Ad Astra Observatory

An aside on “hope” for a second… bear with me.
I read Greek Myths a lot as a kid, and so of course I read the story of Pandora dozens of times. All of the awful things in the world were inside the box, and she released them all, but closed the box just in time, and Hope was the only thing left in the box.

I never really thought about it, but it’s kind of deep if you think about it — Hope was in there as an “evil”. As in, it’s that thing that makes you feel like things could ever be different, when it’s really all a whole lot of “all things being equal, the future will be much like the past”. Hmm.

Like, for instance, I hope that I’ll be able to do some astronomy from the Pacific Northwest, despite the clouds in mid-May.

Back to the show.

We’re still early in the process, but I think I’ve found the site for the new Ad Astra Observatory. There is an area that is flat, level, and has open skies, and it’s for sale! Yes, there’s a house on the land, and there’s a certain amount of paperwork that needs to be completed. Details.

The point is, I found a place for the telescope.

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I hope.