Re: (SNES) Star hopping with a Dob

[gary_a_weston@us.ibm.com]

Hi Doug,

I think my desire to do more star hopping comes from the sense of missing 
something when I go out observing.  Just looking at an object and moving 
to the next automatically makes me feel like I miss everything in between. 
 Its hard to explain really.. but at times it seems like i'm looking at a 
map, in a sense, and have no idea where the heck I am.  For me at least, I 
feel getting a bit more manual may help me see more, and learn more about 
the sky.  There is also the chance to stumble across something.  I always 
have a blast when I see something and have no idea what it is.. then I go 
poking around in my charts trying to figure it out.   This doesn't mean 
i'm going to stop using goto!  It just means that i'll adjust how I 
observe depending on my mood and the circumstances.

Best,
Gary







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08/07/2002 09:35 PM
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In a message dated 8/7/2002 1:40:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
gary_a_weston@us.ibm.com writes:


> I just started to grind a mirror for a homebrew 6" truss dob.. there are 
a 
> lot of reasons for this.  The experience of doing it, the weight, the 
> portability, and most of all.. it FORCES me to star hop. :)  
> 

Hi Gary,

By golly, there's still hope for TRUE observational astronomy! As a 
star-hopper from WAY back, it does my heart good each time I see another 
amateur discover the importance - and the fun - of this time tested 
observing 
skill.

I'd say more on the topic, but I don't want to instigate any long rants - 
something that's happened so often with this topic in recent years. :o)

I hope you can get a good look at the upcoming Perseids!

Best wishes, 
Doug Stewart
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