What a surprise Mike? To see you here in the OTB area! This is downtown BAUT! too much traffic / light pollution. You guys reside in the countryside / sticks...astrophotography, but nice to see you here, too, of course.

After reading your 'Rekindling' blog, I am so very surprised. I feel like I am intruding upon your privacy. I am still recovering from my astonishment. can't answer your questions Mike. Not right now. if i do get the courage to do so, i'll email/pm you.

Inspite of the feelings you have had in the past so many months, Mike, you have as always, posted some incredibly beautiful compositions. For the record at BAUT and elsewhere. Getting your stuff on at APOD....that's just amazing. The compositons that you have at your newly created site, are truly awesome.

With your regular excellent astrophotographs at BAUT, you have made it richer. And the Bautzens richer too, for giving us the opportunity to share some exquisite results, from your hard, patient work, in inclement elements amongst other things.

And long may you continue to do just that. I take my hat off to you. You contribute so much to amateur 'Astronomy' per se, internationally. I am proud and very glad to have known you.

Wishing you all the best at your karate thingie, this weekend. Cool Iceman!

Please don't think /analyse too much, your feelings, Oh Great One!

We Bautzens are with you, Mike!

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If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. CARL SAGAN

Mak: Pass the pepperoni please.
Fazor: "Hail, Bautainia! We pledge our hearts to thee! Science and woo, some babbling too, and astron-oh-meee!"
slang: And it made ash out of yew and tree.