The week’s forecast was not exciting. Snow showers and clouds for the eastern West Virginia mountains were expected nearly every day, so no observing of the heavens was possible. When the clearing came one early morning, the dim light of dawn crept through the blinds and woke us. The crescent… Continue reading
We woke in the morning to capture the waning moon after sunrise. A couple days after full moon, if the skies are clear at dawn, there can be a beautiful sight as the setting moon nears the mountain ridges at the southwest end the Tygart Valley in the West Virginia… Continue reading
A child squinted through the telescope. Some children were so short you had to hold them to the eyepiece, but everyone wanted to see, whether old or young. One time I was in a tiny village school that served the mountain people nearby. The sky was clouded, until it was… Continue reading
“I can’t sketch that.” Her look said it all. The three lunar craters simply looked too complicated. With the image “beamed” from the telescope to a monitor near the cabin kitchen table, I started guiding her through the steps of making outlines, getting the light areas, getting the dark areas,… Continue reading
Higher and Deeper, Note 2 Roland and Faylene March 18, 2020 The waning crescent moon was visible this morning from our kitchen window. We grabbed the binoculars to get a closer look at the familiar yet still mysterious moon. This is our home – our little cabin in the valley… Continue reading
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