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Come See the Moon!

“Come see the Moon!”
Ok, I really didn’t say that. I’m not sure why, that’s what one is supposed to say, right? Last Saturday night I set up my 5″ refractor, a Burgess 1278, on MacMillan Wharf in Provincetown, Massachusetts to do some sidewalk astronomy. I was still setting up when I had my first pair [...]

Burgess 1278 First and Second Light report

I’ve had the Burgess 1278 for well over a month now. The first month was spent waiting, waiting for clear skies at a time I would be home to enjoy them. I watched the ClearSkyClock almost obsessively, and illogically believed the 10 day forecasts at weather.com. So a little more than a week ago, I [...]