Stargazing on a March evening offered a rare window into the vastness of the Universe of which we are a part. Without even leaving the backyard, or even the deck, before me lay grand vistas of stars and distant galaxies much like our own.This canopy unfolds every night, but is all too often shielded by clouds and even more frustratingly, the menace of light pollution.Nevertheless, on occasion weather conditions are at their peak and without a Moon in the sky, a seemingly incalculable [...]
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