Kevin D. Dohmen

While the world around him sleeps, Kevin Dohmen savors the quiet joy of gazing deep into the night.

Driving home from swimming at our YMCA, I overheard my seven-year-old son, Taylor, and his best friend, Samantha, discussing their fathers' idiosyncrasies. Sammy said something about her dad yelling at the officials while watching football on TV. As their giggling subsided, Taylor said, "Yeah, well, my dad spends all night outside with his telescope" "Yeah?" she asked. "That's weird."
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Kevin D. Dohmen (kevin.dohmen@verizson.net) is a member of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club, whose 700 members make use of seven secluded observing sites. His previous Focal Point appeared in the September 2002 issue.

Kevin D. Dohmen knows the warning signs - but he stargazes anyway.
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Kevin D. Dohmen (kevin.dohmen@verizon.net) regularly braves the perils of astronomy - and his neighborhood streetlights - in Alexandria, Virginia, and occasionally the nighttime wilds near the Blue Ridge Mountains.