Part I: Anticipating the Journey
Join contributing editor Mike Simmons on his journey through this ancient and
diverse land.
by Mike Simmons
The Sun sets over distant hills and the sky takes on sunset hues as telescopes
are brought out to meet the night. Talk of the observing to come breaks the
silence at this remote location in the desert, a refuge from city lights.
Amateur astronomers have had the same ritual for many years. But this place
is different. Desert caravans once passed this site on
