Wednesday, March 24, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters man Stars over Sisters
links activists
with law
enforcement
By Olivia Newton
Correspondent
Central
Oregon
Black Leaders Assembly
(C.O.B.L.A.) has tapped Greg
Walker of Sisters to serve as a
law-enforcement liaison.
In a release, C.O.B.L.A.
stated that the organization
<has determined from its
efforts in the community at
large regarding the need for
improved/transparent law
enforcement in Deschutes/
Jefferson/Crook counties, the
need to have a qualified, edu-
cated, experienced, proactive,
and published law-enforce-
ment professional familiar
with Central Oregon on staff
as C.O.B.L.A.9s law-enforce-
ment liaison (LEL).=
Walker, a Special Forces
veteran and retired law-
enforcement professional
who worked in Deschutes
County, will serve temporar-
ily in the unpaid position,
serving as a link and conduit
between local, state, regional,
and federal law-enforcement
senior administrations and
C.O.B.L.A. <to help navi-
gate, mediate, negotiate, and
de-conflict matters of interest
and concern between these
agencies and (C.O.B.L.A.)&
The LEL assists in bringing
matters of concern and inter-
est through meaningful part-
nerships with our senior law-
enforcement administrators
in a manner that promotes
growing trust and progress in
Central Oregon.=
Within 90 days C.O.B.L.A.
is seeking to transition to <a
qualified and experienced
law-enforcement professional
who is a Person of Color/
LGBTQ candidate coming
from the Central Oregon com-
munity of former or retired
law-enforcement officers,=
according to the press release.
Walker will assist C.O.B.L.A.
(https://mycobla.com) in
achieving that goal.
As April begins, the sun
is in Pisces as it continues to
ascend in the sky on its east-
ward trek along the ecliptic.
By month9s end our life-sus-
taining star will advance well
into Aries.
During this time, a greater
collection of springtime con-
stellations will become avail-
able for evening viewing, as
those of winter sink lower in
the west.
For many, the zodiacal
constellation of Leo the Lion
is a favorite. There are prob-
ably many reasons for this,
but the two most obvious
are the fact that its constitu-
ent stars are relatively bright,
and their arrangement does
suggest the shape of a reclin-
ing cat.
The sickle-shaped stel-
lar grouping, or backwards
question mark, represents the
lion9s head and mane. Farther
to the east three stars form a
right triangle that symbolizes
his haunches. The constella-
tion9s brightest star, Regulus,
represents the beast9s heart.
The constellation is bordered
by Cancer to the west and its
eastern neighbor Virgo and
lies about 30 degrees south of
the bowl of the Big Dipper.
There is an impres-
sive collection of deep sky
objects in Leo, five of which
are listed in Messier9s cata-
log, while several others are
recorded in the New General
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Catalog (NGC)4and all of
them are galaxies!
Three of the most impres-
sive of these galaxies are
known as the Leo Triplet,
consisting of M65, M66
and NGC 3628. While each
of them is a spiral galaxy,
NGC 3628 does not display
the typical swirly pattern
because we are viewing it
edge-on. The members of
this galactic trio are quite
close together in space, so
much so that they gravita-
tionally interact with each
other. The celestial three-
some is located about 35 mil-
lion light-years from Earth.
According to Greek
mythology, Leo is associ-
ated with the powerful lion
that terrorized citizens of
Nemea. The beast9s hide was
so tough as to be invincible
to weapons made of iron or
stone. Meanwhile, as pen-
ance for killing his family
(brought on by a madness
induced by Zeus9 jealous
wife Hera), Hercules was
required to perform Twelve
Labors, feats of strength
and heroism. The first of
these labors was to slay the
Nemean lion, which he did
by strangling it to death.
Zeus honored the achieve-
ment by placing the lion in
the sky.
The reliable but relatively
weak Lyrid meteor shower
occurs from around April 16
through the 25. This year the
best time to watch for these
shooting stars will be during
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Three prominent galaxies, known as the Leo Triplet, lie at a distance of
about 35 million light-years in the constellation of Leo.
the two-hour period after
moonset and dawn on the
morning of April 22. Expect
to see approximately 10 to
15 meteors per hour that will
appear to emanate from near
the bright star Vega.
Although still dimming,
ruddy Mars is nevertheless
the most prominent planet
in the evening sky. It spends
most of the month in Taurus
before cruising into Gemini
toward the end of April. On
the evenings of the 26th and
27th, Mars will be near the
open star cluster M35 at the
foot of the twin Castor.
While Mercury and Venus
are now officially evening
planets, both are still too
close to the sun to be easily
spotted. Look for them low
near the western horizon
about 30 minutes after sunset
on April 30.
Jupiter and Saturn are
both in Capricornus this
month; Saturn rising just
after 4 a.m. on April 1, fol-
lowed by Jupiter 35 min-
utes later. Both planets will
slowly distance themselves
from the sun over the next
several months.
The moon will be on the
wane early in the month
before going dark on April
11 (best time for nighttime
sky observing). Then on
April 26 the Full Pink super-
moon will pay us a visit. At
that time, the moon will be
16,688 miles closer to the
earth than during an average
full moon.
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