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Accidents occasionally produce unusual results.
This was the case in 1991 when I was trying out a new microscope. But after a quick look I immediately forgot about the film grain. To my amazement, many both bright and faint star images and other astronomical information were embedded in the emulsion. Experiments with various magnifications quickly convinced me that this method deserved more time and effort. Thus began a four-year period devoted to perfecting photographic methods and techniques for astronomical observing using a microscope.