Autumn in the skies
Autumn started with the death of our dear aunt Noor in The Netherlands, which came as a shock. It also brought about the second wave of COVID-19. That second wave … Continue reading Autumn in the skies
Tag: Astronomy
We’ve found the real 0° meridian!
And it turned out to be a that little path next to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, not the Prime Meridian line. The 0° meridian is what the GPS uses … Continue reading We’ve found the real 0° meridian!
Black Hole Breakthrough
Caught Simon’s reaction to Wednesday’s breaking news on video: the first-ever image of a black hole published, made by the Event Horizon Telescope project team. Simon explains why, if you … Continue reading Black Hole Breakthrough
A Guest from Space
An unbelievable experience Friday night, as we were on an Antwerp rooftop prepping to observe Uranus and Orion nebula through a telescope, Simon and I (and one more person next … Continue reading A Guest from Space
Looking at the Moon and Mars
Simon is interested in space again, since he has gravitated towards Physics and has been learning a lot of astrophysucal concepts. We had times when he didn’t bother to join … Continue reading Looking at the Moon and Mars
No Limit
Mom, did you know there’s a density limit? Density is mass divided by size! If an object reaches the density limit it will become a black hole. If you have … Continue reading No Limit
Observing the Red Moon during the eclipse last Friday night
We were also lucky to have friends with a telescope over at Simon’s grandma’s summer house in Friesland last weekend and saw the Moon a little closer than as shown … Continue reading Observing the Red Moon during the eclipse last Friday night
High and low tide
We drew a line to mark how far the sea has pulled back between 17:30 and 21:00 o’clock. It’s amazing to observe the the Moon in action! We have read … Continue reading High and low tide
Stardust
Looking at the Moon and the Orion nebula from a roof top together with a true friend The telescopes were brought to the panorama floor of the museum “het MAS” … Continue reading Stardust
Geeks out of the box 