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STORIES FROM TARGOVISTE ASTRO-SPACE-FEST 2025 (3) Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 13 hours ago
THREE KINDS OF SATURN . In the center of a light-polluted public square, an astronomer pointed to the planet Saturn (first with a few satellites, then with its famous ring) through his advanced digital telescope. . I retreated to the edge of the square to also review the same planet with the naked eye like a realistic friend and not as an amplified one. . . . . #poetry

BEYOND SCIENTIFIC PATTERNS

By Mirosław Wójcik posted yesterday
Image details: Wide-field view of the region of the sky around JADES-GS-z14-0 Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2507d/ ––– |BEYOND SCIENTIFIC PATTERNS| S omething there makes us truly amazed because it slips out certain scientific patterns According to them, it's to be something. However, arisen facts are drawing a completely different picture Evidently, so intriguing that main space agencies came into meaningful silence… Simultaneously all of the most important research instruments were engaged to trace the trajectory ...

STORIES FROM TARGOVISTE ASTRO-SPACE-FEST 2025 (2) Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted yesterday
A RULER, A TELESCOPE AND A STAR . In the 1390s, Voivod Mircea the Elder and the Romanian army defeated Sultan Bayezid and the Ottoman army in the Battle of Rovine. . After about 630 years, in front of a statue of the former Romanian ruler, an astronomer was doing telescopic demonstrations, and I didn't know if Mircea the Elder was interested in these or simply admired the star Vega. . . . #poetry

STORIES FROM TARGOVISTE ASTRO-SPACE-FEST 2025 (1) Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 2 days ago
DEEP SKY OBJECTS AND A SINGLE STAR . In the center of a light-polluted public square, an astronomer showed a star cluster, a galaxy and a nebula through his ultramodern digital telescope. . At the edge of a light-polluted public square, I could only photograph a single star, but it was the "flying eagle", Altair. . . . . #poetry

Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky (A Free, In-Person Lecture & Star Party)

By Donna McCormick posted 4 days ago
Learn about the wonders of your universe and what’s up in the sky this winter! On Saturday, November 29th, at 5:00 PM, NASA Solar System Ambassador, William Francis Taylor, will present a free in-person lecture, “Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky.” The talk will be held at the Eastville Community Historical Society in Sag Harbor. If you only want to attend the star party (weather permitting) just drop by between 6:00 and 8:00 PM and join Hamptons Observatory’s astronomers as they provide guided tours of the night sky through telescopes—feel free to bring your own!. For further info and to register visit: https://HamptonsObservatory. ...

ASTRO Talks - Twinkling Stars-Stellar Stories

By Ravi Raja Pothineni posted 5 days ago
As part of ASTRO Talks, THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH (ASTRO) in association with the Astronomers Without Borders invites enthusiasts to an Online Lecture on "Twinkling Stars- Stellar Stories " on 16th November 2025, at 5 PM IST by Dr. Prince Sharma, Asst Professor, Cluster of Applied Science, School of Advanced Engineering, UPES Dehradun. About the speaker: Prince Sharma completed his Ph.D. in astrophysics at the University of Delhi, where he specialized in studying the X-ray behavior of neutron stars and black holes in binary star systems. His research focused on understanding how these compact objects emit X-rays, ...

EXPLORING – AN ASTROPOETRY DIALOGUE WITH VICTOR CHIFELEA By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 5 days ago
Engineer Victor Chifelea is the only one left from the first guard of SARM’s astropoetry movement (1996) and one of those awarded with the National Grand Prize for Astropoetry in Romania. . UNIVERSAL QUESTION By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . Is the Universe infinite? Or is it super-finite, summing up all finite things? . EXPLORER By Victor Chifelea . The cosmic explorer had explored boldly even the most unusual space abysses. . In his peregrinations he had come so far that he had touched with his hand the very edge of the Universe. . Back among his own he told about how it had appeared to him like an endless ...

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 6 days ago
NEAR THE BUCHAREST CHILDREN’S OBSERVATORY . Cupola, Sun, park – angles of a beneficial triangle . Above the boulevard – the Moon, a plus of electricity . . . . #poetry

CONTEMPORARY LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 7 days ago
-Good morning, Grandma! - said the contemporary Little Red Riding Hood to her apparent grandmother. How bright and lovely you are! Similar to LAP1-B, the old cluster of stars since the birth of the Universe! #poetry

The Day of Darkness Continued

By Clarence G. Underwood posted 7 days ago
The Day of Darkness Continued A short story by Clarence G. Underwood Man has always looked to the Sun for light and warmth. He understood from early times that the sun was at the root of his existence. He has lived with a regular night and day pattern since he has been conscious of himself. Back around 800 BC the Chinese writing in the I Ching, hinted at the existence of Sunspots. Back in 1223 BC a clay tablet was inscribed with a description of a Solar Eclipse which was found in Ugarit. Thus we know that man both watched and recorded events surrounding the Sun. In my poem, Jacob’s Ladder, I proposed that beings have been watching the skies at least ...

