Here I am ... luggage in hand, ready to go.
Driven by the desire to escape for a few days, I decided to go in the mountains, the Gran Sasso in Abruzzo, where I have a small house ...
In the hope that the good time to accompany me, especially because the days that I have to dedicate myself to the deep sky deep sea are few, but you know, hope is the last to die.
Hopefully I can finally look at the sky in a dignified manner, from a dark place with the uppercase "B" and not polluted by the lights of modern life, which in those far-flung places, the mountains there appears to be reached .. .. seems to travel back in time. An entire village without
pubs, boutiques and various supplies ... Only a pharmacy, a post office, and a pizzeria, I think it's paradise. Here in town
I managed with persistence and a bit of tough luck to observe objects, such as the Owl Nebula, M65 in the lion-66, M76 in Perseus ... but you know, the galaxies are another matter, impossible to see M101 and M109 to example, even though I tried often ...
I hope finally, thanks to this trip out of town, to understand what they mean my friends amateurs, when advised to go out in search of dark places, to get a view of the sky "special." What about ...
considerations and various stories are postponed until after Easter when I'll be back!
A special greeting to all and Happy Easter in advance!
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