Off-Axis GuiderA few years ago I received a gift wrapped in a box labelled: Off-Axis Guider, and the name struck a chord with me. I've used the box ever since to store my most delicate Christmas ornament, a blown-glass swan. In case you're curious, here's what an off-axis guider does: https://www.astronomics.com/off-axis-guiders_c277.aspx -- it's too technical to explain in a few words. It's easy to drift off course even if you think you're making the right corrections, and wonderful to have a reliable means of checking and restoring the proper orientation in the heavens. That, for me, is prayer and meditation--for you it may be spending time with close friends, in nature, volunteering, immersed in study, dance, music, or quietly working on a special art project. Whatever gives you a sense of peace and reconnection with your true nature, purpose, the world around you, and God, it only works if you allow enough time for it, with some regularity. This week's feature consists of 2/3 photographs an
