Nice moment in Sidewalk Astronomy

I do Sidewalk Astronomy on the Saturdays closest to 1st quarter moon. (It's
actually part of my job.) As all of you that do this know, there are many
fun reactions from children and adults when they look through your scope.

A particularly nice moment happened this week when the not too elderly
matriarch of a small clan stayed back while everybody else looked at the
moon. When we encouraged her to see too she said, "Thanks anyway, but I'm
legally blind."

I didn't pry into her particular ailment, but I noticed that she didn't need
a cane to navigate. I said, "Give it a try anyway. You might be surprised."

It took a bit for her to get her eye lined up at the eyepiece. When she did
get set she was able to see the craters. She was quite pleasantly surprised.

Clear Skies,
Craig in Tampa