We spent all day at Lowell Observatory, listening to papers and slideshows about things of interest to Antique Telescope Society members. Then at 5:30 PM we started an hour long drive down to Lake Montezuma, to a restaurant for dinner, and then to the home and private observatory of one of our hosts at Lowell. He took a discarded, historical telescope over a hundred years old, and restored it from a pile of rust covered junk, and made it look brand new again. It took him five years to accomplish it, and he is a master craftsman. The telescope is just stunning. Since it was so dark down in that area, I decided to do a a few time exposures of the night sky. There were a few clouds around, but you can see how dark and beautiful the sky is down there.
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What a wonderful story and opportunity for all of you.
Joan
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