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More MySky accessories - Aug 16, 2007
Even if you are using a sky computer, such as the Meade Mysky or the Celestron Skyscout, you should carry some basic observing accessories. This time of year, of course, you should keep the bug dope, handy, but one thing you should have, year-round is a flashlight with a red lens. Why? Red light is easier on dark adapted eyes and will not destroy your night vision to quite the extent as white light. You can either buy a red lens flashlight, such as the Celestron Night vision flashlight or you can easily make your own by painting the bulb of a small flashlight with red nail polish. If you go the nail polish route, it will take several coats. The trick is to get the light just bright enough to read a star map when your eyes are fully dark adapted, but no brighter. That's not much, but it beats fumbling around in total darkness when you drop something in the grass and it's a must for reading that star map, which you should also have with you.
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Astronomy Teaching Tools - Aug 15, 2007
One of the great astronomy teaching tools out there is the Astronomy Laser Pointer. Laser Pointers allow a more experienced astronomer to easily point to the object in the sky they are talking about. The Zhumell Green Astronomical Laser Pointer is a good example of one of these units. The Zhumell Laser Pointer uses a green laser instead of a red laser. The Green is a little easier to see in the night sky. A word of caution: When using a laser pointer, make sure you NEVER point the laser towards an airplane in flight. The laser will easily travel to the 35,000 ft altitude that planes travel, and the laser can distract the pilot and take away their night vision. If you are caught shining a laser at an airplane, think prison time. The Feds don’t mess around with this.
posted by Ryan W @ 10:12 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
MySky accessories - Aug 13, 2007
While you are waiting for the Meade Mysky, I would add a star map, such as the Celestron star map OR the Meade star map (actually, the same book). What you learn from the book will help when you finally get your Mysky and vice-versa. This also applies to other sky computers, such as the Celestron Skyscout. With both a book and a sky computer, you can have your cake and eat it, too, so to speak.
posted by Joanie K @ 8:36 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
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