May 18 2008
Virtual Telescope- Neat Tool For Astronomy Buffs
Look at the stars without ever leaving your laptop!
Virtual telescope brings the cosmos to your desktop.
I didn’t;t mean to sound negative- I think this is a valuable tool. I personally cannot see things that re obvious to others and when I look into the night sky I don’t see Ursus or the Little dipper ( forget the Big Dipper!) like everyone else. I struggle to find the North Star and can never see Venus or Mars when everyone else is excited.
One of the most informative times lectures I ever had was with a gut who gave us lecture on basic astronomy using a green laser pen- and he pointed out very clearly all these constellations that has eluded me.
So looking at a “virtual” telescope using software is a tool that can really help people are challenged like I am