‘ ' Planet
If recently you
' have scanned the western sky in the early evening, 7 you probably have noticed two brightly glowing _ points of light plainly visible before the other stars have _ For the majority of us these bright-lights will never
. be anything nore'than a
‘ just Stars; for those interestedin astrormy. tmse are: fact! stars butlthe planets ' Venus and Jupiter. '
_ _ For cenmries early 5‘ astronomers gazed at _
‘ these and otherwonders and speculated about their origins and , composition. In the centuries following _ ‘ I "scientists made great , progress in their studies ‘ * of the .heavens. One Of
° the tools that has '
BY:hugh Johnston -
In the fall of the year the geese come to P.E.I. by the thousands. This is; the time 'that all
take their trusty shot. guns out of the closet and oil them up for'the hunt. There are always beginrersin every- group, and a fewof these beleive that all they have to do is fill the little buggers with -'twelve guage Shot.*_-' ‘ '
j from
'Ihere is a well-planned ritual that one must
I ~ .. fqllav, at, least to some
t degree, before he can ever expect to dine, on; goose. If it is'not‘
‘ . followed, theonly thing bewill shoot is the breeze.
» The first think
,. that you have to do it to obtain two hunting licences, one provincial, and one federal. On these is stated all of the information you need to legally go out and gét—‘em. Now if you
* derive great joy from blowing the feathers off‘ pin—tailed ducks with deer slugs, that is fine with me. _ ' But just remember that the remnants of nothingness which are left behind are considered part of your limit. So if you have the overwhelming urge to kill, go out and
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evolved for the trans- mission of this lcnmledge is the modern day * planetarium. A planet- arium is essentially a theatre which enables the public to View simulated images of the stars, planets and other
phenomena projected on a
screen-lined dare.
"Ih'rough the'use of
special projectors ‘ augmented by narration, which includes explanations of scientific fact, ' planetaria are able to offer a variety of
., educational and" enter-
taining, astronmzy-oriented Is are indeed
“ fortunate .to boast
presence of the: only"
, major planetarium east of
- The 0.9.13.1.
. :a’ couple »of
1 ’l-‘or illegal immigrants ' - Forthe more serious
. hunter who really loves
, the Sporting“ life, the yougeeseandduckhunters"
7 "Great One" has supplied . thousands of geese just ‘ ‘ sitting there saying "Shoot me, shoot me!‘ ‘Ihe first step towards actually bagging the geese is .to go out and find them. This may sound redundant, but it is ‘ just a simple matter
‘~' of going for a'drive a few
' I days before you go hunting. ' "Seek and ye- shall find." Then when you do find them you
must ask permission to use the, grain field
I mismanagemth
find your, behind, fill of buckshot. However most farmers are usually pretty Twopemtive as , long as you clean up your mess. (Rule 1:, Do not act like a city ' . slicker.) The next think that
you must do is dig a blind;.preferably the sane day you hunt, unless you are the magical genie and can predict where thewind will be. Youmust diga pit on the lee side of the grain field for your blind, and cover it with branches. You can also setup branches on the lee fence of the field for your blind. Then cover the area with straw and set up yOur
. persons.
. two new straws.
Osing ' in RE.‘ I.
'Ihe UPEI SUN, Thursday, September 24, 1981, page 9
News
Planetarium, now entering its third month of operation, is housed . . within a geodesic done 37 feet high, 50 feet in diameter and has a seating capacity of 61 Since its inception the Planetarium has been offering a 50
, minute presentation
entitled "Springtime of the Universe." This show,
p which has been well
received by its viewers, deals with the creation of the universe conc-
centrating on the birth
' and death of stars and
their role in the eventual demise of the universe. By mid to late ' September the Planetarium hopes to be able to offer» The first will be a children's show entitled "'Ihe skyTonight’"
dozen decoys will do, and believe you me, they are emnsive. The jist of the whOle operation is to geese cone in close enough, before theysee you, so that you, Can pot 'a few.
. ~ Many aday the hunter ' has sat in his blind with «
'the geese right in front‘of him; out of range. Many a day has the hunter sat in his blind only to find that some imbecile has taken a couple of pot shots at your geese and scared them away. ' day that you have a good one. It is three—thirty in the afternoon, you
and your two buddies have
been sitting in your blind since just past daylight. You decide that there would be no harmxin pouring yourself a cup of coffee to warm your bones; but as soon as you do you see the geese coming. good wind but there is another blind set up in
It is the odd
There is a
a 30 minute presentation giving children a basic overview of what they can see in the night sky. The other presentation will be a star recognition show also 30 minutes in length which identifies major constellations in the fall sky.
Supplementing the Planetarium presentations is the U.P.E.I. Observatory. Equipped with a 14 " reflecting telescope, the observatory enables visitors to View the actual night sky. 'Ihis additional service is available to the public on an appointment basis.
Further information regarding the U.P.E.I. Planetarium and Observatory may be obtained by calling 892—4121, Ext. 383. r
the next field. You pray that the geese come to
your decoys. a sound but that of the geese. They are coming .. over tOp and circling. You crouch down low and wait for them to decoy. Itis time! ,‘fou rise and let one rip at the , front of the flock. The geese are retreating
as you get your second shot off. Just as they are about to go out
Of range you get your third shot off.
It has been a fine day. , for when you look you” find fourteen geese down, one less than a three man limit! You collect your geese, fill in your blind and head for home. Now you may think that this is just great: well it is° But the real fun part is the hours and hours you will spend cleaning the buggers. Everything takes its final revenge, and such “are the toils of those of us who love that sporting life.
Season opens October 5.
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