I know, right! Especially when one goes to a Lifeline Bookfest, oh my gosh look out then.
Has the Kindle version got a red light? Otherwise it'll ruin your eyes dark adaptation for observing. And just watch out for the dew, Chris. Having a plastic storage container on its side on a table, acting like a hutch, I found is so handy to protect books and laptop etc from dew. I was doing that for a couple of years and went...
why the heck have I been going to all this trouble and discomfort when there's a perfectly good garage a few feet away from me to protect said items
. Honestly...I have to wonder about myself sometimes. Power leads, everything in there
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EDIT: P.S. Chris, O'Meara's Deep Sky Companions - The Messier Objects book is a fantastic book. I use it much more than the Southern Gems book as it's more general, lots of sky candy. The Southern Gems book is more intense with a number of pages on each object. The Messier book gets more to the point. Just my 2c... as you're just starting out, I think you will get more enjoyment out of the Messier book. Or just get both
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Here's a glimpse of the Messier book.
