I woke up this morning at 4am to check out the Leonids. There were reports it could be a larger than average shower, but alas it was not the case. I stayed out for about an hour, and saw about 1/2 dozen odd meteors. 2 rather big fireball types, the rest just typical meteor...
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Lately I've been chatting with my friend Tim about amateur astronomy & telescopes. He has gotten bit by the bug, and has a young daughter who is starting to get interested in the stars. It's really wonderful to see people (especially little people) get excited about a hobby like astronomy. It's a little oddball,...
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