Re: Star atlas or software

mwnospam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi all, I'm a beginner and was wondering if I should purchase a star
atlas or a software program like Starry night...


Meade ETX90 EC
12x50 Binoculars

Both, eventually. But to start with, an atlas and your 12X50's.

It takes time to learn how the sky works, and looking back and forth
from the computer display to the sky is definitely not the way to do
that! A computer has two uses in astronomy, IMO: to plan an observing
program/session and to control various equipment in the observatory. I
don't think you should do that yet.

A dim red flashlight and a sky atlas such as the Sky Atlas 2000.0 from
nightsky.com is the answer for a beginner.

Davoud

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