Little Debbie's new light shroud/dew shield has made a big difference!As I have often said, “In spring, a young (or not so young) astronomer’s mind turns to thoughts of galaxies.” It’s difficult to believe spring is suddenly rolling along, and the summer star pictures are making their presence felt in the east, but here we are. Time to get after those island universes, muchachos. If only it were that simple. At first it looked like it might be a good galaxy season this year. Clear skies had been the rule as winter transitioned to spring. Weeks went by with nary a drop of rain. Hell, the big topic with the OMs and YLs at Breakfast with the Hams at the Whataburger turned from scuttlebutt about the latest DXpedition to, “When are we gonna get some rain?!” Of course, that didn’t last. Just as the old Moon waned and the spring stars climbed higher…yep, you guessed it. Clouds and thunderstorms returned to Possum Swamp. I did get a couple of decent if not quite perfect evenings, though, and…
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