*Really* tempted to buy a telescope. Haven’t owned one since high school. But new place has huge big sky view... lots of sky visible even with LA light pollution. Also just a mike from Griffith observatory so could always lug it up there.
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High school scope was a 3.5” budget Newtonian. Now I’d probably shell out for a 6” Schmidt-Cassegrain at least.
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Feeling oddly more cheerful and calmer thanks to my binocular astronomy session tonight. I’d forgotten the feeling. The last time I had a favorable home-based observing situation was 1990. Since then either obstructions or light pollution or cloudy/bad weather has interfered
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I’ve misplaced my tripod adapter for the binoculars in the move though
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I took my telescope outside tonight and showed the kids Jupiter - it was their first time seeing a planet through a telescope. Beautiful view this evening. Didn't see Saturn.
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It’s about 5 deg ne of Jupiter
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Get that solid tripod. Best aided city stargazing I've ever experienced was with 10x80 binoculars. Way easier to re-target. See more. Have more fun. Saturn is unfortunately a bit too far away to distinguish rings, as you note, though you can easily see tilt over time.
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