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Many attentded the vealI I Truiy how stupid does this sound ' ear y morning mee ings once ey 0 you. , . . mm , . . felt that host had been betrayed. 0‘ “at” mrmmm m5 “0. “me “1‘3 We NSF “he" y would you “my“; only to be ignored by the very board Ray Duchy $3333: tablet?” mmm were seeing light attempts to put more emp asis on - . , editssource it) or ’ ‘ nsof the PUBLIC pan of the Waterloo may“? believedeénl. l h . 19year WPL WWW But then again. there‘s no time like the presehialzafizw a Public library? Why now? 8 eat y appomt E anal Cyclists making new astrophotography exhibition presented by KW Telescope Even more curious is why would teve .012"? '(la supponero 2m ' a difl‘ titled A Celebration of the Night Sky. taking place this May in ' it matter to a board who has consis- if: £2332 it: :g::; 0&1: “35?," emnce the Odeon Gallery at Princess Mn Cinemas. tendy demonstrated their lack of . . . . . Privil to co-‘udge the exhibit, along with KW Telesco interest in the publics position. par- migelréalks an] d hlls commitments R m8 titestoryztfilkhemn: mp. presidenetgle): Bradyllohnson. it was a challenge to pick just p33 ticularly over the matters of the fir~ to e I ”113’ ‘ . ins cycliststo 3 photos of galaxies. nebulae, star clusters and solar system ing of Cathy Matyas board mem- There may not be a conflict or for WNW objects all taken by amateur astronomers bers‘ attendance or governance interest if the Waterloo Public This is not just a feel good story, While . l | 'al . f l . . . . . . gazing at spectacu ar ce esti images or severa issues. A board who has pushed “bi?” “a" “as We“ ”‘9 53“.“ ““5 ‘5 a“ ”59"“‘8 5““ 0mm” 0‘" hours with Brady 1 discovered that observing the night sky has through its own agendas despite posmon to support amalgamation. youth are making a difference. as much to do with the mind as it does with the eye public outcry staff discontent and bl" the public pan ofPublic Library [was touched. “It took two-and-a-half million years for the light from the - . ‘ should at the very least know what We should be proud that in our .. public distrust. l th t l . h h like front edge of that galaxy to reach us, Brady told me as we Board member Bob Ernest's sug- m ‘13 may ge top ay. . , °°"‘.“‘“““Y we ave eroes looked at a photo of the Andromeda galaxy that we selected for - ~ ow nothing about the politics lamte and Ben. , . gestion. although well intended. to that have played out over the past Can two lQ-year-olds takm' g on the “him!" hold evening board meetings in , _ “So, that part of the picture, as (at -â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€" contrast to the 730 am meetings four months at the Waterloo Public such an endeavour change any as what we see is Mo-and-a-half mil- . mayor may not increase public ‘ notary but i do know what it feels thing? “on years old be back edge (of the \l \llbl l ‘tl .l ' input But what difference could it M8 to speak out and “0‘ be heard. l believe they can. i Waxy) whichVis in the same photo is \ l ‘ l ‘\ possibly make when the board has The"? were 80 citizens at those actually a hundred-thousand years ‘ shown in the past how little they early morning meetings' but will lane Seymour older because it took a hundredthou- care about the public's input? one cameas a representativeo a Waterloo sand years longer for that light to ‘ reach the camera than the front edge. ‘ . . . It's like a collage 0: time travel." 5 a ne co age 0 images t at espe- Some tips from Mr. Fix1t my - tains the entire solar system. as seen With spring ofcourse comes thoughts allow. her kind ofadorable.) by Earth, taken by local photographer Maybe I don't have as many of those thoughts asl l am not at all inspired by the renovation work Darryl Archer, who Brady said “is pos- ‘ . used to. so my mind turns to something different done on these shows. There is really nothing there sibly one of the best in Canada doing Spring, for me, represents the opportunity to once that appeals to me. I like our house the way it is. It's planetary imaging." MARSHALL I again build or fix something. finished and it's comfortable l gasped in awe at