Keck Observatory

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt...Exodus 22:21


One never knows whom one will meet from day to day and what experiences it will bring or what knowledge.  Today something was delivered to my door by a young man who looked to be maybe in his early twenties perhaps.  I'd just been viewing some images from the Hubble Telescope on my computer when he came to the door.  Although I didn't need to do so, I explained to the young man about what I'd been doing.  He asked me if I was interested in astronomy. I told him, no, that I just found the images to be magnificent and that I enjoyed looking at all the colors in the universe. 


He evidently studies astronomy.  We talked about the Hubble and various planets, etc.  Mostly he did the talking and I just listened.  I was impressed with his knowledge of things I'd never heard of before or only heard in passing on tv at times.  Today this young man, whose name I don't know, introduced me to a lesson on the Keck Observatory.  He explained that they have two telescopes at the one place. 


Later I did a Google search for "Keck" and found lots of information about that observatory.  I looked through the photos available. It was stunning to see that each telescope has laser capabilities.


He also shared with me a great place here in my city to go to observe the night sky more clearly. He lives out away from the city. He told me that he gets to see lots of falling stars because he's out of the city.  He says he gets to see falling stars a lot. I've never seen a real falling star in my life except on tv.  He explained that the city somehow obscures the night sky due to all the lights at night in it.  I don't know if I'm saying that just right or not.  He said it's much better to view the night sky in the country to see falling stars better.


This just goes to show that a person never knows who can add to the store of knowledge that God allows us to have.  I have learned about something new today that I'd never known about before.  I learned it from a stranger who seemed to be excited to run across someone interested in hearing what he had to say.  One just never knows....