Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people

— Carl Sagan

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Constructed the day before liftoff, I mounted 1/4 20 bolt on top of my 3" refractor to secure my son's HD video camera. My SLR was on the rear of the scope.