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I believe many of us growing up "back in the day" had the benefit of "quiet time"..when summers seemed to last forever. Curiously enough, however, I can't remember getting bored.

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Well, I was one of those WEIRDOS who, by the end of July, at least, was ready to go back to school. Go figger.

But between Palomar Junior observin' runs and fishing trips down to the creek I made the most of those long ago summer afternoons and evenings.

What sticks in my mind is what the Milky Way looked like on those long-lost summer eves: tarnished silver in dark but hazy skies. My silly little scope revealed wonder after wonder as I cruised to Sagittarius and lower, sometimes leaving me feeling not only amazed, but even a little SCARED. But it was a _good_ scared.



Edited by rmollise (07/22/08 06:29 PM)

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