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Nails
Oct 22, 2011, 8:02:52 AM10/22/11
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I live in a terraced house close to a main city centre. I`m wondering how
practical it is to pursue astronomy as a hobby considering the amount of
artificial street light ( and house lights) there tends to be?
Nails
practical it is to pursue astronomy as a hobby considering the amount of
artificial street light ( and house lights) there tends to be?
Nails
Norbert
Oct 22, 2011, 1:24:20 PM10/22/11
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of a town. Except if you are just under the street lights, of course.
You can always get interested in multiple stars, there is no problem, too.
Of course, if you prefer galaxies and faint nebulae, this situation will be
a serious disavantage :(
All the pictures of the Moon and the planets that I present on my web pages
have been taken in center town :)
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Martin Brown
Oct 24, 2011, 3:09:53 AM10/24/11
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On 22/10/2011 18:24, Norbert wrote:
> Nails wrote:
>> I live in a terraced house close to a main city centre. I`m
>> wondering how practical it is to pursue astronomy as a hobby
>> considering the amount of artificial street light ( and house
>> lights) there tends to be?
>>
> For the Moon and the planets, there is no problem at all, even in the center
> of a town. Except if you are just under the street lights, of course.
> You can always get interested in multiple stars, there is no problem, too.
> Of course, if you prefer galaxies and faint nebulae, this situation will be
> a serious disavantage :(
>
> All the pictures of the Moon and the planets that I present on my web pages
> have been taken in center town :)
>
Also worth pointing out here that most major city centres have an
> Nails wrote:
>> I live in a terraced house close to a main city centre. I`m
>> wondering how practical it is to pursue astronomy as a hobby
>> considering the amount of artificial street light ( and house
>> lights) there tends to be?
>>
> For the Moon and the planets, there is no problem at all, even in the center
> of a town. Except if you are just under the street lights, of course.
> You can always get interested in multiple stars, there is no problem, too.
> Of course, if you prefer galaxies and faint nebulae, this situation will be
> a serious disavantage :(
>
> All the pictures of the Moon and the planets that I present on my web pages
> have been taken in center town :)
>
astronomical society and their members may have an observatory or
organise trips to dark sky sites to observe. Most are short of keen
observers too so if you go along and show interest you will be warmly
welcomed. Filters can sometimes help on emission nebulae in moderate
light pollution, but nothing beats a truly dark sky.
The clearest skies are just after a cold front rainstorm has passed over
in the gaps between the remaining clouds. I have seen the milky way from
a park in central Manchester under those conditions.
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Regards,
Martin Brown
Nails
Dec 19, 2011, 3:25:11 AM12/19/11
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:24:20 +0200, Norbert wrote:
Much appreciate the reply ;)
Nails
Much appreciate the reply ;)
Nails
Nails
Dec 19, 2011, 3:26:07 AM12/19/11
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