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From an early age, I was always interested in Science. In grade school, I was disapointed to learn that Science subjects were only available beginning in grade six, I was in third grade. Bummer! When able I got a jump start by spending after school…
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From an early age, I was always interested in Science. In grade school, I was disapointed to learn that Science subjects were only available beginning in grade six, I was in third grade. Bummer! When able I got a jump start by spending after school time at the local branch library. Later, I spent Sunday afternoons at the Boston Museum of Science. I would devour back issues of Sky and Telescope in the library. The articles and photographs of deep space objects amazed me. That became the catylist for my interest in Astronomy.
On a very cold and windy February in 1956, a Sunday afternoon, I rode the subway from my home in the West End of Boston to Harvard Square in Cambridge, then trecked a mile or so , uphill to Harvard College Observatory, (Now CFA). I was just wanting to see the place that had inspired me. I found an open door and when I went in there was a staff member getting ready to go home. He asked what are you doing here?, I replied just a student interested in astronomy. That said, he took me on a tour of the facility, showing the "Big Scope" and Plate library. The B&W and negative images were amazing. Before leaving, he presented me with several back issues of Sky and Telescope, one of witch contained an article by my host. I left determined to continue my studies.
Got my first telescope in 1959. it was a 40 mm Refractor, made in Japan, purchased from Radio Shack for $15.99. Wiith this scope I saw Jupiter and four moons, later Saturn. I was hooked!!
efore leaving, he presented me with several back issue copies of Sky and Telescope.
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