tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post3833297463383787332..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: Pull up a Chair for the Celestial DanceBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-70742232013098928942015-08-13T21:24:54.404-04:002015-08-13T21:24:54.404-04:00As much as I have always loved astronomy and cosmo...As much as I have always loved astronomy and cosmology, meteor showers have always left me cold. Stuff that happened in our own atmosphere? Not terribly interesting. And since I did a LOT of observing, I saw meteors every night, so a shower was just an increase in volume.<br /><br />I was always partial to Globulars - M13 in Hercules is just stunning in a 6" scope at low power - and nebulas like M20, which is every kind of nebula there is - emission, reflection, dark - all surrounding an open cluster. In that same 6" scope, this time with a high power eyepiece (say, a 6.4mm Plossl or a more common 25mm Plossl with a Barlow Lens) you're going to see something that will haunt your dreams and make you feel like a citizen of the galaxy...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.com