Stargazing / Astronomy

Try these sites...

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/

http://astronomy.com

>>1091755
Thanks. I stumbled upon Astronomy.com recently. Ill check out skyandtelescope.

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>>1091655
You should check out the Whirlpool Galaxy and see if you can see any spiral structures. In my 8" reflector I can only see two fuzzy blobs but it's still cool. I took this image of the galaxy with my 6" reflector.

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>>1091980
You should also check out the great star cluster in Hercules. That should be a real treat in your 10". Took this image also with my 6 incher.

https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos/videos

>>1091655
What is the point of astronomy? Just looking at sparkly shit in the sky?

>>1093576
More like looking at dim hazy objects (unless you're observing planets) in the sky and it's great.
Nothing compares to bringing your telescope out to an open field on a crisp cloudless night with a pack of beers and a bluetooth speaker. Nothing.

>>1091980

do you have a motor mount for that?

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>>1094142
Yes and a smaller telescope with it's own camera that's mounted to the main telescope. Its job is to keep track on a single star and then send correction commands to the mount if it detects any movements of the star. That's the hard part of astrophotography, making sure that the target stays completely still while you're imaging since you're taking long exposure photos.

>>1093576
whats the point of any endeavor for that matter if you follow that line of thought?

I need lenses I lost for my little telescope I bought years ago and drug out of the attic. But so expensive and few, I might as well just buy another. company shut down. And I'm not sure how much I want to see moon craters again.

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Who else /astrophotography/ here?

>>1091655
This site is fantastic. Every month they release highly detailed star maps complete with ecliptical lines and everything.

http://skymaps.com/

Also try the app Skyview-free if you want to memorize deep-sky objects