“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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When I was a kid one of the things I loved to do was to go over to my cousin’s house at night during the winter months when it was dark. He lived out in the country on a farm – and he had a telescope. It wasn’t an expensive one, but it was a lot better than anything I, or any of my friends, had so to me it was great.
Many evenings we spent looking at the moon and the stars. It fascinated me then and it fascinates me to this day.
I never did get a telescope of my own. For one thing anything decent was always a lot more than I could afford when I was a kid and for another as I grew up so did the town where I lived. To the extent that there was so much ambient light from street lights, lights in houses and buildings etc., that there was very little left to see.
When I was in Las Vegas I did make a few trips well out into the Nevada desert which provided some fantastic results. You really have no idea just how many stars are out there until you can view them from somewhere very remote. (BTW, I think what I saw were all stars, but with Area 51 and all that, you’re never really sure. Cue some Twilight Zone music!)
So how much better would it be if you had telescope actually out there in space?
Well for the past few years we have, and it’s a LOT better as you will see.
But enough of an intro from me. There are other bloggers who can write with much more knowledge and passion about these things, such as Alex at Things I love, so I’ll sign off and let you look at some of the Hubble photographs that I though were worth sharing.
And whether you believe in Creation or that it is all the chaotic result of a big fart that came from nowhere, enjoy the wonder and beauty of what is out there.
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Thank you. Nice addition to this post.
Sometimes pictures tell a lot more than words.
These are fabulous pics! Hubby has always wanted a telescope. We got to see some beautiful stars & skies when we lived in remote NW Ont. When my former son-in-law came for his first visit he was ooohing & aaaahing at the Northern Lights because he’d never seen them before. They were quite beautiful there as they danced across the sky.
The Northern Lights are a great thing to see too. And there are lots more Hubble photos online if you do a search. I just picked out a few of the ones I liked to go along with the post. Thanks for commenting.