I have no memory of what was going on back in the mid-90's except to say I was making a shitload of money, smoking, drinking, getting arrested, etc. But somewhere in there, I bought a couple of really nice telescopes and a really nice microscope...and then forgot about them for 30 years. Now I'm glad I have them and glad I didn't sell them for pennies on the dollar like I did with so many things I wish I had back.....my framed portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman, my sword, my genuine souvenir whaling harpoon from Mystic Seaport, my GD Lincoln tombstone welder! I'm great at buying shit but I suck at selling it.
I have this weird little camera from China that I bought for 40 bucks. It fits over the eyepieces of telescopes and microscopes and takes high resolution photos and videos. It's probably better than whatever NASA had when I was a kid.