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Newton, our star-gazing, pond-loving, physics-loving golden retriever passed away this week after 14 years of showing our family unconditional love and affection. Nights in the backyard under the stars will never be the same again.
Completely rebuilt my classic Meade 14" diameter StarFinder dobsonian telescope. Include teflon bearings and added rigidity to base, along with an azimuth scale. Tube mods include counterweight system, 12V cooling fans and draft tubes, CatsEye colimation dots, flocking, new spider and center mirror, JMI crayford focuser, Stellervue 50mm finder ...
Students learning how to conduct rapid bioassessments of trout streams (White Deer Creek in Union County, PA).
Thoroughly enjoyed a 112-mile bike tour of the Great Allegheny Passage, from Confluence to Pittsburgh. The ebike did terrific and made hauling the camping and other gear easy.
For the first time, we tried growing spaghetti squash vertically in our raised beds. Harvested 22 in total, which we hope will keep over the winter.
Just reread Rachel Carson's "At the Edge of the Sea" and thought about our time with the kids wading and exploring the tide pools in Acadia National Park.