My equipment is pretty basic. I have an 8" reflector and a 3 1/2" refractor. Even without scopes a person looking in the right places can see a lot with just a pair of binoculars.I do. I sorta taught it for years with my Scouts. One of the things I loved about being stationed out West was the skies at night..I still get a charge out of watching Jupiter and his moons...that is so cool....someday I would love to have a much better telescope, maybe one I couild take picture from.
Very nice collection. Any deep sky astrophotography?Wish I had more time for astronomy. Beware though, telescopes are like .22s - they multiply like rabbits (but are a lot more expensive).
Let's see:
- 8" Schmidt Cassegrain
- 6" Maksutov Cassegrain
- 13" Dobsonian
- 4" RFT
- 3" Refractor
- 90mm Maksutov Cassegrain
Now, this makes sense why, since I live in an area that has only 60 clear nights per year...???
I don't remember it but do Halley's Comet which was sometime in the mid-80's If I remember right.Remember Comet Holmes back in 2007? That was a pretty impressive comet in that due to our angle of visibility no tail could be seen. Just a big fuzzy ball that kept getting bigger. Even with binocs it was an amazing sight.
Remember it very well, indeed. That was a beauty.Remember Comet Holmes back in 2007? That was a pretty impressive comet in that due to our angle of visibility no tail could be seen. Just a big fuzzy ball that kept getting bigger. Even with binocs it was an amazing sight.
Halley's last appearance was in fact in the mid 80's. Given that it's next perihelion will be 76 years from then, it will be back around 2060.I don't remember it but do Halley's Comet which was sometime in the mid-80's If I remember right.