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Because of clouds and other interruptions, call Herman late afternoon (410-889-0460) to confirm he'll be setting up. Saturn with its glorious ring will be center stage from Fells Point all summer. Herman says, "It looks so good in my telescope that many lookers believe it's a slide. This used to upset me, and I'd try to prove otherwise to them five different ways. Now I simply say, 'If it looks fake, it's in good focus!' Come see for yourself and decide!" Along with Saturn, our crater riddled Moon swings overhead for two weeks each month. A third summer feature will be Albireo, the very pretty yellow and violet double star in Cygnus the Swan.
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Look for the Baltimore Street-corner Astronomer in Fell's Point (mostly weekends) when the skies are clear. Everyone is welcome to look through the Hav-A-Look 8" schmidt-cassegrain reflector telescope. You will see the planets (when visible); Saturn and its rings, Jupiter and its moons, Venus, Mars, distant planets such as Uranus (if you're lucky) and close-ups of the moon's craters - a fantastic sight! You can even look at the Sun's eclipses and Sun spots (when visable) during the day through a special filter. For last minute go/no go info for Fells Point, call Herman late afternoon: 410-889-0460. |
"On a family
trip out west in 1969, I'd bought a plastic cowboy hat. Back home I
found I was allergic to it, so it just sat on a shelf (it was pretty).
The afternoon of 11/13/87, I got tired of looking at it, stomped on
it, and put it in the trash. On my way out the door to Fell's Point, I
had this "ah ha" flash that I should take a contributions hat.
I pulled my cowboy hat out of the trash, straightened it out, and
took it with me. That night it collected $10.00, the next night
$40.00. My appetite was whetted, and the rest is history!" |
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"My enduring interest in astronomy began with
Miss Wicker in 8th grade general science at Garrison Junior High. One day she drew the Big Dipper on the board
and instructed us to find it that night. I did, and was immediately hooked. As a teenager I'd read a huge number of astronomy books and become pretty
conversant with the subject. My supportive father bought me a 3" refractor but, soon after, I sold it. In 1978, having some spare cash from selling my house, I bought my first adult telescope,
another 3" refractor. Herman as a Teacher Because he dispenses so much information, many of his lookers ask Herman if he's a teacher. In 1978 he received an elementary education degree from Coppin State Teachers College (now Coppin University). After practice teaching and being certified, he decided full time class room teaching was not for him. He launched into a series of work-a-day-world jobs, ranging from lab tech to office manager for a small construction company (lasted 12 years). A Korean war vet, he also spent four years as office manager of the Baltimore Peace Action Center, an anti-Vietnam war organization. Between 1984 and 1995, operating as HC Designs, Inc., he designed and marketed t-shirts. His first designs were Halley's Comet followed by a very successful line of grand opera t-shirts and tote bags. Herman thanks his lucky stars for the day he discovered "street' telescoping because, he says, "It's far and away what I do best in this world."
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