We ventured to the Nebraska Star Party last week. Spotted a distant galaxy, the planet Neptune, a fuzzy dot of a comet, and the Northern Lights. On Wednesday I got an earful about the role of citizen science aspirations to track variable stars in the night sky (See: AAVSO)
Spent four hours canoeing the Niobrara River. Hiked in to see Smith Falls. Practiced Tai Chi on a quiet outcropping of rocks. Studied fossils. N went swimming every day. We camped out at Merritt Reservoir for the whole week. The stargazing/observation field, crowded with telescopes and hot coffee, was open every evening from dusk until dawn.
Sigh. It was a lovely trip.
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