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Unpopular opinion about astronomy

pale-moth-19

Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself. Curious how others approach astronomy. I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck.

quiet-lichen-911 more

Good question, following.

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sunlit-lichen-24

quiet-lichen-91 wrote:

Good question, following.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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rustling-thistle-32

This deserves its own thread.

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copper-moth-28

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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still-rowan-331 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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wild-sedge-10

still-rowan-33 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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quiet-willow-17

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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woven-yarrow-74

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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silver-moth-67

Small correction, but the point stands.

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rustling-otter-3226 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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pale-lichen-342 more

rustling-otter-32 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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wild-thistle-6

Same experience here.

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gentle-yarrow-34

Could you share a photo?

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still-clover-31

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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sunlit-beech-498 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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copper-birch-373 more

sunlit-beech-49 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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late-moth-182 more

This deserves its own thread.

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late-hazel-12

late-moth-18 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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pale-lichen-34

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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copper-hazel-102 more

sunlit-beech-49 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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woven-lichen-801 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

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still-hazel-89

Small correction, but the point stands.

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wild-otter-13

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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quiet-finch-5412 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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silver-sparrow-331 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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slow-rowan-48

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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sunlit-sedge-895 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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wild-wren-104 more

sunlit-sedge-89 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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tidal-hazel-5

wild-wren-10 wrote:

sunlit-sedge-89 wrote:

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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tidal-hazel-5

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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late-pine-10

The official docs are better than they look.

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mossy-reed-18

Saving this for later.

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tidal-yarrow-203 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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silver-fern-56

tidal-yarrow-20 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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woven-alder-55

Small correction, but the point stands.

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woven-hazel-55

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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late-lichen-86

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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wild-yarrow-675 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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still-hazel-914 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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still-heron-62

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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pale-reed-992 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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rustling-hazel-271 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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bright-alder-8

Same experience here.

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misty-fern-681 more

Second this.

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late-alder-6

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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quiet-lichen-7

Small correction, but the point stands.

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hollow-alder-524 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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silver-lichen-191 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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sunlit-rowan-23

This deserves its own thread.

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misty-birch-701 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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wry-otter-66

Second this.

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dusky-alder-191 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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bright-willow-18

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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wild-hazel-64

The official docs are better than they look.

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tidal-heron-5

This deserves its own thread.

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copper-reed-89

The official docs are better than they look.

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rustling-alder-19

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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pale-sedge-29

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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rustling-willow-316 more

Second this.

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amber-hazel-754 more

rustling-willow-31 wrote:

Second this.

Same experience here.

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wry-beech-911 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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pale-otter-75

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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pale-willow-16

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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still-heron-62

Small correction, but the point stands.

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wry-moth-33

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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hollow-sparrow-70

The official docs are better than they look.

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rustling-lichen-22

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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