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Several years ago, I started getting interested in astronomy, in part as a respite from thinking about words and writing about thought. Seeing the veil nebula quickly puts such matters, along with committee meetings, into perspective. One thing led to another, and I ended up having telescopes (plural), the largest of which is a Starmaster reflector with an 18" mirror. But that's not large. This is large. And then there's the one that delivered these.

I've also been dabbling in terrestrial photography. Some examples are in slideshows at this Google site.

If you have a camera and a telescope, it's hard to resist the temptation to put the two together.
Here are some initial attempts with an Orion (ED) 80 mm refractor and with the 18" Starmaster.