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ASTROPOETRY AT BARLAD By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 3 days ago
ALWAYS ASTROPOETRY… (A haiku and three pictures – taken by radio-astronomer Cezar Lesanu – with me reciting astropoetry at a great Romanian national astronomy event in May 2026. The projector light fell on me, producing a funny moment.) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . Astropoetry in an astronomy session – a lovely flash! . #poetry

BARLAD ASTRONOMY SESSION 2026 By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 6 days ago
BARLAD ASTRONOMY SESSION 2026 (Note: In May 14-16, 2026, the Vasile Parvan Museum in Barlad organized a national astronomy session through the discoverer of heavenly bodies Ciprian Vintdevara.) Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . Venus, Jupiter, the Morning Sun, a Romanian national astronomy session, the Afternoon Sun, Arcturus (recolored by light pollution)… . Did anyone notice our great astronomy session? . #poetry

The Star of Bethlehem or David?

By Clarence G. Underwood posted 6 days ago
The Star of Bethlehem or David? , As you would be aware, a statement In the Bible (Num 24),which Daniel would have Taught to the Magi would have suggested to the Magi That a king would be born. The prediction Was made far in advance of the actual Event. The notion of Jacob’s Ladder had Already been articulated earlier and The idea of a seven rung ladder existed With many interpretations. Some would later suggest That the rungs represented 7 Christian virtues, But one notion which took many forms persisted For a very long time and the Magi were familiar With it. It was the idea that the rungs represented 7 planets! It also took ...

The Bible and the Star

By Clarence G. Underwood posted 8 days ago
The Bible and the Star . In Numbers 24:17, we hear about a sceptre and dominion. In the heavens if you look around you’ll find them in Cepheus, The constellation of the king. But what does Cepheus Translate to? Well, one of its meanings is Gardener. Where else Does a king transpose into a Gardener? Well, remember Mary Seeking Jesus after he had risen, she thought he was a Gardener in the garden near the tomb. I researched the constellation Cepheus, there is a planet known As Tadmor which is 45 light years from earth. It orbits the star Gamma Cephei A, which is in Cepheus. There is a Tadmor On earth. It is in Syria. Tadmor means the city ...

The Rungs in Jacob’s Ladder

By Clarence G. Underwood posted 13 days ago
The Rungs in Jacob’s Ladder . By Clarence G. Underwood . Checking spiritual ladders in time We find that they are like a rhythm. Many play to the same tune with A repeating beat of seven from the Sky. That’s right, the Sun, Moon And the five visible planets play That tune. Many cultures say we go And come from heaven that way. The number seven is very popular In Christianity, the seven churches And seven stars. Perhaps that also Includes the Pleiades, those beautiful Seven Stars! That’s the book of Revelations. Other Christian values Are Faith, Hope, Charity plus, Justice, Prudence, Fortitude and Temperance! The number ...

ASTROPOETRY AT POLI-SPACE-FEST 2026 By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 13 days ago
Astropoetry at Poli-Space-Fest 2026 By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . During Poli-Space-Fest 2026, a mega-event organized by the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in May 2026, I made three presentations of astropoetry, photographed by Valentin Grigore. . In a mega-space-festival, just a little astropoetry - a sincere friend of both astronautics and especially astronomy! . #poetry

SARM AT POLI-SPACE-FEST 2026 By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 13 days ago
SARM at Poli-Space-Fest 2026 Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . In May 2026 the Polytechnic University of Bucharest organized a traditional public mega-event dedicated to space sciences, in which SARM, led by Valentin Grigore, made an impressive stand (astrophotography, meteorites, gadgets, books, the famous astro-photo-carpet of Valentin Grigore, planispheres etc.) and gave three astronomical presentations through its president. Below are seven images from the event: a general view, three from SARM’s stand and three from Valentin Grigore’s presentations. . People must love the sky - I praise those who give impulses of honor ...

DEFINING MANKIND

By Mirosław Wójcik posted 18 days ago
Image details: Milky Way zoomed in Credit: A. Ghizzi Panizza/ESO https://www.eso.org/public/images/_DSC5254_1-CC/ “T he human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting around a very average star in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies.” This sentence, spoken once by Stephen Hawking, subjectively and, one has to admit, very peculiarly defines us and pinpoints our place in space. So, here we are; on the third planet from the local Sun, albeit different, basically contradicted concepts of origin, i.e. how it all began. ALMA 1 , for instance, is the project intended, among other things, to addresses ...

Late in Spring

By Clarence G. Underwood posted 18 days ago
The Sun without Sunspots! . Ursa Major. a. Jupiter Late in Spring . It is late in May, a late spring day. As I looked at the Sun, I didn’t See any sunspots, not one. The Day was bright and I was warmed By the heat of the Sun. I did see a Butterfly and hummingbird, they We’re enjoying the bright sunny Day! As the day passed and the Evening came on, a breeze began To blow which brought a hazy Carpet across the sky. The darkening Sky showed some stars, there up High was Ursa Major. Looking to The west there I did spy Jupiter, sinking in the Western sky! Looking with my telescope, I didn’t ...

BRIGHTNESS

By Mirosław Wójcik posted 27 days ago
Image details: Artist's impression of a kilonova explosion Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1733p/ ––– |BRIGHTNESS| W hen the brightness was born, replaced the dark ages It gradually lit up space supported by the expansion It became later a truly vast, even infinite kingdom And so were sparked the minds of philosophers, thinkers When the brightness was born, time emerged from nothingness Today, its arrow pinpoints various events of mankind's odyssey We try to comprehend it or even cheat somehow Therefore, we involve science and ...