Archer's beauti' ‘ WARD 3 And thanks to television, I am much better at this However, my competitive nature compels me to ful photo of the planet Venus * M ‘r"* ""' """ than l used to be. . . take on some work justsothose shrouded in mystique and looking much like a yellowish» ‘ We have l H wit-Vision channels at . ~ . smarmy handyman types can learn 8 orange pearl. home. . , oi Whlt it only one is ever l’l l ( l l )l lesson. [Yes l am aware they can nei- Brady explained: “Venus is covered in cloud all the time. watched. BOURKE ther see me nor hear me. but some» and you really never see any of the surface detail with conven- l that would be Home and harden 'W ‘ where in the cosmic communication tional photography. But Danyl has used some special filters - Believe me. llil‘t is not my choice llowcv- , . amongst men. they know I am chal- that enable him to see features in the cloud structure. and this er. my l)rl(l{' is hczmly addicted to this longing them.) image ofVenus is one of the first amateur photos We ever seen channel. 3'" " In my point of new. anyone can that shows detail in the clouds." It‘s very difficult for me to watch it all . ‘ build something when they have the Closer to home, sevéral magnificently detailed images of l the time. Mostly lwcausc it seems the a ‘d right tools, the ability to measure propâ€" our Moon on display were also taken by local photographers. channel only has about six shows. half of A . ' erly and skills which allow one to cut in “Those photos are great because any time you hook a camera them ending the same way * with very ?: ;, a straight line. up to a telescope and aim it at the Moon. you're almost assured surprised people t-xrlairning “Oh my ,t‘i- “ It's a real workman. a craftsman in to get something very exciting to look at, and it can sometimes ( kid." at some change. renovation or if; fact, to have to constantly adapt to the produce spectacular mults, And most of those details that we repair ‘3‘ . fact one cut is never the same as anoth- see on the surface of the Moon are billions of years old." lust once. I'd like in sec someone er. And while Brady's business partner. Brian Demesch. appre- r-xclaim their complete and utter hatred BRIAN I have built things. and cut them ciates both lunar and planetary imaging, he is most fascinated for whatever work has been done on their R“ E crooked on purpose just so they will deep-space observin . home. “()h lord that's horrible. . . BO” match up with the previously mangled by “To understand yougr own humanity, you have to under» what were you thinking," ' W ’ place of wood. stand your place in the universe.” said Brian. “If you ponder i I would pay extra for a channel which featured And my betrothed does not have the slightest the distance and time it took for light to get from there to here. i that kind ()fending. idea. with most objects in the sky , . . you have to get your mind Sadly my wifeliki-s the other endings, and always lcan Show these to you. just as l am sure you men around the concept that you're looking at the very distant l suggests “we should do that" when someone adds an arc nodding quietly. laughing at the memory of the past." l electronic solar powered water feature (which I Mr. Fix lt solutions you have devised without the A Celebration of the Night Sky runs until May 3]. with an 1 believe used to be called a pond) to their home. knowledge ofyour partner. opening reception on Saturday. May 15 at 7 pm. The other halftifthe shows are all about people We are clever people, we men. We just prefer to For more information visit www.kwtelescope.com. i buying and selling real estate. My wife always keep it hidden. ‘ exclainis how lovely many of the homes are. except ‘ when «he is telling the people on TV they should not ”0 buy a particular property [Ht-Mam you and me. i Brian Rourke. a nitmher 0/019 [(15.3 [(00]. FM .‘im not sure she understands the people in the box morning (rem can he reached hyemailal Marshall Ward is a visual artist and backyard astronomer izin't lit-at her lint it is one of the traits which make lilX)llka@kmlf7fl.t‘l)nl Email is welcome at marshal! unnléilwtmai'lromt , i.#_â€"_â€"_____________#