The night of the 17th of June 2026 marks a very special milestone for Golden Ears Observatory: our 100th astronomical discovery. The object, internally designated PAPA-SHANKAR-240326, has been classified as a Dwarf Nova, SU UMa subtype by Italian Astronomers Andreoli.V and Castellani.F at Novezzina Observatory, Italy. The object has also been observed by ATLAS (Asteroid
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Golden Ears Observatory has a new portable smart telescope setup. It uses the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope to carry out autonomous follow-up observations of bright asteroids for the Minor Planet Center, and some astrophotography. To support continuous night-to-night observing during good weather, we also built a small 3D-printed clamshell observatory called the Nano
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Dear Santa, Here is my grownup Christmas list Not for myself but for a world in need That we would get rid of the evil telephone scammers and welcome more philanthropists and farmers That we would soon stop using fossil fuels and care for animals, plants and eroding soils That elders and kids would never
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Written by Balaji, Golden Ears Observatory You bend light every day and nightAnd devour stars, big or small, with a ravenous appetite You send ripples when you dance with your friendsAnd break every rule, every idea and every fence You’re elusive and like to hideIn the centre of galaxies, is your home where you reside
Written by Bal, Golden Ears Observatory You are the cause of unrelenting ocean wavesand you are the carver of stalactites in cavesYou make spring, summer, winter and falland you are, without any doubts, the wisest wizard of allThere is no history without youno present, no future will dare to ensueYou make the stars and heavens
Star Dust – written by Bal, Golden Ears Observatory I closed my eyes to the imminent nightand fell asleep to the sound of lightwandering in a distant galaxy far awaywhere war and poverty isn’t seen any daythe stars clusters and glorious scenes my eyes beholdand the rainbow of colours in the nebulae unfoldI stopped by
Time: 04:23:21 Location: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
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