Building a Robotic Telescope That Brings AI to Rural Classrooms

By Upendra Dhungana posted 27 days ago
The Problem: STEM Education's Hidden Inequality Imagine a school in rural Nepal. Not one student has ever touched a microscope. The science lab—if it exists at all—holds a few dusty glass jars. And the internet? It hasn't arrived yet. This isn't an edge case. Across developing countries, 77% of rural schools lack stable internet . Only 12% have fully equipped science labs . The result? STEM proficiency hovers around 28–32%, compared to 60% in developed nations. Now consider robotic telescopes—those incredible tools that combine physics, mechanics, electronics, programming, and AI. They could transform science education. But commercial systems ...

IF ASTRONOMY… By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 04-30-2026
IF ASTRONOMY… (ASTRO-PARAPHRASING KIPLING ON THE OCCASION OF GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH 2026 and an older picture with the president of SARM, Valentin Grigore, along with a disciple) Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . If you can love the Sun, with spots and prominences, in the heat of summer and in the cold of winter... If the clouds can seem to you characters from stories... If you can remark easily parhelia, halos and sun pillars... If storms don't scare you, but they amaze you with their lightning... If eclipses and occultations don't darken you, but enlighten you... If after every rain you hope for a rainbow... ...

Taurus

By Clarence G. Underwood posted 04-29-2026
Image captured by Clarence G. Underwood Taurus . By Clarence G. Underwood . It was November 19th 2023, I Looked up and what did I see? It was the stellar constellation Of Taurus above. That’s right, the First constellation that we have A record of! Looking back some Thousands of years, early man Displayed his joys and his fears. With man drawing pictures which Have lasted through time, we know That they saw the same sky back In their time! The stars move fast Given their size, but at the great Distance their at it takes a long Time for their movement to be Realized! So while the stars are Actually moving apart, ...

The Detection of a Potential Biosignature on Mars (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

By Donna McCormick posted 04-28-2026
Have you ever wondered if there are any signs that life was on Mars? On May 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM, ET, Hamptons Observatory and co-host Suffolk County Community College will present a free, virtual lecture by Stony Brook University geoscientist, Dr. Joel Hurowitz, who is acting principal investigator of the Perseverance team. The rover recently discovered the most compelling evidence yet of potential ancient life on Mars. Dr. Hurowitz will discuss the mission, its findings and their implications regarding the potential for habitability of Mars. Details and registration information may be found on https://HamptonsObservatory. ...

Astronomy Outreach Event for School Children- GAM2026

By Ravi Raja Pothineni posted 04-28-2026
Astronomy Outreach Event for School Children- GAM 2026 As part of the Global Astronomy Month 2026 celebrations, our organisation, ASTRO, in proud association with Astronomers Without Borders , hosted a transformative outreach session on April 26th, 2026, at Surya The Global School. ​The event was designed not just to teach, but to ignite curiosity. We brought together students from various schools, creating a collaborative learning environment where the wonders of the night sky were the central focus. The Outreach Experience: 🌌​Introduction to Backyard Astronomy: The session began with an interactive primer on "Backyard Astronomy." We ...

GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH AT A CULTURAL CIRCLE By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 04-27-2026
On April 21, 2026, the Mihail Sebastian Cultural Circle in Bucharest, led by mathematician teacher Zigmund Tauberg (98 and a half years old) with the help of his daughter Liana Tauberg, celebrated Global Astronomy Month 2026 with lectures, music and poetry on astronomical themes, and by watching the GAM 2026 trailer (produced by Valentin Grigore). The Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM) was specially invited, and I took photos and wrote a haiku about this event. . A flying cultural circle - people, music, astropoetry... (Andrei Dorian Gheorghe) . #poetry

The Science of Science Fiction (A Free, Hybrid Lecture)

By Donna McCormick posted 04-25-2026
On April 29 th at 7:00 PM, Dr. Frederick Walter , Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at Stony Brook University, will discuss “The Science of Science Fiction,” a subject he taught at SBU for over a decade. We have all been enthralled by the imaginings of Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Gene Roddenbury, Jules Verne and so many others who have foreshadowed future science. In this talk you’ll learn the reality behind their work--what might have been, what is, and what might be possible. This FREE hybrid event will be held in-person at the East Hampton ...

GLOBAL STAR PARTY By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 04-25-2026
GLOBAL STAR PARTY (April 25, 2026) Astro-haiku by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . A day when people and stars happily spend their hours on Earth #poetry

ASTRONOMY DAY By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 04-25-2026
ASTRONOMY DAY (April 25, 2026) Astro-haiku by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . A whole day when you can enlist in the astral army of peace #poetry

A WINTER WITHOUT STARS (30) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 04-22-2026
APRIL 6, 2026 (last episode of this series dedicated to Global Astronomy Month 2026) Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . The last two goals for this series were to photograph the star Arcturus, the chief of the Spring Triangle (after midnight), and the star Vega, the chief of the Summer Triangle (towards morning). So that I don't get bored waiting between them, I also photographed the Moon. Only after that I felt free to enjoy Global Astronomy Month 2026 and the world of the Sun! . #poetry #poetry