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<blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 740788" data-attributes="member: 13556"><p>I've got a small refractor that belonged to my F-I-L and was passed on to me after he died. I can see a bit with it, but not much. It is really too much for lunar observation and too little for deep-space observation. </p><p></p><p>My son and I do belong to a local astronomy club and that, IMHO, is the way to do astronomy. The club has a lot of old guys with plenty of money to spend on hobbies and they do have some great gear. And they like to share what their scopes can reach with others!</p><p></p><p>What they/we don't have a lot of is clear skies. When my son was in the Boy Scouts, we had access to one of the darkest spots around, and would try to meet up the evening right after a cold front came trough in the winter. That's when the skies were the best for observing the heavens. I've heard that it's been pretty good world-wide due to the reduction in air pollution primarily brought on by lessened vehicular traffic. However, we've been bothered by cloudy skies and heat for a lot of the spring and summer, so no luck so far this year.</p><p></p><p>WM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whiskeyman, post: 740788, member: 13556"] I've got a small refractor that belonged to my F-I-L and was passed on to me after he died. I can see a bit with it, but not much. It is really too much for lunar observation and too little for deep-space observation. My son and I do belong to a local astronomy club and that, IMHO, is the way to do astronomy. The club has a lot of old guys with plenty of money to spend on hobbies and they do have some great gear. And they like to share what their scopes can reach with others! What they/we don't have a lot of is clear skies. When my son was in the Boy Scouts, we had access to one of the darkest spots around, and would try to meet up the evening right after a cold front came trough in the winter. That's when the skies were the best for observing the heavens. I've heard that it's been pretty good world-wide due to the reduction in air pollution primarily brought on by lessened vehicular traffic. However, we've been bothered by cloudy skies and heat for a lot of the spring and summer, so no luck so far this year. WM [/QUOTE]
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