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First, wanted to thank all of you for this great thread. Second, does anyone here use solar filters much? I live at the edge of a big city, so I can't justify getting a nice telescope, but I did want something to mess around with, so I picked up a galileoscope. In addition to looking at the moon and occasionally other things, I think it would be neat to look at the sun. I don't know anything about solar filters, though, so I wanted to ask if this is a good one: http://www.seymoursolar.com/product_info.php?products_id=477&osCsid=2b6b4cda8f06d18293edea87add6deb9? Would I be able to see details like sunspots with this setup? DorianGravy fucked around with this message at 01:29 on Jan 10, 2010 |
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How do you all feel about computerized starfinders on telescopes? I initially wasn't considering one, because it seems like it would take away from a bit of the mystery and "exploration" of star-gazing. I was told by a friend of mine, however, that I'll definitely want one. Before she had said this, I was considering something like the aforementioned Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_i=507846 I suppose a computerized equivalent of that telescope would be something like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-NexStar-130-Computerized-Telescope/dp/B0007UQNNQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1264145901&sr=1-4 Anyone have an opinion about this computerized vs. non-computerized, one way or the other? As a second question, is this a good collection of lenses? I'll just be stargazing casually, and am essentially a beginner: http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-94303-Accessory-Kit/dp/B00006RH5I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1264146451&sr=1-1
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On a related note, what's the best resource to use to find a good location for stargazing? I'm in a pretty bright city myself, and have been looking at places to drive to. I've taken a look at http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/ and http://cleardarksky.com/, and while I can easily tell what places have good seeing, I can't tell which places are actually conducive to setting up a telescope for a couple hours. Are parks generally the best places? Some of them say things like "closes at dark," which is a little inconvenient. Any tips? (To be more specific, does anyone know of any good spots within an hour's drive of New Brunswick, NJ?) DorianGravy fucked around with this message at 06:18 on Feb 4, 2010 |
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Hi everyone. I got my first telescope a few months ago and finally got to take it out in a pretty dark area. There's some really fantastic photography in this thread, to which mine doesn't compare, but I'm pretty proud of it regardless, considering I just held my point and shoot up to the lens of the telescope.  It isn't really my intent to do any sort of photography, but I do amuse myself that it works (marginally) this way at all. So what is good to look at this time of year? I'm disappointed that Jupiter and M42 aren't up right now, and while I do have a copy of Turn Left at Orion, it's currently 500 miles away. For reference, I have one of these: http://www.telescope.com/control/telescopes/reflector-telescopes/orion-spaceprobe-130st-equatorial-reflector-telescope. DorianGravy fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Jun 27, 2010 |
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