February 2013
12 posts
even though the weather disallowed finding the near earth object
I had one of the greatest nights in a long while.
That moment when you have Jupiter lined up in your telescope....and just before you gaze into the eyepiece, you see the beam of light coming through and realize...
Woah. That beam of light is the collection of photons reaching me…
FROM ANOTHER WORLD.
It’s such an indescribable realization….like….
There really is nothing quite like seeing the universe through a telescope with your own eyes… so much more satisfying than any images you can find in books or on the internet.
