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Originally Posted by glend
Have a good laptop or tablet with Sky Safari Pro or similiar planetarium app, one like Sky Safari gives imbedded images of the objects in the info section and all the details on distance etc. Stellarium is good be IMHO harder for a novice to navigate.
Forget ten page PDFs, they won't read it. Three pages max would be my suggestion.
Be prepared to talk alot and explain all the questions. Allan_L is an excellent 'tour guide' and has the patience necessary, it would be worth talking to him.
Stick to New Moon periods if you want to maximise DSO views. Wide field EPs are better than narrow. Kids will bump scopes and grab them or lean against them - so explain that people should not touch the scope just look in the EP and provide a step ladder if necessay for the kids.
Good luck that close to the coast.
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Many thanks for all the information. Some specifics.
- I hadnt thought of kids. Good point.
- Regarding 3 page PDF. Good point. Though I think I may generate both or at least maybe a template with the selected night's viewing in mind.
- I have an like Stellarium but havent updated it for a few years. Certainly worth considering the others. I'll have a look at them.
- Yes I expected to do lots of explaining and not much viewing so maybe I need to think less ambitiously the first time round anyway.