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Virtual Solar System Drive

Since I started visiting Coonabarabran, I've been aware of the Virtual Solar System Drive. A, to scale model of the real Solar System,...

The South American Chilean Eclipse

Ask an astronomer what they saw after experiencing a total solar eclipse, and you’ll get words like “diamond ring”, “Bailey’s Beads” and...

Mind - The Gap

Mindless travel offends me deeply . When guides march ahead with a sign to follow; it frustrates me no end when they dictate what time...

Water, Water everywhere - 20 years in the making

20 years ago, almost to the day, I visited Niagara Falls. In doing so, I was fulfilling one of my goals from when I joined the ‘red and...

Last Five - Commending those who are making a difference

“72% of the birds in this park are rescued from being trafficked.” The information sign in Spanish, Portuguese and English stands for all...

5 Things to consider when you’re Aurora Chasing

Whilst the silent dancing clouds of a aurora are spectacular at night, the northern lights are not the only thing you should keep your eyes

You notice the stars before anything else...

I mean really notice them – like there are millions up there and you can’t believe that they’ve been there all this time. Welcome to Austral

In the beginning

As a dark-sky savvy audience, you probably expect me to say: There was light. But no, there wasn’t. Rather, it began because of a shadow. A

Eggs and Aurora - the link

My chicken laid an egg. That’s what chickens do… right? The man in the feedlot said they often start to lay in Autumn, and he was right.

Silverswords - A trip up memory mountain!

In 2014, Fred and I led an astronomy and volcanology tour of Hawaii. We were fortunate to get an up close and personal visit of the

International Dark Sky Week 2019

1 week 4 days 18 people 100,000,000 stars – maybe more Together with 18 people, I celebrated the last night of International Dark Sky Week

#Connect2Earth

I can't help but reflect on the privilege of spending just over 2 hours with 250 people in the dark. Not something that you do all the time!

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