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№ 47 · The night observation issue

The quiet hours: a season of watching the sky

Dispatches from dark-sky sites, damp hemlock groves, spring marshes, and one very patient aquarium.

Fig. 141.4993 N · 81.6944 W23:40 EDT · seeing 4/5
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The night sky over the fire tower
Fig. 1 — Perseid over the fire towerexp. 20 s · f/2.8 · poster only
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BOTANYFig. 41
Ghost pipe: the plant that gave up on sunlight
Monotropa uniflora emerges under hemlock after three days of rain — a field guide to finding it.
2026·02·16 · 6 min read
BIRDINGFig. 40
Counting warblers by ear at Magee Marsh
Thirty-one species before breakfast, and a method for keeping the songs straight in a notebook.
2026·02·02 · 6 min read
AQUARIAFig. 39
A cryptocoryne flowers eleven days late
Underwater spathes are rare enough to log hourly. Notes on water chemistry, patience, and luck.
2026·01·19 · 6 min read
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DATELOCATIONOBSERVATIONFIGURESERIES
2026·02·16Field NotesGhost pipe: the plant that gave up on sunlightFig. 41BOTANY2026·02·02Field NotesCounting warblers by ear at Magee MarshFig. 40BIRDING2026·01·19Field NotesA cryptocoryne flowers eleven days lateFig. 39AQUARIA