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Originally Posted by Aidan
The three year old correctly identified the Jewel Box the other night.
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That's very cool. My three-year-old liked seeing shooting stars, but she doesn't have the patience for looking through scopes yet.
Last night I was chuffed to eventually find Omega Centauri after about 15 minutes searching with map and binos. One downside of having a seven year old into astronomy is you have to do most of your stargazing before 8pm! So, the cluster was far from impressive in the binoculars, looking like a dust mote in the too-light sky. However, just the thought that this cluster had
a million stars in it helped to keep her excitement levels up.
Unfortunately, her little tabletop dobsonian could really resolve anything with the 10mm eyepiece. Through the 25mm it looked just like a blur - impossible to focus. Probably just not dark enough.
However, it's definitely a cluster I'd likke to look at again, through a bigger scope. The plan in the school holidays is to get to the Sutherland club and get her joined up.
smith