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...star gazing. Tucked away in the orange groves of Escondido, in southern California, is the private observatory called El Amiga Observatorio. It is an amateur astronomer's dream, built to Friend's specifications by local craftsmen. The 16-in. telescope is one of the largest owned by an individual. During the war, when he had to cultivate, irrigate and prune his 1,265-tree, 14-acre orange grove.almost singlehanded, Friend lost some star-gazing time. He now says sadly that "some faint comets probably got away from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Backyard Astronomer | 12/24/1945 | See Source »

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