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Post by crossfire on Nov 21, 2016 22:29:39 GMT -5
My kid wants one for Christmas. Anybody know anything about them?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 22:37:17 GMT -5
Let me see.
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Post by RobR on Nov 21, 2016 23:13:40 GMT -5
I'm looking to get one also because of the altitude I live at. Hopefully the Hampur delivers.
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Post by Big L on Nov 22, 2016 5:38:01 GMT -5
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Post by Bing© in Buffalo Chairman on Nov 22, 2016 5:41:00 GMT -5
Well done man.
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Post by Big L on Nov 22, 2016 5:49:45 GMT -5
Oh, and you'll need a dark area to see anything, well away from cities and towns
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Post by frostlich on Nov 22, 2016 7:16:56 GMT -5
How hot is the neighbor?
Make sure junior complies with the "useless without pics" standard.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2016 14:25:59 GMT -5
Oh, and you'll need a dark area to see anything, well away from cities and towns That is what I was quaaluding to; I have to be up at about 3AM to star gaze at all; it's all hillside and bay behind the backyard so I have half a chance. I love looking at Orion. Kind of intimidating |
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Post by porgyman on Nov 22, 2016 14:29:15 GMT -5
How about Uranus? Will you be able to identify it?
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Post by shakin on Nov 22, 2016 14:36:19 GMT -5
i got my kid a not-so-great one about 6 years ago (in other words i didn't spend a lot, expecting it to collect dust). occasionally we break it out and we've seen some pretty cool shit with it. saturn's rings, jupiter
last week during the super moon we broke it out. he was looking through it while i had the binocs, craterage was sick to look at. at one point a tiny black square passed on front of the moon, not an airplane, we both saw it and were like 'holy shit check that out' took like 4 seconds to traverse the moon. we decided it must have been a satellite passing in front of the moon...really cool moment
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2016 15:27:56 GMT -5
How about Uranus? Will you be able to identify it? I'm not sure - it may end up on the other side of The Wall. |
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Post by crossfire on Nov 22, 2016 15:32:11 GMT -5
I have a great pair of Nikon binoculars. I have been been a bit of a space nerd since I was a kid. Loved watching the Space Shuttles take off and land and try to watch the rockets take off. About 2 years ago, I downloaded the sky guide app and that helps locate planets and stars in the sky. We were even able to watch the International Space Station pass overhead. My my kid loved it and now he wants a telescope. I saw the Space.com website already but was wondering if anyone had any experience with them. |
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Post by JStokes on Nov 22, 2016 16:32:21 GMT -5
Get him one with a puter that has tracking software. You can put in a specific terrestrial body and it will seek it out. I think it takes a bit of work setting it up but I think they are much better these days with GPS.
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Post by JStokes on Nov 22, 2016 16:34:32 GMT -5
i got my kid a not-so-great one about 6 years ago (in other words i didn't spend a lot, expecting it to collect dust). occasionally we break it out and we've seen some pretty cool shit with it. saturn's rings, jupiter last week during the super moon we broke it out. he was looking through it while i had the binocs, craterage was sick to look at. at one point a tiny black square passed on front of the moon, not an airplane, we both saw it and were like 'holy shit check that out' took like 4 seconds to traverse the moon. we decided it must have been a satellite passing in front of the moon...really cool moment If it was a satellite passing in from of the moon it would have been lit up. We see satellites all the time just before or just after dusk and they appear as slow moving stars crossing the horizon. That was probably a UFO that absorbed the visible light hitting it. _ |
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Post by Big L on Nov 22, 2016 16:39:06 GMT -5
i got my kid a not-so-great one about 6 years ago (in other words i didn't spend a lot, expecting it to collect dust). occasionally we break it out and we've seen some pretty cool shit with it. saturn's rings, jupiter last week during the super moon we broke it out. he was looking through it while i had the binocs, craterage was sick to look at. at one point a tiny black square passed on front of the moon, not an airplane, we both saw it and were like 'holy shit check that out' took like 4 seconds to traverse the moon. we decided it must have been a satellite passing in front of the moon...really cool moment If it was a satellite passing in from of the moon it would have been lit up. We see satellites all the time just before or just after dusk and they appear as slow moving stars crossing the horizon. That was probably a UFO that absorbed the visible light hitting it. _ satellites are only lit up if the sun reflects off an edge then to your eye. They don't have running lights. |
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