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Since the 18th century, John Michell and Pierre Simon de Laplace have drawn our attention to what today we call black holes. . The serious gravity problem is that from the dark pits of the Earth we can still escape sometimes, but we can never do it from the black holes of the Cosmos. #poetry
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TWO KINGDOMS

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Image details: The Very Large Telescope snaps a stellar nursery and celebrates fifteen years of operations Credit: ESO https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1322a/ T here are two wonderful kingdoms basically so contradicted and yet in some way similar. One is hidden in the depths of Earth's water regions, while the other stretches high above in the unbounded infinity. These two kingdoms were sparking for centuries our curiosity, imagination and encouraged us to make bold steps paving the way towards new discoveries. Thanks to them the treasury of knowledge is continuously filled up. Today, as well. And yet we don't know everything, ...
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​As an astronomer, I have always believed that the most important instrument we have isn't the telescope—it’s the location. ​This week, we, the ASTRO Team, travelled to the remote areas of the Mulugu district—Govindaraopet, Pasra, and Narlapur—to witness the Geminids Meteor Shower, often referred to as the "King of Meteor Showers." Leaving the city lights behind, we found something that is becoming dangerously rare: true darkness. ​Under the pristine skies of Pasra, the universe didn't just appear; it performed. 🌌​We watched Orion the Hunter dominate the winter sky, its nebula glowing faintly even to the naked eye. 🌌​We saw the Seven ...
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I saw the Sun down in the morning from my planet and then in the evening I asked myself: Why not a satellite too, like the Moon? Why not another planet too, like Saturn? Why not another star too, like Deneb? . . . . #poetry
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Mathematics teacher at a university, physics teacher at a high school, priest and former laureate of the National Grand Prize for Astropoetry in Romania, Adrian Sima makes a spectacular comeback. . THE SHORTEST SPECIES OF ASTROPOETRY By Adrian Sima . LIGHT – mysterious substance in the ink sky - real spark, with which to write the shortest astropoetry - . the only Verse in the Uni-verse. . ASTRO-HAIKU By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe . Just stellar interpretations of people’s lives – astropoetry #poetry
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At SARM's summer astronomical events there is a tradition of a campfire, around which the participants chat and listen to astrofolk music. . At the same time, some look at deep sky objects on computer screens (for example, a galaxy), and others look at near sky objects with the naked eye (for example, the Moon). . . . #poetry
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NEAR THE CHILDREN’S OBSERVATORY . In a nice park, after so many rainy days, nature still resists . . . . . #poetry
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Fallen Stars

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Fallen Stars By Clarence G. Underwood Some say that stars from heaven do fall! We look up on a clear night and at that Moment we see a sight. The heavens seem To fall to the earth. A new stone has been Given birth. A meteorite is what it’s called. It wasn’t really a star at all. But some have Claimed they saw a fire in the sky and believe A fallen star would probably come to earth That way! Meteors are really just dust and Stones in the sky. Perhaps once in a while They may be a rock which falls from up high. A piece of a comet or some other celestial Debris. Watch out below we don’t want it to Hit you or me! But we can collect ...
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. The First Telescope! . Hecate, the snake woman on the moon? . By Clarence G. Underwood . As you can see from the picture above, there appears there a woman with a snake. The 8th century BC Greeks worshipped Hecate. A snake woman which originated in Caria. The Greeks and Carians serviced Egyptian Pharaohs in many fights. Perhaps this is where some of the enhanced cult information originated for the Greeks! Many cultures spoke of and worshipped a woman in the moon. The Carians shared a frontier with the Greeks. In the 19th century Sir Austen H. Layard found the Nimrud Lens during an excavation of some Assyrian ruins! Professor ...
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On the evening of November 24, 2025, among the blocks in my Bucharest neighborhood. . Saturn - I said - I knew you yellow to gray, why do I see you now disguised in light blue? . I am not disguised - he answered me - but some of your fellow earthlings made me up with electric lights. . #poetry
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READINESS

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Image details: The double firing burst (artist's impression) Credit: ESO https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0828a/ ––– |READINESS| W e have to be ready that someday our ideas about the cosmos will collapse unexpectedly Being still focused on wars here, we're living in a fool's paradise what happens there… Undoubtedly, thanks to the state-of-the-art technology * , we have seen more than earlier. Intriguing riddles remain, however That's because the Universe, after all, conceals surprisingly many of them, keeping the ability to debunk paradigms Soon, we'll have to handle somehow with ...
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C/2025 A6 (LEMMON) . Photo 1 (2025-10-20, Runcu Stone) by George Tanase Astro-haiku by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe Photo 2 (2025-10-24, Runcu Stone) by Valentin Grigore . . Only a simple comet... and so much upliftment of the soul! . #poetry
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I heard a lot about Copernicus, Bruno, Galileo and Kepler, but I have heard too little about Thomas Digges, who considered that the Sun is the center of an infinite Universe. . Maybe if we look at the world subjectively he was right… #poetry
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During a recent eclipse! . By Clarence G. Underwood . As an Astronomy enthusiast there are Many things in the sky that I enjoy. Watching last years eclipse was quite A joy! Eclipses of the sun and moon are Something to see. For a solar eclipse one Needs eye protection but with a lunar Eclipse all you need is to look with your Naked eye and it you can see! With my Vintage telescope, it has a projection Screen you see. So with my naked eye I Can watch a solar eclipse it is great to See! Projecting an image is lots of fun And it is easy. So next time there is a Solar eclipse use a pinhole projector or Get a vintage telescope with ...
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MY LAST DAY AT THE EVENT . Moon and Venus. Then the ascension of the Sun - a living being . . . . . #poetry
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This is the season when many worthy nonprofit organizations ask for your help. We’re doing the same. The main difference is that their annual appeal goals are in the six figures, while ours is far more modest--our annual budget is still only $25K a year. But year we need donors to be extra generous. Why? We’re facing the added expense (possibly upwards of $50K) of building a new observatory structure. For years, we've been trying to get up and running with a 45+ year old, used (by two previous owners) and battered building to house our 20” research-grade telescope (good news: it still works!). Despite extensive repair efforts by a skilled team of volunteers ...
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The Foggy Night

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. The Foggy Night . By Clarence G. Underwood . I was out last night observing the Crescent moon, suddenly the Bright light from the moon started To dim. The air got cooler, there was A mist in the air. The fog was rolling In, but the moon didn’t care. It Continued to shine, yes it was dimmed. But it was good to see that the fog Could not overcome him. Yes, the Features disappeared, but the outline Did persist. The crescent was yet seen Even through the foggy mist. The sun And the moon brighten the sky. I’m Sure ancient man worshipped them. Now we know why! Their light can Persist even while other things disappear ...
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SKY LOVERS . Free people in a mountain place, games with telescopes, serenity . . . . . . #poetry
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LAUNCHES AT RUNCU STONE (with special thanks to astronaut Dorin Dumitru Prunariu and model rocket maker George Radu) . Astronaut next to miniature rockets - nostalgic dimension . . . . . . #poetry
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