Rarely, do I meet a person who doesn't have a story, memory, or anecdote about astronomy in their own lives. I love to hear people's observations of the night sky, especially when they get excited. Sometimes the memory is of a first view of Saturn through a telescope or some other celestial jewel. Please feel free to share them with me, no matter what your age or interest level or no matter how insignificant your observations seem to you. Contact me at my e-mail address.
Astronomy is one of the oldest human endeavors and it is considered to be the oldest science.
Humans have always had an instinctive connection or link with the sky. It appears in our most ancient writings, literature, and art. We have always looked up at the sky for a variety of reasons. Think about that for a moment. There are few things in our lives that have this kind of connection to the distant past.