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> Thinking of getting into beginning astronomy with my gf
> Read site that recommends starting with binoculars
> Borrow a pair from my parents when I visit yesterday
Is there anything I can look at other than the moon with binoculars?
Any other general tips or recommendations for an astronomy beginner?

>> No.12195640

Build a diy broadband radiotelescope and aim towards gravitational field lines of the earth to pick up radiowaves emitted from the other side of the earth

>> No.12195646

>>12195635
Amateur astronomy isn't about what you end up seeing, it's the process of finding cool things yourself. If you have to ask what to look at then you won't go far.

>> No.12195648

>>12195646
That's a good point
Any tips on setup/equipment or finding the best sites with low light pollution?

>> No.12195661

>>12195648
It's not an equipment sport, there are obviously some things that are better than others but basically you can always spend more and get a better piece of gear in return allowing you to do or see more things. But really you can do it with anything from binoculars to ten thousand dollar telescope set or even plain eyes. Really the best piece of gear you want is a good tent to go out into nature like a national park to get good views on a camping trip but you can start from your balcony or porch just fine to observe the brighter objects like moon.

>> No.12195682

>>12195635
>Is there anything I can look at other than the moon with binoculars?
Try looking at the planets.

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>> No.12195808

>>12195635
>Is there anything I can look at other than the moon with binoculars?
The stars

>> No.12195814

>>12195808
Stars aren't good things to look at, you want nebula or constellations

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>>12195635

Pro-tip: don‘t look into the Sun, especially not with binoculars.

>> No.12196203

>>12195825
Duly noted

>> No.12196292

>>12195635
Globular and other clusters can be good with binoculars. The larger nebulae such as orion.

Just learning the constellations with your eyes is a good place to start. Learn the meteor showers, when and where they occur etc.

>> No.12196301

>>12196292
The milky way can also be stunning on a clear night through binoculars.

Thought experiments like trying to orientate yourself wrt the moon and sun (making the angles align in your head so its obvious why you see what you see)

>> No.12196315

>>12195635
Venus is pretty neat. You can resolve the crescent very easily.
If you have good eyes you can make out some surface features of mars.
You can see the rings of saturn as sort of a smudgy bulge.
You might be able to pick out some of Jupiter's moons too.

>> No.12196508

>>121958235
holy shit I almost did this, thanks bro!

>> No.12196556

>>12195635
>Any other general tips or recommendations for an astronomy beginner
Get the fuck out of the city.
Light pollution is the enemy of stargazing. If you can get somewhere with true night you don't even need binoculars to have your mind blown.
I'll never forget taking some friends up to a cabin in northern Minnesota who had never been out of a city.
I had to convince one of them that the big glowing cloud he saw was the milky way.

>> No.12197770

>>12196556
I heard that when a big blackout happened years ago in LA, 911 was getting calls about strange lights in the sky because some of them had never seen the Milky Way before

>> No.12199498

>>12196301
I live in an area with so much light pollution I can't see the Milky Way by default
I am looking forward to getting out of town to a green area where I can see it

>> No.12199505

>>12195635
Take drugs and bang. That's the best outcome you can expect from astronomy.
Or get a massive telescope and write some decent software to churn numbers out for you.

>> No.12199535

>>12195635
You should look at the sun with your binoculars.

>> No.12199655

>>12195635
fucking hell. visit my astronomy startup website for amateurs. I won't name it, cuz then it'd be flagged as advertising

>> No.12199666

>>12199655
Well then how do we find it, lad? A hint, perhaps?

>> No.12200862

>>12199655
Hello this is Neil Degrasse Tyson. Tell me how to find your site right now or I swear to Logic I'll find you. Your plump cheeks will guide my throbbing rod into the pink boyhole that you hold dear, I will rape you with uncounted vigorous thrusts and leave you on the floor full of shame and cum. The last thing you see is my mammoth hand as reaches down to crush your skull like an eggshell. I will then fuck your headless corpse again, for luck, before spewing a secondary fertile load in your slick ass.

>> No.12201149

>>12197770
Yeah. It always blows my mind that for the majority of human history people took the night sky for granted.
I live in a city now and I hate not being able to see the sky at night.

>> No.12202846

>>12200862
Lel