Hello! One of the things that got me interested in a career in science was looking up at the night sky and wondering what was out there. My parents gave me a small telescope for Christmas. I would go out at night, put my telescope on our driveway, and look at the planets. With a small telescope, you can see some of Jupiter's moons orbiting around the planet, and you could even make out the Great Red Spot. You can also see Saturn and its rings. I grew up in northern Minnesota, where you can actually see the aurora borealis or northern lights fairly often. The first time I saw the northern lights was actually when I was outside at night with my telescope. I was really surprised to see them because we did not have space weather forecasts like we do now.
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