Re: What's your thinking on this?

"Martin R. Howell" wrote:

In the ongoing thread which addresses the observation of M1 under light
polluted skies, one poster points out that it is difficult visually but
easy photographically.

That doesn't sound all that different from saying: It's difficult
visually under a light polluted sky; but easy visually under a dark
sky.

I don't consider the capturing of an object with a camera (which CHEATS the
eye) as a valid observation of said object.

In this day and age, some may consider it cheating to visually observe
under a dark sky.

We've all seen far worse on saa! At least no one mentioned the
paralactic views of M1 as seen from a Copernican model of the
heliocentric Earth; thus proving once and for all the inferiority of
the RA/Dec view system. (Sorry, Minnie Me temporarily gained control
of my fingers . . . I'm OK now . . . really I am . . . at least, I
think I must be . . .)
--
Bill
Celestial Journeys
http://cejour.blogspot.com
.

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