Recent content by OldGazer

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    Question How to get started with Astronomy?

    Youtube is awash with "educational " videos that are flat out wrong, and a good majority of the "reviews" and "box openings" are produced by people who are being paid by the manufacturer. Ask yourself these questions: What is the ratio of good to bad reviews of this product? How many times...
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    Question How to get started with Astronomy?

    Join Cloudy Nights. There are multiple forums that are dedicated to specific areas like mounts, refractors, reflectors, cameras, eyepieces, and so on. You're in for a wild ride I hope you enjoy it as much as the rest of us star gazers do.
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    Introduce yourself! (And show us your swag)

    I was into "Space Stuff" long before Scully and Mulder were dreamed up. I remember the news flashes about Sputnik on October 4th 1957. That event lit a fire in my soul that has never burned out. I've built and flown model planes, model rockets, model helicopters, and drones. I have three...