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    I always found astronomy interesting, and this thread got me thinking about the observatory that's only 15 miles away that hold public viewings on Saturdays. I'll have to make a trip out there soon. I always thought an astronomer would be a cool nerdy job. Below is a picture of one of the telescopes that they have there.


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  3. #22
    Quote Originally Posted by geoffbot View Post
    More pics please Sherry
    Well...alright. Here are a couple (although I'm pretty sure anyone who really wants to see my photos can visit my page and be bored over there):

    Solar eclipse October 2014 (including a massive sunspot complex):
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    The Rosette Nebula. A cloud of hydrogen gas lit by nearby stars. About 5200 light years away in the constellation Monoceros:
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    An amazing aurora over my city. We don't get auroras at my latitude except from some of the powerful solar storms at the peaks of the recurring solar cycles. This was such a storm, around 2003. Solar storms, "space weather", and auroras are one of my main areas of study:
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    Comets are another study interest of mine; here is Comet Lovejoy from earlier this year:
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    Hope you enjoyed.

    (PS- these were all taken with off-the-shelf gear anyone can buy, and with a little practice, can take photos like these)

    ~Sherry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crownpuller View Post
    Nothing doing around here..... Too close to the city, and light 'polution' kills the view up Can just about make out the major constellations.
    The best view of the night sky I've experienced (with or without any sort of scope) was from a villa in the Troodos, Cyprus - Mind boggling
    Well, when I first started seriously in backyard astronomy, I did it from downtown Victoria (pop. 350,000). True that light pollution is a bit of a deterrence, but you can get special filters which block a lot of the streetlight glow. Living in the city doesn't mean you can't have a great experience with a telescope and the night sky.

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    Ok, here's one I made earlier......

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    Yeah right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I can't find my 1st camera folder anywhere and my nightsky one's on in that , maybe it's at work, will check tomorrow , I don't think for one minute I deleted it

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    Surprisingly Los Angeles is the home to Griffith Observatory which sits on top of...no kidding...Mt. Hollywood. I've been more than a few times. Has the most viewed telescope in the world so bring your sanitizing wipes if you go.

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    Tiny tiny bit of light pollution there .....

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    I took my 5 year old the other day to a local astronomy activity for kids. I was amazed when we were able to see the rings of Saturn. I know my son is still very young but he's really interested in this stuff... every night we sit and watch videos on youtube of anything related to space.

    Now I'm looking at maybe getting something like this:

    http://www.amazon.com/Orion-27194-Do...2Q7AM2XXPYE1CE

    Awesome pictures Sherry!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jraul7 View Post
    I took my 5 year old the other day to a local astronomy activity for kids. I was amazed when we were able to see the rings of Saturn. I know my son is still very young but he's really interested in this stuff... every night we sit and watch videos on youtube of anything related to space.

    Now I'm looking at maybe getting something like this:

    http://www.amazon.com/Orion-27194-Do...2Q7AM2XXPYE1CE

    Awesome pictures Sherry!
    Thanks! That 8" Dobsonian is a perfect all-round telescope. It's identical to the Skywatcher one I posted farther up this thread. You will be amazed what you'll see with a scope this size.

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    Would ebay be a good place to look for used ones or wouldn't you recommend that?

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