Telescope Tales: Astronomy in the Wild Places

Have you ever heard a strange sound in the brush while looking up at the night sky? Have you ever felt a "presence" that made the hair on the back of your neck stand on end? Have you ever sniffed the air in the dark and wondered if that close, musky smell was a real life Ursa Major only a few yards away? Maybe you've wondered what it's like to travel with an expedition to Mexico for a total solar eclipse, or to South America to see a famous comet. Ever wanted to get out under dark skies wit...