We got our 25-year-old 6-inch f/8 Russian-made Newtonian reflector working again in time for Jupiter-rise and it's raining. It was gorgeously clear into the evening, with only the most photogenic clouds à la Maxfield Parrish. I am trying not to take it personally.

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My father's! He has become proficient at skies. He sends me seascapes from the Cape.