POLARIS – AN ASTROPOETRY DIALOGUE WITH ALEX VIZITIU By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 8 days ago
Alex Vizitiu became a core member of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM) through astronomy presentations, IT craft and astropoetry. . THE ROAD TO POLARIS By Alex Vizitiu . More North of North the silence tightens. Nothing remains. Nothing is enough. Compasses are silent, steps fall without thresholds. The journey begins when the road fades away. . TOWARDS POLARIS By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . The star Polaris is always seductive, but I doubt that we can get to it in a straight line. #poetry

OCTOBER 11, 2025 (5) Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 9 days ago
AT THE BUCHAREST MUNICIPAL OBSERVATORY – SATURN . I wanted to see the planet Saturn at the observatory shortly after the opposition and shortly before its famous ring, visible only through a telescope, to become invisible for a while (as some experts have said). I even wanted to photograph it through a telescope, but I couldn't fix my camera well and the result turned out to be a surreal disaster. Then I got angry and I photographed the planet above the dome normally. A revenge without any ring! . . . #poetry

The Sun Today

By Clarence G. Underwood posted 10 days ago
. . . . The Sun Today . By Clarence G. Underwood . The sun is beautiful today. Many sunspots Are there on display. The date is November The 9th of 2025. Another day to be alive. The sky is clear with a slight breeze. As The air moves it sways the leaves. The Temperature is mild, not to cold or to hot. I used my telescope with a solar filter to Get this shot. It was a projection from a 4.5 Reflector into an attached iPhone X. I took several photos knowing one would Win. It was captured in the morning while The day was new. If you have a similar setup You can get a shot like mine too! #poetry

WHY THE SKIES KEEP (EERIE) SILENCE?

By Mirosław Wójcik posted 10 days ago
Image details: The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) by night, under the Magellanic Clouds Credit: ESO/C. Malin (christophmalin.com) https://www.eso.org/public/images/ann13016a/ A s only they were invented we have pointed our radio-telescopes at the sky, similar as our predecessors with their "deaf" and non-sophisticated counterparts. However, we do this not to primarily admire the stunning beauty of the mysterious space but to listen peculiar sounds coming from distant worlds hidden somewhere amid the plenitude of stars. We perceive them as indispensable signs of interstellar communication between sufficiently enough, ...

OCTOBER 11, 2025 (4) Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 12 days ago
AT THE BUCHAREST MUNICIPAL OBSERVATORY – ASTRONOMERS AT WORK . It is true, even though astronomers can see normally, they think they are nearsighted without a telescope. #poetry

OCTOBER 11, 2025 (3) Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 13 days ago
AT THE BUCHAREST MUNICIPAL OBSERVATORY – ON THE TERRACE . Calm on the terrace. In the distance, only a sunset troubled by clouds. #poetry

OCTOBER 11, 2025 (2) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 14 days ago
. AT THE BUCHAREST MUNICIPAL OBSERVATORY – QUESTION . I wonder if a classical astronomical observatory dreams of being moved outside the city, into the mountains or even into Space. #poetry

OCTOBER 11, 2025 (1) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe posted 15 days ago
OCTOBER 11, 2025 (1) By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . AT THE BUCHAREST MUNICIPAL OBSERVATORY - INTRODUCTION . The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri, which together with Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman form a three-star system called Alpha Centauri. . On October 11, 2025 I visited the Bucharest Municipal Observatory and I found out three interesting topics (on the terrace, astronomers at work, Saturn), so I can say it was a three-story visit or an astropoetic Alpha Centauri type adventure. #poetry

Moon in the Morning Sky

By Clarence G. Underwood posted 15 days ago
Moon in the Morning Sky Rising early brings many rewards. The peace of silence while away From the hordes. Yes, when it is Early you may be alone. You can Read your philosophy and your Knowledge you can hone. Me and My thoughts, what a pair we make. When you have time to think one Makes fewer mistakes. Wisdom Must be sought, it doesn’t flow Free. So you must be a thinking Person, so wise you can be! The Moon in the morning sky is just one Sign, rise up early and say the morning Is mine! Clouds in the sky may suggest Turbulence ahead, but that is no reason To stay in bed. Rise up and face the Day. Move forward from here! ...

The Stars in the Sky

By Clarence G. Underwood posted 15 days ago
The Stars in the Sky Through the ages we have looked up. The sky above us has been a constant Source of refuge for man. The place Where we go to escape the disappointments In life! From the beginning the stars have Been there. Inspired by the August Journal of 2023 from the RASC Hi All, Perhaps you wonder why I write about the ills of the world, because they are there and they are real. Today, while reading a Royal Astronomical Society of Canada publication, I was hit with another reality. Why I am an amateur astronomer. Yes, the stars are beautiful, but they have a story to tell. The stars belong to all of us. The peace that can be ...