Advice for beginning stargazers
The Community Press Online provides advice for beginning stargazers:
You can see enough stars with your naked eye or a good pair of binoculars, says Sandra Ferguson, speaker at the Brown Bag Lunch on January 18.
“Get binoculars,” she recommends. “They are far better than a telescope. Telescopes have a smaller field of vision. If you don’t recognize where you are looking, it is hard to find things. Telescopes can be very expensive.”
She uses a 7 x 50 binoculars which is a standard lens and makes objects appear seven times closer, similar to a birdwatcher’s pair. Sandra is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society, Belleville chapter, and has been studying the stars and teaching astronomy in schools for 30 years.
She had a couple of tips for novice star gazers. First get a star chart that shows the constellations for that time of year. Next get a piece of red cellophane to put over your flashlight so you can read the star chart while outside at night. “The red doesn’t bother your eyes,” she says.
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posted by Tako John @ 11:05 AM
1 Comments:
Great post, but check out these hands free binoculars at www.handsfreebinoculars.com that offer 8x25mm Bushnell Optics. Great for extended viewing for astronomy buffs.
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