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Public Forums => Outdoors => Topic started by: MountainDog on May 27, 22, 12:57:52 PM
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Hello, everyone:
We just moved up here last month and love being apart this amazing community. One of the things that has always interested me has been astronomy, but the last time I touched the subject was in college many moons ago. Is there any type of club, or group, up here that stargazes on a regular basis (i.e. once a month)? Also, is there a basic telescope out there that I can purchase so I can see the rings around Saturn fairly easily?
Any help would be great. Thank you very much.
Rich
PS: Btw, I did a search on this and the last thread was updated in 2007.
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Hello, everyone:
We just moved up here last month and love being apart this amazing community. One of the things that has always interested me has been astronomy, but the last time I touched the subject was in college many moons ago. Is there any type of club, or group, up here that stargazes on a regular basis (i.e. once a month)? Also, is there a basic telescope out there that I can purchase so I can see the rings around Saturn fairly easily?
Any help would be great. Thank you very much.
Rich
PS: Btw, I did a search on this and the last thread was updated in 2007.
A lot of the time it's a sleepy little town, which is part of the awesome. 2007 sounds right. Welcome.
I know that I've seen astronomy groups at Inspiration Point on a moonless night, but even that might be too bright.
There is a spot on the road to Table Mountain campground that is awesome for watching comets and meteor showers.
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I can see the rings of Saturn, Jupiter and moons with my 6" Celestron SCT telescope, I think Dobsonian telescopes are the cheapest for a large telescope that is good for planetary viewing.
Join the Cloudy nights forum for more recommendations. https://www.cloudynights.com/index Here is some info on Dobsonian telescopes. https://dobsoniantelescopes.com/
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A lot of the time it's a sleepy little town, which is part of the awesome. 2007 sounds right. Welcome.
I know that I've seen astronomy groups at Inspiration Point on a moonless night, but even that might be too bright.
There is a spot on the road to Table Mountain campground that is awesome for watching comets and meteor showers.
Thank you for the information, lwt42!
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I can see the rings of Saturn, Jupiter and moons with my 6" Celestron SCT telescope, I think Dobsonian telescopes are the cheapest for a large telescope that is good for planetary viewing.
Join the Cloudy nights forum for more recommendations. https://www.cloudynights.com/index Here is some info on Dobsonian telescopes. https://dobsoniantelescopes.com/
That's really what I want to see - the rings of Saturn! Is there a certain spot up here that you go to? Also, thanks for the info on the telescope's and the Cloudy Nights forum, as well!
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I am in Phelan, I don't have any line of sight problems here. Light pollution is a big problem if you want to see something like the Milky Way or maybe M31.