Officially back into amateur astronomy

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Re: Officially back into amateur astronomy

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    Ylem wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:59 am I love my binoculars, I use them more than my scopes :)
    Ive heard others say that too. I decided that binos are perfect for learning my way around the sky. Once im much more familiar with that, then it should be a bit easier for me to get used to the reverse or reverse/upside down orientation of telescopes.

    That was one reason I became frustrated last time I started with astronomy. I didnt take my time to learn how to star hop successfully. It should go better this time.

    The package should be arriving today, I just got a notification from Amazon. Yes!!
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    Well the binoculars are here! But wouldnt you know it, rain and overcast skies for the whole week. :lol:
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    Re: Officially back into amateur astronomy

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    Glad that you got them. Hopefully the cloud gods will start cooperating!!!
    -Michael
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    helicon wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:06 pm Glad that you got them. Hopefully the cloud gods will start cooperating!!!
    Thanks Michael, yeah it would be nice. The Weather Channel app indicates no clear skies in the foreseeable future. :eusa-pray:
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    It's sunny right now! I'm going to bring my binos to work in case it's clear tonight!
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