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Aaaaah the Serenity!
Though a tad cold, and me being a bit tired and grumpy I decided I needed to make the most of the clear dark skies tonight and spend some time at the scope. I forced myself out into the cold, opened the observatory and started with Saturn and Porimma. Then onto Caldwell 45 in Bootes, the globular delights of Ophuichus and the smorgasboard of Sagittarius. 22 Messier objects later as well as a smattering of NGC's and I finish just staring up at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy and seeing myself looking inward from one of the great spirals' arms looking in awe at the massive star clouds and dust lanes running all the way to Crux. What can I say... Aaaaah, the serenity! I go to bed tired but relaxed, humbled and refreshed from the regaining of perspective that only a night under the stars can do.
Have you taken your dose of serenity lately?
Greg
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