clarinetcola
14-02-2012, 11:37 PM
happy valentines everybody!
I've only started for a month and I've never seen the sky like this before ---
the sky was clear in the sense that there were no clouds, a biggie went past quickly an hour ago but that was it. But I could not see stars I normally see - the stars were unusually faint. Can barely make out orion's belt w/ naked eye! Used my binoculars for a while and didn't bother taking the dob out. The stars were twinkling furiously as well.
is this a case of "bad seeing conditions"? I've only seen it used when refering to lunar or planetary observation....
I've only started for a month and I've never seen the sky like this before ---
the sky was clear in the sense that there were no clouds, a biggie went past quickly an hour ago but that was it. But I could not see stars I normally see - the stars were unusually faint. Can barely make out orion's belt w/ naked eye! Used my binoculars for a while and didn't bother taking the dob out. The stars were twinkling furiously as well.
is this a case of "bad seeing conditions"? I've only seen it used when refering to lunar or planetary observation....