Hey, Einstein! I understand!

So – for a good deal of my first 64 years I have been trying to understand relativity, special and general. I know it’s not supposed to make intuitive sense, but it should make some sense. And there have...

Me, you, and the universe

I’ve been following the debate about visual observing vs various form of imaging on various online discussion lists. I’m a dedicated visual observer, but I have the greatest admiration for those doing asronomical imaging today and do not see...

Awe, awareness, and astronomy – or why I look at the night sky

I am inspired by what Einstein said many years ago: Sadly, many of the people I meet appear dead – they go busily about their lives with their eyes closed and they will go to their graves having never lived....