Daily Archives: May 1, 2020

When, how, and why I began my interest in astronomy

Posted on May 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis As a general rule, I tend to value earned experiences more than accidental ones. That’s a pretty common view, it seems to me. The exhilaration of a summit view is heightened by appreciating the effort it took … Continue reading →

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Rekindling My Love of Astronomy

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by David J. Kaplan I was born in the South Bronx. My parents each had two jobs, so we as kids were pretty much on our own. Saturday mornings my mother gave me fifty cents, pinned a label inside my … Continue reading →

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keep your distance

Posted on May 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis assuming zero angular momentum and zero charge I thought you might include in the newsletter, this social distancing advice for the astronomically inclined, which leaves the calculation as an exercise for the viewer. Here are the relevant … Continue reading →

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Vanity Cards

Posted on May 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet That in my own humble opinion every Amateur Astronomer wearing a mask is a masked crusader for our mutual pursuit of life and liberty. I’ve got nothing. I have been waiting to write that phrase for a … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on May 1, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Biggest cosmic mystery ‘step closer’ to solution The nature of this quirk, which allowed matter to dominate the Universe at the expense of antimatter, remains a mystery. Now, results from an experiment in Japan … Continue reading →

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