For all the years at MHS I was part of the astonomy and photo club.  My first look through the school's 6-inch telescope had me hooked.  If you never looked through it, you missed something.  I spent free times viewing sunspots and evenings looking at wonders of the universe.  Some day I thought...

Throughout the years I ground mirrors, built telescopes, and never stopped looking skyward.  Digital photography replace film and darkrooms, and modern telescopes gave amateurs views that only professionals once were able to see.  I dabbled in astrophotography the best I could, but living in urban areas never provided the "some day" I wanted:  a place to build an observatory and permanently have my telescope ready to go.  So, it is with admiration and applause that I am posting this link to Rick Kazmierki's website for having done what I still dream about: http://www.skyhawkobservatory.com/

I remember the physics class doing timed drop test from the base of the telescope.