[nggallery id=33] After having to frustratingly postpone the astronomy outreach at Elim for the fourth time, James and I were enthusiastic when clear skies dawned in Louis Trichardt on Saturday for our trip to Mussina. While setting up at the north entrance to the great North Road Plaza, shoppers were already getting inquisitive and James […]
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[nggallery id=35] As luck would have it, our mid-winter rains arrived on the eve of our departure to the Lephalale Bosveld Show. Woken up by the pitter-patter on the roof I rushed outside to cover the top of the already packed trailer that had the “Fossils, Light & Time” display. Unfortunately the display is just […]
[nggallery id=9] Saturday morning 18th May dawned overcast with the threat of rain. A call to Martin Blomm at Shangri-la Hotel in Modimolle where we would be staying confirmed that it was the same down there, but it did seem to be clearing. Armed with the latest posters and pamphlets from the South African Observatory […]
[nggallery id=15] Saturday 15th June, one day before Father’s day and it dawned a clear wintery morning which saw James and I packing the trailer prior to heading off to the Spar in Thohoyandou for our sixth IAU/OAD astronomy outreach event for the year. I have had the opportunity to visit the University of […]
by Kodai Fukushima Affiliation: Hosei University, NAOJ star party staff Keywords: Earthquake, Stargazing, Disaster relief Summary The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11th, 2011 wreaked enormous damage on Japan. I took part in the disaster relief activities that followed. Doing so, I realized that stars‐studded in the sky without town lights were very impressive. […]
