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Mysterious-Spare6260 t1_j5dznu0 wrote

Wow! Is that orions belt or what is those 3 super bright stars for constellation?

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Aurelian_Lure t1_j5e01j5 wrote

Beautiful view! Hopefully one day I'll get out of the city.

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hidden-in-plainsight t1_j5e0rb1 wrote

I see it every night in winter, easy to spot, it's pretty cool.

Nice pic OP. Thanks for the share.

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Neat_Petite t1_j5e1798 wrote

We moved to the dark countryside of Cambridgeshire last year, from the well lit suburbs of Essex.

I’ve spent many a night just standing in my back garden staring at the stars, it just never seems to get old.

My boyfriend bought me a telescope for Christmas which I’m just getting to grips with. The first time I was able to spot the Orion Nebula* was.. something else.

*kinda. Still getting things dialled in, it was more a case of initially seeing a space of “not stars”..

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ProfessorEsoteric OP t1_j5e1dlu wrote

Replying to Neat_Petite (#1,434,878)

It doesn't take much to make a massive change to the nights sky. I'm only 10 mins from where I used to be (Norwich) and the difference is ... Well a bit.obvious from the photo.

Good luck with the telescope, it's the kind of thing that might make a birthday list.

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ThisIsNotAbsa t1_j5e3y46 wrote

I think I should do that too , peaceful nights without any parasitic noise, a myriad colors clear starry sky without any pollution, just you, the nature, ur telescope and some lofi ..

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zenith_industries t1_j5e6607 wrote

Replying to ProfessorEsoteric (#1,434,883)

I know nothing of your finances, but starter telescopes are much less expensive than I realised. I’m kicking myself that I’d always assumed the starting prices to be in the thousands when you actually only have to pay a couple of hundred.

Sure, it’s not fantastic but it’s a fairly small outlay. I can’t even begin to put into words how cool it was to see Jupiter and 3 moons. It was only a big dot with 3 smaller dots alongside it, but it got me hooked.

I’m now putting together a budget for my next upgrade.

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Chillgrumps t1_j5e6vfz wrote

My favorite patch of nightsky <3 beautiful photo OP

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Cowboy_bro t1_j5e7vka wrote

Orion, stunning right ? What's better than enjoying nature in a slow paced life ?

I'd never go back to the city. The country is where it's at :)

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NachosMahdude t1_j5e9gut wrote

Though I'm not great at identifying constellations, Orion's belt always sticks out like crazy.

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Rondaru t1_j5edq2e wrote

You're not really seeing a night sky if you're not seeing the Milky Way with naked eyes. Knowing that you're now actually seeing a glimpse of the huge galaxy we live in and that this was a regular mundane sight for everyone before electrical light pollution is humbling.

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its_a_frappe t1_j5eejp8 wrote

Australian here. That’s our upside-down saucepan!

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gerriejoe t1_j5eerqc wrote

We moved from Orlando to a new neighborhood in Davenport and the 1st yr was a dream to watch the sky now they did like 4 new neighborhoods and we barely see stars anymore 😔 congrats on the view

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ProfessorEsoteric OP t1_j5ej0y0 wrote

Replying to Rondaru (#1,435,685)

I got turned onto it when I was 18, up Mount Washington camping and the galactic centre was visible in the sky. We had coffees and found a local guide to talk us through what we could see above. Never looked up with the same eyes since.

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elreyfalcon t1_j5eker1 wrote

You’ll be able to see that green comet really well coming up. 😁 eclipses are also nice to see

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banginthedead t1_j5ewuia wrote

Get the next few meteor shower dates in your calender. April 22nd is the Lyrids

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Just_Michael1138 t1_j5ezjy0 wrote

What the hell are all those lights in the sky? Where's that sodium vapor orange glow I'm used to??

Weird.

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RunLoud6534 t1_j5fnoc1 wrote

This is the only reason I’d live 30+ min from the closest grocery store.

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RunLoud6534 t1_j5fsabn wrote

Replying to ProfessorEsoteric (#1,439,010)

That’s really nice actually. I have only ever lived in a city either tucson or Phoenix and so when I think of moving somewhere the sky is visible I think of people driving 20-30 min for their groceries or only having 1 option for grocery shopping.

Edit: I could capitalize tucson but if you lived there or even visited you’d understand why autocorrect won’t capitalize it.

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OldBob10 t1_j5fvbac wrote

Bad news - you’ve got a faulty view. That dipper is upside down! 😱

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Richard2468 t1_j5gbt2z wrote

For me one of the main reasons to do the same. The other is the lack of people.

Enjoy the view! ✨

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KristnSchaalisahorse t1_j5l0k8v wrote

Replying to ProfessorEsoteric (#1,434,883)

In the meantime, if you don’t have some already, I highly recommend getting some binoculars! They’re a great and inexpensive way to explore the sky in greater detail (much better quality option here). They won’t show you Saturn’s rings, but even from a city they allow you to see Jupiter’s four brightest moons, craters on our moon, hundreds of stars & satellites invisible to the naked eye, Venus’ crescent phase, Uranus, Neptune, etc. From darker skies you can see even more of course, like the Andromeda galaxy, Orion Nebula, awesome star clusters like the Pleiades, comets (when applicable- like right now) etc. Plus, they're great for daytime views and they’ll still be incredibly useful if/when you have a telescope.

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JennaLS t1_j5n3cgg wrote

I get such a thrill when it's a clear night sky. Living within so many miles of a major city obviously robs my view, which is why taking a road trip to a good stargazing spot is on my bucket list.

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Mysterious-Spare6260 t1_j682hyv wrote

Replying to Kjleone19 (#1,446,165)

Oh my..i needed to investigate this matter and now i indeed see a bear or a cat that stretches out like they do when attacking something when playing.

And besides that i now see catfaces all over the space constellations..

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