Joe, To each his own. I find my enjoyment one way and you another. Nothing snobbish about that. What I emjoy in the sky you may not care about. I am sure the same is true in the other direction. I see that as being a part of the human condition. There are any things you and I will never agree upon, but there are many things we enjoy in common. Celebrate the commonality, and value the diversity! Brent From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Frustration at the eyepiece: help! Those of us who are somewhat dyslexic and have trouble finding our way around the stars are still capable of immense enjoyment in the night cosmos. Frankly, I resent the snobbish attitudes of people who do know the night sky and act as if we who don't know it that well are lazy jerks. As far as I'm concerned, the exact orientation of various constellations doesn't concern me a much as studying the structure of a galaxy or exploring a globular. I can use my go-to to get there. If we happened to live on an Earth-like planet in a different part of the Milky Way or in another galaxy, the orientation would be entirely different -- we might be exclaiming over the Snout of the Beetle Constellation -- but our enjoyment of globulars, planets and other wonderful sights would be just as great. So folks should not be condescending over the way people gain entrance to the wonders of the universe. Just be glad that all can share in the joy, however we get there. -- Joe