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    The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it

    I was raised way out in the country where on any clear night you could easily see the rim of our Milky Way from horizon to horizon and even the failest of meteors. My Pops got me into amateur astronomy so we always had at least a basic refactor telescope and decent binoculars. We spent many...
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    Vaonis Vespera Observation Station smart telescope review

    Thank you for the review. I thought it was mostly spot on, but I would like to share my own observations as a regular, simple, backyard star gazer who now has a Vespera. My Pops turned me onto the stars and planets when I was single digits. I've been fortunate for the encouragement and...