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Haha, I hope you waved back to him.

NASA's APOD site is full of the wonders of our universe, and the information provided it is a great source of learning about the fascinating sights. I never tire of looking at objects through my scope. The unimaginable size of the universe and the galaxies and nebula it contains as well as...

True @Suzanne rose, warm clothing (usually a couple of layers) and a thermos of coffee does help. But even then, after several hours it gets cold, and so does the coffee. It is not practical to go inside to make fresh coffee because you lose your "night vision" and it takes about 1/2 an hour to...

It is a wonderful hobby @Suzanne rose. Perhaps the only drawback is the long, cold winter nights. But like most rewarding endeavors in life, you sacrifice something to achieve your goal.

As time goes by, God permitting, I am more than happy to bring any one on this journey. The Sydney Obs was built a long time ago when light pollution was not a problem. And, yes, it is wonderful to enjoy clear skies, unfortunately, even location cannot get the better of clouds. The two things...

Hi Maddison, Your location DOES have an impact in a big way. The sky viewing as far as astronomy is concerned, is largely "governed" by where you are. This is largely impacted by light pollution, that is, too much light being reflected upwards, which does drown out some of the objects you wish...

Hi Maddison, I'd be more than happy to pass on any knowledge I possess. Jarred, the furthest object I've observed is the Andromeda Galaxy. It is 2.5 million light years from Earth and approx 152,000 light years in diameter. A light year is a measurement in distance. It is the distance light...

Thank you for your kind comments. Sethia this is indeed a wonderful hobby, but can, and does, become quite expensive. April, once I have conquered my astrophotography I would be happy to share them with everyone on this wonderful forum.

Astronomy Hi, would like to share my "hobby" with you. Astronomy. The night sky is full of some very amazing sights. Here are two of my three telescopes I enjoy using. This one is my 10-inch (diameter) Newtonian scope mounted on an EQ-6 R mount. This one is my 5-inch SCT scope mounted on...

Not just a galaxy. It is our very own Milky Way Galaxy. From our position in one of the spiral arms, this is what we see looking into the centre of our galaxy. Great photo all the same.

You certainly have a wonderful sense of humor !!

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The maths don't really matter. I agree you can't go past 100%, but with surveys the people involved, on most occasions, simply cannot add up. For mine, and what it's worth, Nirvana's album is striking. but I cannot go past "Dark Side of the Moon", both for the art of the cover and, most...

Don't get cremated after all that!