Yeah I’m already looking for similarly priced telescopes without smart connection features. I didn’t even think of second hand, I’ll check out my area!
Will most new telescopes will be able to connect to a laptop though? Looks like Stellarium has an option to display directly from a scope and I see most scopes make mention of software so I’m guessing they all pretty much have a connection option?
Will do! I’ll be taking my time on this to research and save up, there’s so much info and technical specs with telescopes!
I’m very much a tactile person so I’m thinking of going this route.
Yeah that’s where I’m leaning. It’s a situation where I can’t see how smart features would be a benefit, and could just be something extra to break. That said, I don’t know much about telescopes yet so I wanted to get some real-world opinions.
Generally I would avoid any smart features if possible, just not sure if they’re actually a benefit for telescopes. I’m definitely leaning dumb
First I’m hearing of it, I’ll give it a look. Thanks!
Good list. Just wanted to add a thought about search engines as well. I’ve been using Kagi (it’s a paid service) which has the option to customize searches to pin, raise, lower, or block sites. I have most of the post media sites blocked (as well as a lot of US media sites) and sites like thetyee, cbc, france24, etc set to raise to the top. No ads, ai turned off, search is a pleasant experience now.
Edit to add: it is American unfortunately, but it’s the best search engine I’ve found. I’ve been operating under the adage “don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” so after cutting ties with the vast majority of US companies, there are still a couple I send money to, like Kagi and Signal.
Never heard of Droidian, but I’ve been loooking into the status of Linux phones lately. Mind giving a run down of your experience with it?
I’d guess because Motorola has partnered with Graphene OS to release a phone with Graphene as the os.
Is it though? Seems to me it’s more or less just don’t be a dick, don’t judge, and treat others how you want to be treated. Aside from the magic, JC seems like a pretty average bar to aspire to.
Was gonna mention this. Cuts about half of each film into one 4 hour film, and is incredibly well done imo. I watch it a few times a year, if it didn’t exist I don’t think I would have rewatched the trilogy at all.
Yeah I found out it’s based on a game at the title screen lol. Might give it a go
It’s the type of film I need to be in the mood for but I do recommend it. Just a heads up it’s 99% one location on a small $3 mil budget, but it does really well with that budget IMO.
I created a new account a year ago to lurk instead of comment, but you’re right, participation = growth. I’ll be joining in again.
Awesome that’s what I thought, thanks. I’m gonna start with something basic to learn the ropes but your mention of celestial coordinate systems has already piqued my interest so I expect that’ll be something in my near future lol.
There’s not much in my area for used but I did find a once-used Celestron NexStar 90SLT which retails around $830 CAD. Not sure I want to drop $600-700 on my first telescope tho lol. Might just check to see what he wants for it first just in case tho.