Night Sky Musings
Post-Script: I've had an on-again, off-again relationship with amateur astronomy for the last three or more decades. I currently have a short focal length dobsonian-style reflector and two binoculars, the 7-by-50 and a monster-sized 25-by-100 that requires a mount just to use it, weighing in at around 11 pounds. By far the most enjoyable viewing I've had is reclining in the comfort of a lawn chair on a warm summer evening with a pair of stabilized binoculars at hand. Being able to use both eyes, in such a relaxed posture, brings much joy.
Photo made at the Andersen Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. Typecast via Brother Charger 11 (photo pending).
Labels: Brother, Dobson, star-gazing
posted by Joe V at 10:30 PM
2 Comments:
One of the things I miss from when I lived in the North, star gazing.
It is a wonderful experience to be able to go outside on a clear winter night and look up at sky. I enjoy the night sky without the aid of optics and with binoculars or a telescope. I no longer have my telescope -- too much haze and light pollution in Florida. I do have several pairs of binoculars, none as nice as your 25 x 100s. Maybe someday I'll get back to astronomy. Best night sky I've seen was on the Sandia Mountains and on the mountains in Montana.
Great post. Also one needn't burden oneself with the unnecessary trappings of religion. :)
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