Astronomy Observation Sheets With Stories
I slipped out of bed to look out the window on a November night. The stars were bright and steady. As I gently spoke of their beauty to my sleeping Bride, she stirred then rose quickly to take a look for herself. With bed robes and jackets on top to… Continue reading
The warm damp air and cloudy days had persisted for days. The night was different because stars could actually be seen, but there was so little time we only gazed at a few and retired. It was murky a week later but cleared enough for us to see Jupiter about… Continue reading
The winter circle is high overhead in the early evenings of March in the Philippines. It’s name draws questions because Philippine children do not know four seasons, so I have to explain to them how it got its name. This particular night was with my wife (a budding observer of… Continue reading
Hope Moon. “I don’t see it.” I tell the man. “It’s there. The clouds are covering it,” he explains. “How can you be sure?” “It’s right above the sunset.” He searches in the binoculars. It takes him only a few seconds to find the very new moon – Day 2.… Continue reading
There he was. Orion was bright and shining for us to admire from our bedroom window. The entire sky was bursting with starlight at 3:30 a.m. The Pleiades, mentioned in scripture, was easy to find, and Sirius was his brightest self among the visible stars. The ice storm was over,… Continue reading
