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J ’ . human affairs” Don't 86‘ mebvfrong I support who can't afford a home excused , ‘ meeting astronomer Dr. Brady Johnson, a fellow parent at my th to indust .- but these new b d b 'd' - daughters school and pmident ofKW Telescope. an astrono- e au ry . "t. 0 not use my taxes to S“ 5’ we ' ‘ my store and resource centre in Kitchener. lake me. Johnson proposals to havethe Canadian. an industry that caters to the very " ’ discovered his love for the night sky as a child. government subsidize a" 581% 15 people who helped get us into "“5 “Even before I was school age, my response to the question insane. . mess m the first place. . . " ofwhat I want to be when I grow up was ‘astronaut.'" Johnson I think sometimes folks get too If the auto industry is in so much told me wrappfidfiup in this bailout in)“: troubleit is obviously time for some . "NASA was founded the year I was born. so I like to think senlsleh all.“ g1 fiamfi dy luld dramatic change. . . ' ‘ i that had something to do with it." he said with a smile. “And as love mama]; he)!“ theiirrwn wxgfiglggggfiffigggfit ‘ a kid, I know I was fascinated by news repons of the Mercury deep debt situations but this is not have to lose those jobs We can get . a???" (fill?! US human spaceflight). and Of course. the Apol the answer. I , cars anywhere. Usually cheaper and . looking at a stunning photo of the planet Jupiter exhibited {‘5 cr ' mud peop e we ”my a better. , ’ on the walls of KWTelescope, taken by social contract that has been in Why not open the industry to - Da I Arch . . . . . . rry er (con5idered one of the . place for decades. While it is not local competition? Let these top planetary hotographers in Canaâ€" \ I \ [ . \l l \. I l clearly spelled out it goes something dinosaurs go bankrupt, scrap the .. ‘ da) I was remgided of the first time I '\ j ‘ I \ like this; I take care of myself and auto pact and see if a new car .. ‘ saw the ominous gas giant with its L I you take care of yourself. I wouldn't industry doesn't rise from the ashes . . great red spot as a teenager looking ask you to subsidize my lifestyle so with a better focus on the local ~ .7 . . ’ v“ , . through a telescope at the éttawa . observatory. I would imagine that the ‘ first glimpse of a planet like Jupiter. or i W 0 y 0 0 Saturn, throu a telescope is some- Sprmg 3 here, time for a parking rant ramps”... We... ~ remember all their lives. Johnson con- Maybe it's just the thick haze of pharmaceuticals cast. curred. through which I am looking at life these days. but a Yes. the war was parked on the street. which goes “The first time I saw Jupiter -' number of things seem to be conspiring to annoy against the city's bylaw. But what was the problem? I through binoculars. I was immediateâ€" me. maintain. as I have all along. that the vast majority of ly hooked on astronomy." said John- MARSHALL After some so years on the planet in very good people prefer to park their cars in their driveway if at son. who was a young teenager also. WARD health. it‘s been a had few months I‘m not deathly all possible. And I believe there should be on»street “The most compelling thing was the ill, but I seem to be lurching from annoy- restrictions in place between November four pin-point stars surrounding it â€" the brightest moons of ing problem, to another. A cold. the flu l and March I if the weather warrants Jupiter. It was the first time I'd ever seen the moons of another â€" and a few other minor issues which i ii i i l i l l Other than that. parking on residen- planet, and when I went out the next night to see it again. to make medical profe$ionals take an interâ€" I.” ) l l l { K l' tial streets should be enforced on a my delight. the moons had significantly changed positions est in certain pans of me which. to be ‘ complaints basis The current system is Jupiter continues tobe one of my favourite objects to look at.” honest. like most men. I would rather a money grab. and a completely unnec- Walking around KWTelescope. I could have spent hours they not take an interest ‘ wary level of bureaucracy. just gazing at the pictures of celestial images. some pho- Less annoying perhaps is the fact that ‘1 Meanwhile. in uptown Waterloo. tographed by customers of the store. and some by Johnson the City of Waterloo is looking into its parking problems continue around himself. My favourite was one Johnson took of the Andromeda parking bylaws again. Maybe this time. Waterloowan Square. Myyoungcst galaxy. "I took this one about four years ago at Starfest (Cana- they will come up with a solution. I've daughter just got mother ticket in that da’s largest annual :1an party. just north of Mount For- long had some questions about the park» am She works at a pub uptown, and 830." The spiral galaxy. shown in great detail in Johnson's ing miles in this city. However. every time sometimes doesn‘t finish work until 3 photo ls about 2.5 million light years away. he explained. I mention something city councillors , am. She tries to park reasonably close "That's how it looked about two-and-a-half million years ago." band together to let me know I'm wrong. k. 5, to the pub for safety reasons. I don‘t said Johnson. “It’s probably still there." and I don‘t understand the issues really want her wandering back across Along with the spectacular photographs that looked like Perhaps not. but I know dumb when I BRIAN several lots to her car at that time of the something out of an astronomy magazine. I was impressed to see it. and some of the rules don't make BOURKE day. Am I being overprotective? Sounds learn how aficrdable telescopes have become (beginner tele- any sense whatsoever. like common sense to me. scopes in the store start at $200). Plus. I think some city officials are Over the last year. she has probably - These days, Johnson's main interests lie with deep space playing a little loose with the truth. I've been told in been hit with a halfdocen tickets Her complaints objects, like nebulae and star clusters But for beginners con- the past that bylaw enforcement officers do not tar‘ have fallen on deaf cars at the city. She's told she can templating celestial things. he suggests something a little clos- get specific areas of the city when they are patrolling. park at the parking garage or at another lot. but that's er to home. ' If that’s the case. then they are very efficient. a considerable walk in the middle of the myth The ”My first images were of the moon. and that’s what I recom- Because I have seen them on my street almost every city and Its merchants need to get together to pro- mend all beginners start with,” said Johnson. “It's easy. accessi- night this winter. Since I get up at the crack of stupid. vide a safer alternative. I'm not optimistic either of ble â€"â€" and it's beautiful." I'm often fortunate enough to witness the enforoe- these parking Issues will be addressed. as this council Children's Day at KW Telescope. iOOWctoria St. S. Kitchener merit ofiicers' never-ending quest to make my quiet seem to have a remarkable ability to avoid doing is March 21 from 14 PM. Conducted by the Royal Astronomy residential street safe from the scourge of on-street much of anything Society of Canada. the event is geared for children age 7< 14. parking, Such was the case Sunday moming when a - For more Information visit http://wwwkwtelescopecom/ ' bylaw officer pulled up to write a ticket for the only Man Bourke. a member of the [(5.3 KOOL FM carparked on theentlrestreetmnamild moming momlngauucanbenachaibyemaflat MarshaUWhrdLvatualnranandlndcpmdentFlmmaku with nosnow on the gimnd. and noneln thefore- bbourhOhnqhtmm Emaillsweknmeat minimal! Loom