7 Mar
2005
7 Mar
'05
11:06 a.m.
Quoting Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com>:
The "problem" with finding open clusters in Monoceros is like trying to find needles in a haystack -- most of it is rich milky-way starfields that make it difficult to tell where a cluster begins and where it ends. Thank goodness for setting circles!
Rich, That's what I like about smaller scopes. The view is not nearly as cluttered. They are also not as bright to look through. I accidentally looked at the Milky Way one night through Daniels 17.5 scope. It was like looking at the sun, no matter where I looked for the rest of the night, all I seen was stars. Completely ruined my night vision. Had to close my eyes for a half hour so I could see to drive home... ;)