I had a small handheld telescope when I was a kid, but I never saw anything worth seeing, not even the moon (I suspect I only ever looked when it was full where I could see just the flat disk). I had no road map to figuring out how to learn about astronomy, didn’t even know there were likely guides at the library.… Read the rest
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Starting a new PolyWogg Guide…about astronomy
Over the last few years, I have been surfing and reading a LOT on astronomy, making notes here and there, etc. On a not infrequent basis, I find that the info I’m looking for is spread across multiple sites and books.
Take exit pupils for instance. I read the RASC Observer’s Guide section on exit pupils more than once, and didn’t get it.… Read the rest