Starwatching

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It’s our last night here and only the 2 nd clear night we’ve had- we got a full taste of Oregon weather this trip. Can’t complain, since we had beautiful weather right when we needed it, for the regatta. Tonight I went out star watching and learned something new and cool; I suppose I could have figured this out from basic principles, but I never thought about it. If you watch a satellite through binoculars, it appears to be moving way faster than if you watch it with bare eyes. That makes sense, since what the binocs are doing is taking a small field of view and blowing it up, but it is Very Exciting to watch the satellite blazing across the sky!

I can’t wait until I’m here during a meteor shower. Also, maybe I need a small telescope.

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