Nice
You left out that to be an astrophotographer you need to be a borderline sociopath.
Only kidding
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Originally Posted by glend
Well the Lightbridge 16" is no where near as expensive as some of the dedicated astrophotography systems out there, and does not require an investment in computing power and a knowledge of image processing. Your free from the burdens of acquisition of the image to just enjoy the visual experience.
Those are photons that left that DSO thousands or millions of LYs ago that are hitting your eye - not popping into some CCD camera in a long exposure and going via electronics to your monitor, or needing stacking and processing to be able to appreicate. It's a real time experience with real light.
To me it is the being there. at that moment, and having that visual connection to the past light with a bear minimum of technology intruding on the experience. It is astronomy in its purest form.
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