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Mountain story · 7 min
The Weather Station on the Ridge
A volunteer observer climbs to a small station for the nine o’clock reading as the cloud comes in.
A thread · 3 stories
Science
Instruments, notebooks, and observations that can keep until morning.
Stories3 on this thread
02
Place portrait · 6 min
The Observatory’s Smallest Telescope
On a hill above the town, the least impressive instrument offers the best place to sit.
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Place portrait · 8 min
The Observatory on a Night of Cloud
When the sky closes over, the astronomers make tea and the domes stay shut.
Open Wander here and go where the thread goes. No score, no wrong turn, and the exit only appears once you are far enough in.
Walk thereQuestions to take with you
Imagine designing a weather station on a quiet island. What would you decide first?
Imagine designing a weather station in a city after rain. What would you decide first?
Imagine designing a weather station near a wide river. What would you decide first?
Keep going
Nothing here needs finishing. Every door leads somewhere, and the last one is always darker than this.
Stay here
Walk thereOne line in the observatory notebookBegin with a storyThe Weather Station on the RidgeGo somewhere near
A thread that crosses this oneHillsA thread that crosses this oneThe night skyA thread that crosses this oneNatureSomething quieter
A very quiet storyThe Lamp Room on a Calm NightOne step closer to sleep