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It‘s a tremendous facility Columnist needs 0 so pretty Peed??? the planet Saturn through a telescope was some» that provides high-quality therapies aterloo's new Civic ~ uare is a thing I had always dreamed about. and programs for children with spe» to use more met Wwelcome additionfgthe IUSI days prior. I had read an article about Saturn in Sky cial needs. uptown core. News: The Canadian Magazine ofr'tstronomy 8i Stargazing. That‘s why we‘ve increased An imponant skill that an opinion It is architecturally classic in Terence Dickinson writes: “In many respects. Saturn is the funding for Kidsfibility and pro writer should have is the ability to design and aesthetically pleasing in greatest wonder 0f the universe TOT backyard astronomers. The school speech and language pro- clearly communicate a message in a concept. Sadly. the design and tex~ beautiful ringed planet has transformed countless thOUSiindS grams by almost $111 million since tactful way. ture ofthe sculpture that forms the 0f people into astronomybufi’s by dOItig nothing more than 200405â€" an increase ofiili Brian Bourke's Notice to bicy- focal point on the square is unsatis- iUSt being up there, I have no idea how many times I have per cent. clists of May 27, 2009 was tactless. factory at best and downright ugly heard some version of this: ‘All it took was one look at Saturn ()ur investments In children's "We are powerless to protect you at worst. Does a rusting broken bell through a telescope, and I was hookedl'" treatment centres mean that over from your own stupidity" is a rude symbolize the decay ofour local I'm hOOKCd. thanks to amateur astronomer George Peer Of 6,000 children anti youth with spe- and unnecessary comment to the manufacturing sector? Waterloo Who inviIEd me to his neighbourhood Stargazing cial needs now have improved community. Ifso, it is in poor taste. Waterloo gathering to View Saturn through his telescope, access to services. Especially when one ofhis exam- maybe be one ofthe most electroni- “The ringed planet. along with its 60 moons. is 1.3 billion M)’ minlfitrtv' \t'dfttm‘t‘t regularly ples involves driving his car on Allen cally advanced cities in the world. km away." Peer wrote in an e-mail a h with Kidmbility to continue to sup- Street which is a dense residential but its judgment in matters of artis~ couple ofdays prior. “Ifyou know any- \l , l l l port these kids and I understand street and not a throughway from A tic excellence leaves much to be one that's 30 years old, that's how long \l\\ \ l that Kidmbility is making every to B. This is a street where bicycles desired, Saturn takes to 80 around the \li I \ effort to maintain current service and pedestrians clearly have the Sun. Which means it's only gone levels, right of way and a“ car drivers must DavidA‘ Crow around twice since l was born. Arrive But we know there's more to do. take care and slow down. Waterloo at 9 pm." ,%.c. Arrive at 9 pm. I did. eagerly anticâ€" . ipating my first look at the ethereal ,4. ' ‘ 0 planet that has inspired many to study ‘ W ' Gettlng a tattoo n0t for the femt 0f heart astronomy. As the sun was setting. ‘ neighbours with their kids gathered in ; ge, I think. is just a number. Although. admittedly covered by any wedding dress they might wear in the Peers driveway. his telescope already Aging is somethingwealltend to say after (orjust future. pointed upwards to the south where ‘ tron-i we pass a milestone. So she spent a couple ofweeks deciding what she Saturn now shines as the lone evening ‘ turning 50 did not panicuiany bother me last wanted and where she wanted it. Ultimately she set- planet. . MARSHALL ‘ summer, Neither did 40, or 30, or any ofthose other tled on a butterfly design. The butterfly is important While waiting for Saturn to appear. ‘ WARD numbers we tend to makeahig deal about. I'm still to her. It's the symbol ofthe Lisaard House hospice Peer shared a wealth of knowledge *' ' ' ' ,, "~- here and I feel pretty good, where her friend died last year, with the kids hoping to see something out ofthis world. “It was ()n the other hand. someone merry 1 As for the where. she did not want it 400 years ago that Galileo pointed his telescope at die sky and close to me has had a few issues with ' P] l ( l ( ll Visible all the time so she settled for a discovered craters on the moon. and the rings of Saturn," said those numbers. Diana is not yet 50 m in B( ) U R K [; spot along the small of her back. We are Peer, an education/outreach liaison with the Royal Astronomy fact. she has another year to gr) ‘ told this is called a “tramp stamp”. We Society ofCanada. K-W Centre, I've been teasing her lately that she . know nothing ofsuch things. but we “Late Spring is Saturn season,“ he said. showing the kids look» at least 15 years younger than me, ' 1 " learn something new all the time. how to read a star chart and explaining how the ringed planet W people must think I have myselfa tro- L & Dutiful husband that I am. lvolun- is sharp and conveniently located for viewing at this time of phy wife. (Which i might add. i think i do) . " ' , teered to go along with her for her year. I don't really understand why she has , if - appointment. Yes, there wasa small "Saturn is in opposition right now. meaning it lies opposite some ofthose issues, Maybe it'sthe fact . ‘ amount ofsadistic glee involved in this. to the Sun relative to us, appearing bigger and brighter than at her three daughters love to tease her . lswear. Dianahasthe lowest pain any other time of year.” he said. When a planet like Saturn about getting older (even though. secret . - ' threshold ofanyone I have ever met, reaches opposition. I learned, it rises when the sun sets â€" sits Iy. they probably hope they've inherited ' And she did not disappoint. highest in the sky at midnight â€" and sets when the sun rises, sonicofthose genes). a ”N She displayed an incredibly wide As the sun set. visions of frozen alien landscapes came Anyhow, lOyean 339 two ofthe girls vocabularyasthey began to trace the flooding back to me as I recalled my childhood. staring for decided they would get tattoos. Our 0m. BRIAN outline. which apparently hurts more hours at artist depictions of majestic ringed Saturn seen from est also thought it might be a good idea. BOURKE than anything else. moons like Rhea. Dione and Janus So. she and her mom made plans to get it Her vocabulary included a number At 9:15 pm, the sky grew dark and Saturn appeared â€" just done but, inevitably, both backed out. of words I haven't heard from her since as Peer said it would â€" high and bright in the south. Peering A9 Mother's Day rolled by this year. our youngest our first child was born (it was an event that always into the eyepiece of the telescope, I was blown away by the once again started beating on the tattoo dmm, made me wonder why we had a second). beautiful sight of Saturn. It was a pale orb with its narrow rings telling her mom now that she's getting on it's jug. After an hour or so, it was all done, And now, two clearly discemable. hanging in the blackness of space with its the right time for a little adornment. And. she provid- weeks later. I must admit it looks quite nice. Never largest moon. Titan. to the right. “Wow!” was all I could say. ed the clincher. giving her mom $50 for the deposit actually thought I'd like it. but I do. Hearing the awe in the voices of others who looked through and helping set up the appointment‘ Idon't know ifthis is the extent of her midlife cri- the eyepiece. it was clear why stargau-rs like Peer spend so Personally, it was not imponant to me_ | rather sis, but at the very least I learned a few new linguistic much time out in the cold and dark. like her the way she is But. my nature is to let people combinations. Saturn's rings are truly something you have to see for do what they want as long as they're not hurting any- "‘ yourself. one else. Brian Bourke. a membero/the “16,3 KOOL PM Diana was the same way with the mils, saying tat- morningcmu Mn be reached byemallar loos were fine but they had to ensure they would be bbourkeOkoolfmmm. MarshallWard is a visual anismnd independenrfilrnmaker Emil Li welcomeat marshaILwardOhomiat‘me.