<p>I was fortunate to have known American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto. In fact, when I lived in El Paso, Texas, in the 1990s, I frequently visited him at his home, which was not far away in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Sometimes, I’d stay after sunset and observe with him using his homemade<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/michaels-miscellany-historical-observing/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Michael’s Miscellany: Historical observing"</span></a></p>
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I was fortunate to have known American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto. In fact, when I lived in El Paso, Texas, in the 1990s, I frequently visited him at his home, which was not far away in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Sometimes, I’d stay after sunset and observe with him using his homemadeContinue reading “Michael’s Miscellany: Historical observing”
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