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"John Whisenhunt" wrote:

I've been using the "driveway astronomy" expression only because our
neighborhood has no sidewalks...

SNIP_ of very nice post.

John,

A few years ago one of my neighbors' kids, a pre-teenage girl, started
to visit my backyard observatory. It got so it almost seemed this
bright youngster had an alarm in her bedroom that sounded whenever I
rolled back the roof. We had many a good time, and I was happy for the
company. Then it stopped about a year ago.

Last night, my now 16-year-old friend was back, along with her new
boyfriend.......

Starry Skies,
Rich