Astronomy

Question

Hey folks, I know Laxie is a big time Astronomy lover... me too, I love it

but currently looking for buying a telescope (so far was using that of a friend

who moved out), anybody has any idea about telescopes? I just know that it's the aperture & not the power (magnifying power) that matters, I'm more interested in observing nebulas & galaxies apart from regular our own moon & planets

Btw, do you like astronomy? It's awesome field guys!

ps_dahiya · Answer

I love it. I used to read a lot about this in my teens but at that time I could not afford a good telescope. So the passion almost died. After reading the science magzines, I used to identify stars and constellations in the clear night sky with bare eyes. Thanks for reminding me vivek. After a gap of 10-12 years, I will pursue the hobby again.

vivek123 · Answer

That's cool

It means you know about constellations. Let's start on it, it's a very good hobby!

GMATT73 · Answer

I love astronomy! Hey Vivek, let your daughter watch this NASA multimedia clip on the Valles Marines of Mars. It took about 10min to download with my dinosaur P4 processor, but it`s definately worth the wait...

https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/odyssey/galler ... ighRes.mpg

GMATT73 · Answer

Looks like this is how your daughter will get there in 2025. 8-)

Six months is a long voyage...

vivek123 · Answer

Thanks Matt, That's really cool! I appreciate it on behalf of my daughter

Somehow, she likes the moon a lot, she keeps gazing at it... I just went & had a look at couple of telescopes here in Bangalore, but need to work on the aperture vs power funda

laxieqv · Answer

Hik, I've just come back...been so busy taking my foreign friends around the city these days ...So you decided to buy a telescope?!!;) ...I heard the Meade and Orion brands are the best in the field, start with a 3'' telescope, buddy

...I'd prefer a refractor one ...btw, why don't you consider a binocular, it's not bad at all

...hik, to be honest, i'm not yet an expert in star gazing coz the sky in Guangzhou, China is always cloudy ...a lot of air pollution :cry:

..and if you wanna grab a book guide on star gazing, pick " Nightwatch" or "Celestial handbook" ( the latter is more advanced and kind of secular )

vivek123 · Answer

Hey Laxie & others, Thanks for the tip. I bought a 2.5'' telescope yesterday, pretty good. But eversince I bought it, it's cloudy out here

Waiting for clear sky...

vivek123 · Answer

Well, here's the picture of the moon that I clicked through my telescope...had a touch time focussing throught the tiny aperture. I'm waiting for full moon

& folks Mars will be closest to the Earth on August 26 :-D

If you have a telescope aim for it, golden opportunity

GMATT73 · Answer

Will keep an eye out for the red planet next week. Thanx for the pic Vivek!

GMATT73 · Answer

Well Vivek, Laxie, and the others out there interested in Astronomy, it looks like we are back down to eight official planets. Pluto has just been demoted.

https://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/2 ... index.html

vivek123 · Answer

Yeah...! I just read it in the news paper. The new definition of "Planet" is interesting. 

Laxie, 
Did you notice this???

paddyboy · Answer

Yeah - everything was heated up on the Astronomy scene for a while, what with the dudes almost making 12 planets instead of 9 :lol:

Are those new planets still on the plate? Or were they rejected? Here's my pic of the moon :-D

Taken with a Kodak z740 at 15x zoom without any other attachments... it came out grainy coz of the digital zoom

Astronomy

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards