRO-FEST 2023 (3) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . CONTENT OF THE FESTIVAL . I decided to make this episode in the form of a haibun (concentrated diary, ending with a haiku). So... Targoviste Astro-Fest 2023 started in the former Capital of Romanian Land on the evening of October 17 with a working session in the Valahia Hotel lobby, led by the founding president of SARM Valentin Grigore, in which the program was set up, and the participants told memories and joked... With the next day, the festival took place in the beautiful county history museum, where the big hall, the small ...
The Geminid meteor shower will be taking place on December 13th and 14th. AWB will be livestreaming the event and you can learn more about it here: Geminid Meteor Shower Live Will you be traveling to a special location to view the event? Where will you be when it occurs? Have any fun or wild stories to share about your past experiences viewing the meteor shower?
NEW ASTROPOEMS AT TARGOVISTE ASTRO-FEST 2023 (2) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe EAGERNESS On October 17-22, 2022, Valentin Grigore and the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM) organized in Targoviste and Runcu Stone the largest performing astronomy event in Romania in the last 5 years and one of the most original national astronomy festivals in the world, which celebrated 30 years of the existence of this organization. Before it started, two members of SARM (Andrei Dorian Gheorghe and Alex Vizitiu) made a comical and rhyming exchange of messages (according to the model of the old poetic vanguards and the theater of the ...
NEW ASTROPOEMS AT TARGOVISTE ASTRO-FEST 2023 (1) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . 1. LONELINESS AND ANTI-LONELINESS (Astropoetic work written in spatiotemporal tandem following an astro-cenacle for two, held in the rain on the bench of a station through which buses passed with the following message: WHILE TIME GOES ON, PLEASE HOLD ON MORE TO THE BARS AND LESS TO THE SUN!) By Adrian Sima and Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . MOTTO: The positions of two people in the smallest spatial proximity are different in time. . LONELINESS (1) By Adrian Sima (advisor: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe) . In an astronomy ...
Why do some planets have so many moons? Where do comets come from? What are solar storms all about? Are you a beginner in the science of Astronomy? Do you have questions for knowledgeable astronomers? If you do, please share your questions in the comment section below. One of our great National Coordinators or a fellow member may respond. What's your question?
FROM HERCULES TO LIBRA By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . Not always what seems best can improve your life. ; As a cosmic explorer who left Earth long ago, I thought that by moving from Theta Herculis, a secondary star in a constellation (where I lived for a considerable time), to Alpha Librae, the major star in a neighboring constellation, I would find a better balance in my existence. . Yes, I left Rukbalgethi Genubi, but I was fried by Zubenelgenubi!. #poetry

New Outreach Program

Astronomers Outreach, where we offer the Night Under The Stars Program. This initiative features a cutting-edge Video Presentation that can be tailored for school assemblies or Night Star Parties. During Night Star Parties, We bring Smart Telescopes equipped with 4k Laser Projectors, broadcasting live onto a portable 10x5 Screen. We encourage families to bring their own telescopes to enhance the experience. Our outreach program aims to connect with Schools and Astronomy Clubs, providing valuable resources such as loaner Smart telescopes and educational materials from NASA'S Night Sky Networks.
ASTRO-HUMOUR IN 2023 WITH ADRIAN SONKA By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . Stars after stars - we can be joyous that we live in the Universe (Andrei Dorian Gheorghe) . At the beginning of November, I made another visit to the Bucharest Municipal Observatory, where its coordinator Adrian Bruno Sonka offered me a copy of his newly published book, "Exotic Universe - book of astronomical records." A book not only of astronomical education, but also of terrible humour in the author's unique style, rich in personifications and funny comparisons between the elements of the Cosmos and those of people' s everyday life. On this occasion, ...
Driven by my passion for Astronomy, I have built a fulfilling career that combines my love for research with the joy of sharing knowledge through outreach and education. There's nothing quite like the excitement I feel when organizing Astronomy programs, especially when I see children's enthusiasm and curiosity when looking through telescopes. During my time at university, I was fortunate enough to work with telescopes of all sizes and other equipment, an experience that I am forever grateful for. Thanks to the support of my professors and the Director at Birla, I can continue pursuing my passion and sharing my love for Astronomy with others.
AN OCCASIONAL CHARIOTEER By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . Because I was a bad charioteer for my own ideas, I just went to the constellation Auriga to learn more about this job. There I opted for the Flaming Star Nebula and stopped right in its bright capital. . -I don't think I can teach you too much - the star AE Aurigae told me. Meanwhile, the world has evolved and animal traction is no longer fashionable. Maybe you should look for a driving school! #poetry
In one of the outreach activity programs on the eve of IAU's 100 Hours of Astronomy at the Birla Planetarium, Hyderabad, sunspot observations were conducted to educate the visitors about this fascinating phenomenon. The visitors could observe the sunspots on the sun's surface through telescopes fitted with solar filters and screen projections. These observations were accompanied by interactive sessions where the visitors explained the causes and effects of sunspots and their importance in understanding the sun's behaviour. The outreach programs were successful in creating awareness about the importance of sunspot observations and generated interest in Astronomy ...
CAPTAIN ON ARGO NAVIS By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . . For a while, I was the captain of the largest ship in Space, composed of the constellations Carina, Vela and Puppis, and I wanted to reform it. . In Carina I asked the star Canopus to shine less so that the variability of Eta Carinae could be better seen. But Canopus did not listen to me. . In Vela I asked the star Gamma Velorum to shine brighter so that the world could bypass the asterism called the False Cross. But Gamma Velorum did not listen to me. . In this rebellious context I submitted my resignation in Puppis - not in any of its star ...
Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate the holiday in the US and abroad! I'm sharing the holiday message from the current scientists aboard the International Space Station. Video Description: Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa shared their thoughts about spending Thanksgiving in space and some of the foods they plan to enjoy while in orbit. Video Link on Youtube.com: Thanksgiving Message from the International Space Station
On Thursday, November 30 th at 7:00 PM, ET, Hamptons Observatory and the South Fork Natural History Museum are honored to present a free, virtual lecture by renown meteorologist, Joe Rao, who will speak about the relationship between astronomy, climate and weather. Registration is required: https://bit.ly/JoeRaoTalk For ages man has attempted to make sense of the changing aspects of the Sun, Moon and their possible influence on our ever-changing weather. Can a lack of sunspots ultimately lead to a trend toward colder temperatures? Can the changing phases of the Moon and its distance from Earth lead to stormy periods? Or do the movements of the planets ...
LIFE BEYOND THE EARTH. THE (IN)CORRECT PARADIGM…? by Mirosław Wójcik R ecently questions about life beyond the Earth are becoming more common and, what is more, one can notice that the basic paradigm relating this topic, albeit slowly, is changing as well. I mean the essential, but simultaneously universal, „recipe for life”. Since decades visioners and authors of science-fiction novels, stories have been creating different forms of life using, for that purpose, more or less strict scientific background or, sometimes, relying mostly on their own imagination. F or a long time – one can even say that for much too long – there was only one „golden ...
"Edwin Hubble as a young man. It was then that he said, “If only I could find some principle for whose sake I could leave everything else and devote my life.” He found it, in astronomy. Hubble’s work in astronomy in the 20th century became the foundation for Big Bang theory. Image is a screenshot from a Hubble Space Telescope video ." You might enjoy reading this great article about Edwin Hubble from Earthsky.com, written by Debra Byrd Edwin Hubble and the expanding universe