Great work , Steven. Peltiers house still seems to be there in the patch of forest though the barn is gone. The well worn track to where the observatory was, is still visible. I loaned my copy of Starlight Night's out many years ago. I must get a new copy from Sky Publishing .. A great read from a simple man who had a very poetic view of the heavens who contributed enormously to the variable star database and observed with nothing larger than a 6" F8 achromat !
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