A Night Out With the Cosmic Wild Ducks
Catching the view through the telescopes, and a communal vibe, at the monthly stargazing meetup at Rush Ranch in Solano County.
Daniella Garcia-Loos Almeida (she/her) is a 2026-2027 editorial fellow at Bay Nature. She is a recent graduate from the UC Santa Cruz master’s program in Science Communication. She holds a bachelor’s in physics and English from Cornell University. Her work has been featured in Mongabay, Eos, San Jose Mercury News, the Santa Cruz Sentinel, and The Ithaca Times. In her free time, you can find her at punk shows screaming along.
Catching the view through the telescopes, and a communal vibe, at the monthly stargazing meetup at Rush Ranch in Solano County.
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