Comments on: All things Astronomy! http://theurbansky.com This is my small space in an infinite universe! Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:20:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nick http://theurbansky.com/#comment-3 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:39:04 +0000 http://theurbansky.wordpress.com/?page_id=17#comment-3 Great article! What people don’t realize is that observing depends on location and conditions. Take that ETX away from the city on a moonless night, slap an O-III filter on, and you will be presented with a near photographic view. The best view of the ring nebula I’ve ever had was at my local astronomy club’s dark site, on a ladder peeking through an 18” Obsession. The color was pure grayish white, central star was visible and I even got a hint of green…almost fell off the ladder, lol. I remember that was the time I was hooked, and also my first peek at the ring neb. and the rings of Saturn.

There sure is a learning curve involved when buying a first telescope. What helped me was the combination of a manual and online discussion groups that offer a ton of info and answer your questions.

]]> By: serialmike http://theurbansky.com/#comment-2 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:28:36 +0000 http://theurbansky.wordpress.com/?page_id=17#comment-2 Great stuff. Cant wait to read more!

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