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Serious Home Observatories

Posted by timothy on from the not-just-for-tycho-brache dept.

peatbakke writes: "Here's an interesting article about the affordability of backyard observatories. Rich kids get all the fun at the moment, but it's getting better." Getting away from city lights may be the hardest part, though.

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  1. City Lights... by Jace+of+Fuse! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Getting away from city lights may be the hardest part, though.

    Getting away from city lights is easy.

    Leave the city. The lights won't follow you, I promise.

    --

    "Everything you know is wrong. (And stupid.)"

    Moderation Totals: Wrong=2, Stupid=3, Total=5.
  2. Re:Innovative features by guanxi · · Score: 2, Funny

    So why does NASA need so many billions just for a simple space probe to Mars?

    Because Celestia is in metric.