So I bought a telescope. (1 Viewer)

[staphory]

I looked into building one from scratch but it was a no go for me.
I saved up and bought a Seestar S50. Too bad it’s been so cloudy and cold.

 

[baarbogast]

I looked into building one from scratch but it was a no go for me.
I saved up and bought a Seestar S50. Too bad it’s been so cloudy and cold.

Did you get a chance to see the planets align?

 

[Madmarsha]

How's the peeping?

 

[Paul]

I looked into building one from scratch but it was a no go for me.
I saved up and bought a Seestar S50. Too bad it’s been so cloudy and cold.

That’s pretty cool. I hope you plan to share some of the sights and experiences as I live vicariously through you.

 

[St. Greatness]

I looked into building one from scratch but it was a no go for me.
I saved up and bought a Seestar S50. Too bad it’s been so cloudy and cold.

I’ve been considering buying one myself. I’d like to know your thoughts when you get a chance to finally use it.

 

[Consigliere]

Telescopes were great in the 1970s - there were stars out there. Nowadays in the urban night sky there might be like two or three. It would be worth a trip to the middle of nowhere just to see stars again.

CC things that make you feel old thread

 

[sinner mike]

I bought a newtonian telescope about 67 months ago, so I'm a total noob. I found out how expensive it is to do anything beyond basic looking at stars and planets. From my small experience you made the wise choice, you have all in one that tracks and can take time exposure pics. Because of my choice I have to spend big bucks to do those things though the seestar has some limitations too. Have fun.

 

[Paul]

I bought a newtonian telescope about 67 months ago, so I'm a total noob. I found out how expensive it is to do anything beyond basic looking at stars and planets. From my small experience you made the wise choice, you have all in one that tracks and can take time exposure pics. Because of my choice I have to spend big bucks to do those things though the seestar has some limitations too. Have fun.

You’re still a noob after 5 and 1/2 years?

Old Noob.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Telescopes were great in the 1970s - there were stars out there. Nowadays in the urban night sky there might be like two or three. It would be worth a trip to the middle of nowhere just to see stars again.

CC things that make you feel old thread

we took out oldest camping (Paul B Johnson state Park) when he was 3 or 4 and the sky that night was crystal clear and saw a bazillion stars (and two shooting stars). hadn't seen a clear night like that since katrina

had tried to find a similar experience for my youngest - we'd camped maybe 5-6 times and every time the sky was either overcast or the moon was just way too bright
but finally this past Thanksgiving we went to a hipcamp on the northshore and the sky was very clear and he finally got to see a bazillion stars (no shooting stars though)

and just now I remembered an exhibit at natural history museum at Smithsonian about the night sky and the effects of so much night lights (and models for how to mitigate)
good exhibit

 

[FullMonte]

I had a 150mm Celestron reflector, and I loved it. Unfortunately, when we moved, we moved to an area where there was a lot of light pollution, and I just didn't use it all that much. So, I ended up selling it.

 

[staphory]

Did you get a chance to see the planets align?

No. I wanted to but it turns out the Seestar is set up more for deep space observations. Nebula and such.

 

[staphory]

Just wanted to add…
The Seestar is not a direct view telescope, meaning you use a smartphone or tablet to see what it sees.
It’s very forgiving of light pollution. I live in a small town and it’s still usable. There is a video on YouTube where the guy uses it in Tokyo.
You let it take several exposures over time and it turns out p good.

My very first target was Andromeda but I didn’t really understand how to use it.
The next was a nebula that I did at random so I don’t remember which one it was.
Then, the next day I put on the sun filter and imaged the sun. Unfortunately it got cloudy that night so I wasn’t able to use it anymore. It’s supposed to be cloudy for the next several days.

 

[FullMonte]

I'm going to out on a limb and say that the nebula is M42, the Orion nebula. It's one of the brightest and easiest to find, and it's visible this time of year. It's always been my favorite thing to look at in the night sky.

 

[sinner mike]

You’re still a noob after 5 and 1/2 years?

Old Noob.

Lol, I didn't edit my post and have sausage fingers. And yes, still a noob. Thanks for asking

 

[Bleu Raeder]

I'm going to out on a limb and say that the nebula is M42, the Orion nebula. It's one of the brightest and easiest to find, and it's visible this time of year. It's always been my favorite thing to look at in the night sky.

Just adding a nebula filter would make this, and others, stand out more.