japan 2013:06 kiso mitaka

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The Kiso Schmidt Tel..pe has been upgraded	from photographic pl..to modern detectors.	New drive motors are much smaller, too	A prism can be attac..ont for spectroscopy
Looking down to the mirror	Schmidt telescopes h..tectors inside tube,	so need an access port for maintenance	Kisofukushima is a train stop for Kiso Obs
Famed Kiso Forest trains supported logging	Steam engines have a lot of valves	No leather seats for the engineer	Swallows' nest under eaves of craft store
A small inari shrine near train station	Ring the bells, leav..offering for the ...	Fox spirits, and the..ll influence the god	Nakatsugawa is a pos..wn on the Nakasendo,
as is Agematsu; here..s celebrate a local	waterfall, the Ono no Taki, and	the Nezame no Toko, ..ge in the Kiso River	Back in Mitaka, I of..e along the Nogawa,
which meanders through the suburbs.	Lots of wildlife on ..r, such as ducks ...	and turtles (this ma..us red-eared slider)	Lots of temples, too..ociated with schools
Mitaka has new sidew..r walking and biking

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Photo album generated by album a Marginal Hack written by Dave on Wed Feb 26 20:17:08 2014