Last night, the whole family was together looking at NEOWISE. I can finally say I have seen a comet!
We mused about how utterly freaked out early stargazers must have been to see something like that appear in the sky. And then to have it disappear.
We were able to map a few constellations, thanks to our cell-phone apps -- a modern miracle of human creation. Did people really believe Ursa Major was somehow actually a bear?
We live in amazing times, but perhaps nothing is more amazing than the fact we are here to live in them, with our rich cultures, both shared and distinct, our histories full of human greatness and human folly...
That minds should be in this universe to appreciate its beauty is perhaps the most amazing thing about the universe. And there is nothing like those two things -- a little bit of nature and a little bit of the love of family -- to remind me how fortunate I am.
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We're going out tonight to see it. Suggestions on where a good viewing location would be? Thinking of maybe Blue Hills.
I have seen passable photos from Blue Hills. You want to get west so Boston is farther to your east than it is in North Quincy.
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