Tag: Stargazer / Stargazing
The Cosmic Ballet Goes On
If 2021 had a Woodstock month for astronomy, it would surely be June. This month will see a solar eclipse at dawn on June 10; Jupiter and Saturn in the same binocular view as…
Birds in Space
As you may have read in this month’s companion article “A Space for Birds,” the migration of our feathered friends back to the region is both an occasion for joy in itself and a…
The Moon in Your Kitchen
If you have young people in the house who are curious about astronomy, here’s an idea to spark their interest. It’s a little game I call “What’s going on with the moon tonight?” It’s…
Space Creatures of Millbrook
The poet T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the cruelest month, but he clearly never spent a winter in the Kawarthas. It’s merciless out there. If you like looking at the night sky, though,…
The Solace of the Solstice
Stargazing A giant came charging over Medd’s mountain this month. He was colossal, terrifying. In hand he held a raised club, in the other a shield, or possibly a bow. From his belt hung…
John Crossen
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Crossen, otherwise known as Stargazer, who passed away on March 22, 2018, at age 73. John was surrounded by his devoted wife…
Buckle your seat belt – I’m Putting the Pedal to the Metal
Everything in space is moving. The planets, their moons, the stars and galaxies are constantly on the move. So how fast are they zooming along? Let’s start right here at home – on Earth.…
The habitable zone was redefined and zip we lost an exoplanet
A few years ago Pluto got its pink slip and dropped from a planet to dwarf planet. That may change shortly. So hang in there you Pluto buffs. Meanwhile Alex Glocer and Vladimir Airapetian,…
NASA may build a magnetic shield for colonizing Mars
Mars lies at an average distance from Earth of 225 million kilometers. But the latest idea for making the Red Planet habitable for humankind seems even further out. The problems that must be surmounted…