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Astronomy and Terraced housing?
I live in a terraced house close to a main city centre. I`m wondering how
practical it is to pursue astronomy as a hobby considering the amount of artificial street light ( and house lights) there tends to be? Nails |
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Astronomy and Terraced housing?
Nails wrote:
I live in a terraced house close to a main city centre. I`m wondering how practical it is to pursue astronomy as a hobby considering the amount of artificial street light ( and house lights) there tends to be? For the Moon and the planets, there is no problem at all, even in the center of a town. Except if you are just under the street lights, of course. You can always get interested in multiple stars, there is no problem, too. Of course, if you prefer galaxies and faint nebulae, this situation will be a serious disavantage All the pictures of the Moon and the planets that I present on my web pages have been taken in center town -- Norbert. ====================================== knowing the universe - stellar and galaxies evolution http://nrumiano.free.fr images of the sky http://images.ciel.free.fr ====================================== |
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Astronomy and Terraced housing?
On 22/10/2011 18:24, Norbert wrote:
Nails wrote: I live in a terraced house close to a main city centre. I`m wondering how practical it is to pursue astronomy as a hobby considering the amount of artificial street light ( and house lights) there tends to be? For the Moon and the planets, there is no problem at all, even in the center of a town. Except if you are just under the street lights, of course. You can always get interested in multiple stars, there is no problem, too. Of course, if you prefer galaxies and faint nebulae, this situation will be a serious disavantage All the pictures of the Moon and the planets that I present on my web pages have been taken in center town Also worth pointing out here that most major city centres have an astronomical society and their members may have an observatory or organise trips to dark sky sites to observe. Most are short of keen observers too so if you go along and show interest you will be warmly welcomed. Filters can sometimes help on emission nebulae in moderate light pollution, but nothing beats a truly dark sky. The clearest skies are just after a cold front rainstorm has passed over in the gaps between the remaining clouds. I have seen the milky way from a park in central Manchester under those conditions. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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Astronomy and Terraced housing?
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:24:20 +0200, Norbert wrote:
Much appreciate the reply Nails |
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Astronomy and Terraced housing?
On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:25:11 -0600, Nails wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:24:20 +0200, Norbert wrote: Much appreciate the reply Nails Could you make that " replies " Nails |
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