I started astronomy more than ten years ago, stopped about five years ago because … well life, and picked up the hobby again recently. I had sold my first telescope back then, and had to go through the process of getting another one. Here’s how I did it this time.
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Smaller is better
Beginner guides for astronomy often mention that binoculars are not only a good, cheap way to start, but also that they end up complementing a telescope acquired afterwards nicely. I got the telescope first, but I have to agree.
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A while ago, I broke the wide angle eyepiece I mentioned in a previous post. It had dust inside its 4 elements, and I tried to clean it up. As I was a little frustrated by the presence of dust inside the eyepiece itself, I decided that I would only buy very good quality eyepieces from now on. Continue reading “The Nagler experience”
Choosing the right eyepieces
The first thing people usually do when they get their telescope is to get better eyepieces. Continue reading “Choosing the right eyepieces”
Choosing the right telescope
So I decided to start amateur astronomy, an idea hanging around for some time now, and as anyone else who did, I asked myself: which telescope ?
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