Summer Thoughts

Well its been a long time, but if any old PV buddies come to check up on this site, I have some new interesting astronomy related things. I got to see a couple of nice meteors this summer, and it was fun to remember where things are in the sky.
When summer came around it felt like a "circle was complete." It was the first time I recognized we were back where I started learning about astronomy.
My enthusiasm went so far as to make astronomy a lifetime hobby--I got my own telescope! :) It works great, and I got to see Jupiter with its moons again. I only took it out about three times though. FL skies are just too cloudy or have too much thunder to have a good day out. But I will continue to use it and learn more about how it operates.
In the mean time I congratulate the crew and personnel that made it possible for the shuttle Discovery to have its successful launch into space. May we have many more space missions to come (including one to save Hubble).
A 10th planet?? Perhaps it should be given a name like Sedna was, but it is still a Kuiper Belt object. A planetary name and Kuiper Belt designation sounds reasonable for both this "10th Planet" and even Pluto.
Enjoy the rest of summer.