Make Me Dream, Under the Stars

One of the things I love best is when someone looks through a telescope for the first time. Even better when it's a kid; a simple glance through the eyepiece, a single moment, and a lifetime of joy and wonder is theirs. During the week of the Perseid meteor shower in August 2015, two dozen high school students participated in an Astronomy Camp held by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. They traveled to the high desert in that state to learn how to observe the sky, and then joined up with...