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Old 13-12-2009, 08:57 PM
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Absolutely YES

There are some who prefer the traditional method of star charts, planisphere and even tools like Stellarium. There is an admiration for those who know the night sky well and rattle objects off the tip of the tongue. For me, the Argo is an invaluable resource thats made navigating so much easier and quicker.

In no time you will be able to grasp and recognise the vicinity of popular objects in the night sky, what constellation they're in etc.

You will still need to learn some basics of the night sky and some brighter stars to setup the Argo each night (2 star alignment), but that's pretty easy and quickly picked up.

Like many have said before, arguably the best accessory outside the scope itself and a collimation tool for the dob.

You won't be disappointed.

Cheers Norm
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