My friend and I were hoping for clear skies tonight so we could pull out our scopes and do the astronomy thing. The weather is nice and cool and if the sky would just clear, we might have great seeing conditions.
From here in suburban Chicago, astronomy for me is as much nostalgia as it is actual observation. I know what objects look like under a really dark sky, so when I see them here, I have to add a little imagination to make more than what I am actually seeing. In a way, it's remarkable that we can see anything at all with such severe light pollution.
But when you love something, you just do it anyway. Since I cannot travel (telescope on a bicycle?), I do the best I can.
May the sky clear for me and for all of you as well.
Love
Jne
