Budget astronomy: what actually matters?
silver-finch-5
Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself.
rustling-sedge-46
Second this.
still-birch-46
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
bright-otter-557 more
Small correction, but the point stands.
late-pine-103 more
bright-otter-55 wrote:
Small correction, but the point stands.
Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
silver-wren-252 more
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
rustling-fern-811 more
Saving this for later.
late-rowan-39
rustling-fern-81 wrote:
Saving this for later.
Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
amber-hazel-71 more
Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
bright-sparrow-81
amber-hazel-7 wrote:
Whatever you pick, pick it soon.
Good question, following.
amber-sparrow-21
Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
slow-pine-203 more
I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
tidal-sparrow-602 more
slow-pine-20 wrote:
I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
Saving this for later.
copper-alder-28
tidal-sparrow-60 wrote:
slow-pine-20 wrote:
Same experience here.
tidal-wren-27
Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
pale-alder-621 more
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
misty-lichen-63
pale-alder-62 wrote:
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
wild-finch-14
Same experience here.
dusky-yarrow-451 more
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
amber-hazel-75
dusky-yarrow-45 wrote:
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
late-sedge-39
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
sunlit-thistle-341 more
Could you share a photo?
bright-pine-5
Could you share a photo?
hollow-sparrow-213 more
The cheap option was fine for years.
wild-thistle-341 more
The cheap option was fine for years.
wild-birch-16
Have you tried asking in the local group too?
bright-alder-8
hollow-sparrow-21 wrote:
The cheap option was fine for years.
The cheap option was fine for years.
wild-finch-10
Good question, following.
pale-sparrow-162 more
Saving this for later.
still-birch-0
Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
hollow-fern-36
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.