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Old 10-09-2007, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Ian Law View Post
Will the CCD revolution kill visual observing?
I think CCD will take over visual. Eye peices will be the same as valves, nice to look at but never get used.

What will the "kit" of the amateur astronomer be like?
CPU and GPS based. Star hoping will become a thing of the past and knowing your way around the sky by eye will too. I also see a time when we will only go to the scope to insert a different camera and everything will be done remotely from anywhere in the world.
And that's when I will quit, I think...
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