Telescope Evening Wear

I'm not really sure if this qualifies as art but it certainly was creative. My husband presented me with a problem he had and this was my solution. I was more than happy to oblige since he is my patron and muse.

The problem - how to keep ambient light from interfering with his views of the skies when using his telescopes on our apartment balcony. My solution - an evening gown for his hand built Dob telescope. This particular gown was originally intended for the larger telescope that's on the right in this picture, but there was a miscalculation of the circumference of the tube. I'm glad he had a smaller one I could practice on.

Here are some of the views I've enjoyed while peering through his telescopes. Saturn, the moon, and the Orion Nebula.