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Song: Metallica – Astronomy (Original by Blue Öyster Cult) Album: Garage Inc (1998) A great song proformed by Metallica. Never been played live before, but should be. As Requested, here are the Lyrics… Clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst Out at you from their hiding place Like acid and oil on a madman’s face His reason tends to fly away Like lesser birds on the four winds Like silver scrapes in May And now the sand’s become a crust Most of you have gone away Come Susie dear, let’s take a walk Just out there upon the beach I know you’ll soon be married And you’ll want to know where winds come from Well it’s never said at all On the map that Carrie reads Behind the clock back there you know At the Four Winds Bar Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Four winds at the Four Winds Bar Two doors locked and windows barred One door to let to take you in The other one just mirrors it Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hellish glare and inference The other one’s a duplicate The Queenly flux, eternal light Or the light that never warms Yes the light that never, never warms Or the light that never Never warms Never warms Never warms The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst Out at you from their hiding place Miss Carrie nurse and Susie dear Would find themselves at Four Winds Bar It’s the nexus of the crisis And the origin of storms Just the place to hopelessly Encounter time and then came me Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Call me Desdinova Eternal light These gravely digs of mine Will surely prove a sight And don’t forget my dog Fixed and consequent Astronomy…a star

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There is a big interest in science today and the lack thereof in our youth; yet with a little interest by adults in the science of astronomy and a relatively inexpensive child telescope you could show the universe in a whole new way.

There are a few things that you need prior to getting a child telescope and your beginning endeavors into astronomy. Astronomy need not be a confusing and difficult process to understand, while it may take a little studying, the use of a child telescope could help you begin to get your child interested in something that can help them develop new skills and new attitudes. Your first child telescope need not be overly expensive nor should it be too cheap to be perceived as another toy in some childrens collection.

A child telescope can be as expensive or inexpensive as one is willing to pay, yet if you are willing to put a little time into researching telescopes you can determine what model would be best for you and your child. Once you have selected a telescope, spending a little time understanding how to use and spending time with your child could help the child telescope be a more stable part of your life.

Beginning Astronomy

You may think that you need to be part scientist to understand the difference in telescopes and that your child telescope should wow and amaze your child but the truth is that developing an interest is key and that there are plenty of sites out there that will help you understand what you should look for in a child telescope. Start small and develop the interest, the patience and knowledge that studying stars, planets and the universe.

So if apertures, lens, mirrors, or reflectors confuse you it may be better to start small, make sure that your child telescopes catches his or her imagination and interest then proceed into bigger things. The worst thing that many parents experience in buying their children things is the lack of interest that comes after a few months or weeks of starting a new hobby. Yet you could extend that interest by making short term goals and helping them gain more interest in the hobby through your own interest.

Who knows, beginning with a child telescope could bring you closer and develop the interest in science and the universe, which is a long way from video games, television and other distractions in our lives.

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The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) will be a global celebration of astronomy & its contributions to society & culture, highlighted by the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei. The aim of the Year is to stimulate worldwide interest, especially among young people, in astronomy & science under the central theme “The Universe, Yours to Discover”. IYA2009 events & activities will promote a greater appreciation of the inspirational aspects of astronomy that embody an invaluable shared resource for all nations. The IYA2009 activities will take place at the global and regional levels, & especially at the national & local levels. National Nodes in each country have been formed to prepare activities for 2009. These Nodes establish collaborations between professional & amateur astronomers, science centres, educators, & science communicators. *** Coming To You In 2009 400 Years After Galileo Pointed His Telescope To The Sky Scientists, Hobby Astronomers & The Public Will Join Together To Celebrate A Year Which Will See The Universe Brought Down To Earth Connecting Us With The Universe Preserving The Worlds Dark Skies Empowering Developing Countries Showing The Universe To millions 140 Nations One Earth, One Sky The Universe Yours To Discover *** Source astronomy2009.org

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Astronomy is thought of as something nerds do or those hidden away in towers with big telescopes and mysterious computations. However, you don’t need to be good at math a nerd or spend a long time learning to discover the stars. The ancients did that and learned a lot about their world that way. Given these times when money issues are foremost, it’s nice to know that there are simple things we can do to enjoy our world and learn more about it without having to spend a lot of money or do things that are too complicated to enjoy after all. It’s possible to have fun in your backyard with a little instruction and time, then get other folks around with you to enjoy it too.

We read how folks discover new planets and wax eloquently over stars and their speed, direction and relationship to one another. How many of us know that you can actually build your own telescope to appreciate those heavenly lights in the skies, those stars above us. That might even be a whole lot more interesting than watching the stars in other areas, those in television and the movies or in politics, those Bill Clintons, Sarah Palins, and Paris Hiltons, that all fade in time. Those stars in heaven won’t.

Joey Matheson in the town of Natchitoches, is a talented man, a retired clown from major circuses, who does odds and ends at a local church and teaches people how to build telescopes and enjoy looking at the stars. He is a Bible scholar also along with being an amateur astronomer, so in his own way he balances science and religion. Recently I spent some time with Joey as he explained the elements of the telescope. Looking at the heavens up close in the evening sky can be fulfilling and informative. Joey is not only adept with the telescope, he is also a master at explaining how it is used.

John Dobson, working in a monastery in San Francisco in the 1960’s, wanted to develop a telescope design that would be relatively easy to use. Joey has this type, which is called the Dobsonian telescope. The telescope originated with Isaac Newton. It consists of an eyepiece in the back, a secondary cage and mirror box. One looks through the eyepiece and sees the images that are brought through light that comes in and is reflected by a large mirror. Joey’s telescope is made for deep sky observing, for looking at galaxies, asteroids, and pinpointing stars. Through it one is able to see 18,000 galaxies.

The telescope helps one establish direction, iis used for navigational purposes and to establish the seasons for planting. Joey tells us that the telescope gives him certitude and understanding that there’s a purpose for everything in the relationship of one thing to another, in the earth and in the heavens. It has practical purposes as well as esoteric ones.

There are simple instructions the Internet for building telescopes and networks of people to talk with about them. Astronomy clubs are great groups to join because these folks are interested in nature and the heavens and like Joey see that purpose for everything under heaven.

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