1 posted on
04/01/2018 4:56:21 AM PDT by
SandRat
To: SandRat
"The “deep sky” is what astronomers call the realm beyond our solar system"
Not really. Stars are not DSO's. They are faint sky objects that usually require light gathering or amplification to see, but not necessarily magnification. Star clusters, nebulas, and galaxies mostly. Nebulas are mostly seen along the galactic plane, and especially near the galactic core (which unfortunately for us is in the southern hemisphere). Galaxies, harder to spot with a small telescope or binoculars, are away from the galactic plane.
To: SandRat
Hmmm, so I wonder what a good telescope for a retired amateur to peruse the stars and galaxies would cost. Thousands?
3 posted on
04/01/2018 5:22:09 AM PDT by
jeffc
(The U.S. media are our enemy)
To: SandRat
this thread is worthless w/out pics! js...
6 posted on
04/01/2018 5:26:52 AM PDT by
sit-rep
To: SandRat
That’s more than 50 full moons away! Should be:
That’s more than 50 full moons away across!
11 posted on
04/01/2018 5:55:29 AM PDT by
Alas Babylon!
(Keep fighting the Left and their Fake News!)
To: SandRat
I thought this was a hunting thread...............
20 posted on
04/01/2018 9:02:08 PM PDT by
Osage Orange
(Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
To: SandRat
Leo DeLyon?
24 posted on
04/02/2018 4:48:57 AM PDT by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
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