Travelogue:Morgan

I believe that Hameed tells little about what he observes in the sky because that is not what he wants to get across in his writings. I believe that Hameed whats the reader to understand the meaning of this trip and not what he observes. Being in such a historical and honorable place for astronomers out weighs what he is able to view in the telescope. Hameed talks about how he loves to sit and talk to the other astronomers about their research, and he loves to hear their different points if view. I disagree with Malcolm when he said that Hameed doesn't think that his observations are important, I believe that that just was not what Hameed wanted his audience to take away from this essay.

The Travelogue

I think that Hameed includes so much history about the Canary Islands in order to give his readers a better feeling of the general atmosphere of the island and the type of people who live there. For example, the fact that the Spanish conquest of the island took 94 years says a lot about the character of its citizens. Hameed also gives many details about the landscape and scenery on the island. I think that the observations that Hameed used as a basis for this article were the ones about the island and its culture rather than his observations of the stars.

travelogue

I think he didnt describe the star gazing so much because it wasnt needed. Everyone at one point in time of their life looked up in the sky at night and saw the stars. He used the history of the island because not everyone gets to star gaze like he did. By talking about the history its almost like talking about how its been preserved from the corruptions of the world such as light pollution. Which in result kept the air clean, and made the sky perfect for star gazing at night. Since the night was so clear he basically told us it would have been perfect to see, which everyone should get to enjoy sometime in their life.
Malcolm

The Travelogue of an Astronomer

I think that Hameed is an astronomer that is just taking a nice vacation. He spends so the time to include the history of the islands so that we would have an idea of where he was, what he was looking at, and how amazing they were. He describes the Canary Islands with great detail because that is what he actually came their to do. I think he describes only a little of what he sees through the telescope because he did not take as much time to study and observe the object, as he did the Canary Islands.

The Travelogue of an Astronomer-Tim Fisher

Hameed vividly describes the island of La Palma because in my opinion, that probably was a huge reason for him to be going on this trip. I realize that he's also deeply interested in astronomy and learning about the great depths of the universe, but I'm sure this fantastically beautiful island was also maybe a small reason for him to be going. With him also going into great details about the history of the islands, it makes me wonder if his second love, next to astronomy, is history. For me, that would be the only explanation as to why so much of this essay was devoted to the island's and its inhabitants history.

Jeremiah; Hameed in the Canary Islands

In Hameed's The Travelogue of an Astronomer, Hameed is very descriptive when it comes to his surroundings, which includes a lot of history of the islands. I think Hameed writes about the history of the islands in order to give the readers a better understanding of La Palma and Tenerife (the Canary Islands). Hameed's descriptions and history lessons make the reader feel like they are right there touring the islands with him. Although I'm not sure why the reader needs to know how Horatio Nelson lost his arm (although I have to admit, it did spice up the article), Hameed gives the reader a good sense of the environment of the islands through his physical descriptions and historical accounts. Hameed really describes his surroundings to the reader pretty well.

The Travelogue of an Astronomer

I believe that Hameed includes so much history about the island, because he is leading up to his story. This to me showed me a new way to observe. Hameed gives such vivid detail which gives you a picture of what this island really looks like. By Hameed giving so much history it also gives a better understanding of where he really is. Verses just telling the audience that he went to La Palma to observe the galaxy with hisn telescope. The history makes the island seem more interesting, and almost scary.

The Travelogue of an Astronomer

In this writing the author includes more detail about the island itself rather than what he is really doing. This is great because I felt like I was on the island with the author. He describes the island with such great detail for example he writes about the endless twist and turns in the road. This made the story much more interesting because if he would have only talked about looking at the stars and galaxies then only other astronomers would have liked to read it, but with the great descriptions I felt like I was there with him. So I think he wrote more about the islands to make the readers feel like they were there with him in this experience.