Astronomy

[Anonymous No.15367977]

I want to get into stargazing. Are there any threads about what telescopes are recommended for beginners?

[Anonymous No.15368035]

>>15367977
I just bought an eight inch f/6 Dobsonian I can't get to work, AKA fren!

ps im autistic so i read all things on the telescope and landed on mine

[Anonymous No.15368103]

>>15368035
Yeah, any reason why you bought that model? Would like to know some places where I can find more information about telescopes.

[Anonymous No.15368115]

It's just too depressing for me knowing there's a whole universe out there and we're stuck here paying taxes to pedos.

[Anonymous No.15368125]

>tfw it's a new moon but the weather is nothing but heavy cloud for at least a week

[Anonymous No.15368414]

>>15367977
Even with a good set of binoculars on a tripod - you can always see at least see 4 of Jupiter's moons; tons of stars you normally wouldn't see; and tons of detail on our moon. I don't remember the exact model/specs but my big binoculars are celestrons - but you DEFINITELY want to make sure whatever you get - that you can mount it on a half decent tripod - free-handing isn't sufficient for the best detail/extended viewings.

I have a celestron 4SE scope and like it... but pretty much never use it. That is why I can't overstate that the 'coolness to effort of setup/pack up/use' ratio is unbeatable with the 'good binoculars/decent tripod' method...

It is cool to set up the proper scope and see Saturn's rings and Jupiter's stripes and all... but the amount of hassle involved in setting it up (at least in my experience) is almost never worth the tiny bit of time you will feel like spending gazing down the eyepiece.

I'd advise... if you are serious about it, do your best to research methods/costs of setting up something like a 4SE with a camera that links to a laptop that you can then view via the screen instead of down the eyepiece & can control telescope movement from the computer inside. (I just live somewhere where the best nights for going out and viewing things are either ungodly cold or hot/miserable/full of mosquitos and shit - so this really deters me from spending tons of time behind a scope).

[Anonymous No.15368466]

>>15368103
It's said that the Newtonian reflector in the Dobsonian format is the "best bang for your buck" as the name of the game is to gather as much light as possible. The 6 inch gets half as much light as the 8 inch and a 10 inch doesn't have the better f/6 focal thing that the 8 inch has.

I plan on doing tons of upgrades and attaching a camera for EAA, Electronically Assisted Astronomy. I got some crap eye piece with it so it won't focus. I was looking at good eyepieces and they were about as much as the starter planet cameras, 200-300. You can use those cameras and software to do all sorts of photo, video, and stacked images of deep space junk like planets and star orgies. Eventually I'll build a fancy computer mount for it and control it all from my desk drinking tasty beverages. I won't be traveling with the telescope much I'm in a ButtHole zone 2 or 3 for light pollution so hopefully loads to see.

The scope goes for 600-800 depending but anything smaller or cheaper was just a shade above astronomy binoculars. For about $3000 you can have a killer setup for deep space objects on a star tracking mount. Some plebs make amazing photos. Most modern optical astronomy is done via computers not eyepieces.

[Anonymous No.15368469]

>>15368466
picture

[Anonymous No.15368549]

>>15368414
chair mounted binoculars are top grade, picrel 8" f/4 are god tier. tripod is good, but gets annoying after a while, chair mount will keep you looking until you fall asleep.
20th century issues of sky & telescope have all sorts of wonderful designs for home builders

[Anonymous No.15368644]

>>15368549
haha, impressively ergonomic. I'm intrigued.