profdant139 wrote:
Well, Len, all I can say is that whenever I take a city person to truly black skies for the first time, there is almost always an audible gasp -- "I had no idea that there were so many stars -- it's like diamond chips on black velvet -- it's unbelievable" -- and so forth.
Just getting to a dark place is one of the biggest attractions of boondocking!
You'll get not an argument from me there, I'm just saying that you can use a telescope in the city and see most of the objects through it as you can in a dark-sky environment.
To be more specific, the common objects that interest most people are readily visible from the city through a small telescope. And I contend that learning the sky in a city is a plus since only the brightest stars are visible. The brightest stars define the constellations which makes learning them easier. Learn the sky first with sky charts, your eyes, and binoculars.
LS
