View Single Post
  #5  
Old 05-12-2011, 08:02 AM
Gem's Avatar
Gem (Grant)
The serenity...

Gem is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Canberra, Australia
Posts: 926
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hans Tucker View Post
Are computerized “Go-To”mounts making Astronomers lazy....lazy to learn the sky?
Yes. Definitely. I am glad I learnt under the "old regime" of Sky Atlas 2000 and a copy of NGC 2000.

Having said that, I don't begrudge anyone GOTO and use it myself now.
Interestingly, my wife (who is not an astronomer) said that if I get a big dob it has to be NOT GOTO. Since our kids need to learn how to navigate!
She is being a tease this week... "You know I'd buy you a 16" but I just don't know where it would go during the day..."
Reply With Quote