Stupid Astronomer Tricks #3: The Dog Star
We’re running a membership drive this month – our goal is 150 new members – and as a part of it we’re including this blatant clickbait series… Besides, it’s a chance to tell some of the funny stories that come up during cloudy nights at the VATT! The old astronomer tells the tale… In our Jesuit community nowadays there are too many people (with too many allergies) and too many trips away from the house to let any of us keep any pets. It’s a kind of poverty, I guess. However, many years ago when there were only a handful of Jesuits at the University of Arizona, one of them did have a dog. “Underdog” was his name. Of course, with such a small community, it was a problem going away from the house for a few days, to go up the mountain to the telescope for an observing run. Who would care for the dog? His solution was to bring Underdog … Continue reading →