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Originally Posted by Eratosthenes
Chris, the last time I visited China (2008) i was amazed at how rare the sun is visible in the sky. The pollution is so thick. I cant image a telescope would be of much use in around the major city centers.
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Yeah I was in Zhuhai, apparently one of the cleanest cities. Lets just say that doesn't say much for the other cities. I think I had 2 clear days the entire time I was there and on those nights I could make out Sirius and that was it. It's a city of light pollution. On the upside the building next to my hotel shone lights into the sky and acted as a suburban lighthouse so I could always find my way home
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Originally Posted by Dealy
I thought I was the only one that did silly things like that
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It wasn't silly as much as me just not giving a ****. I was just stoked that it all worked. Tomorrow I'll try sequence generator to screw my workflow and drift align as well. Maybe by new moon I'll get a decent image.
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Originally Posted by Wavytone
Well I'll confess to having done some subterranean observing - I set up my scope in my basement - it's two levels below ground - and propped up one of Patrick Moore's books at the other end some 50 metres away.
The seeing was bloody good, rock steady and the resolution was rather better than my aperture implies  - and no tracking problems either at 600X 
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Some people spend a lot of money on artificial stars.