Orions Belt wrote:
I had my new 6" f/8 dobsonian out last night (well it is new for me) and stomped the heck out of a 3" televue refractor on the moon, (Although stars looked very pretty through the refractor,well actually anything looks really pretty in the televue 76 but the views are small.) I am not sure what crater sizes we were observing but I had an easier time with details in the dobsonan for sure.

This was our 3rd gathering but a nice thing that happened at our mini star party was the 76 owner brought a professional astrologer this time and she was able to tell us facts about many of the constellations and show us how some recent events related to what we could see in our telescopes. I was a bit in awe and wondered why we dont see more of this tying together of these two disciplines that are perfect matches for each other.

I know there are hardcore critics in here but I think they just havent experienced a real professional astrologer before. I think they would make a believer out of you and uncloud your preconceptions

OB

On of the reasons you don't often find astrologers at star parties is
because they can't stand the laughter they cause......!

Furthermore, they know they'll end up looking like the fool they are as
soon as astronomers start questioning them. Astrologers depend upon
bedazzling the uninformed, and fall apart under the hard glare of
scientific fact.

Wayne Howell
Photon Phlats Observatory
Port Townsend, WA