by Bruce Holland Rogers My favorite place for setting up my telescope is in the foothills outside of town, on top of the covered reservoir. The ridge line screens out the city lights. The reservoir is a large, flat expanse, so trees don’t interfere as much with my view. I have a dark sky, a big sky, for my observations. I can get a lot of my work done. Of course, I also have Cliff to contend with. He has figured out that on any cloudless night, he’ll find me and my telescope here. At some point, he’ll emerge from…

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