Any astronomy nerds here?

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I've always been big into astronomy. Love every single aspect of it. Been wanting to get myself a good telescope lately wondering if anyone had some recommendations! Also tell me your favorite books/documentaries/topics! I always like reading/learning anything new!


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Chicxulub is another astronomy nerd here that I know.

Are you heading straight to the big boys? I suggest not to. Get a decent pair of 50mm binoculars first and memorize the skies. Get a decent astronomy software. Heck, I still love my Cartes du Ciel until now. Join a local astronomy club in your area. After that, you can go buy probably a Dobsonian telescope preferrably 8" and above. For the binoculars, I am an Oberwerk fan. For the others, I suggest reading Cloudy Night reviews before making a purchase so you can thoroughly find what suits you and what you actually need. Meade is decent and good with their Light Bridge range of dobs. I'm still holding up for a 16" one until I can return to my home country and actually use it. For now, the cloudy night skies of Shenzhen is a PITA. Celestron, Sky-watcher, and Orion are much better but more expensive. For telescopes. bigger is better but there is always an issue of portability which will limit your willingness to get one even if budget is out of the question. I have 20x70mm binoculars, 25x100mm binoculars, a 76mm reflector and a 200mm reflector. A dobsonian and a >100mm refractor is still down the line. It will compliment nicely with my Nikon D7000 which I am making a tertiary hobby after astronomy and my aquaria. I forgot, I am into stellar and galaxy evolution. Things/news about the Solar System only mildly amuse me unless it has a connection to paleontology like mass extinctions due to a GRB or an asteroid collision.

P.S. Amateur astronomy is a very expensive hobby.
 
Naos1984 said:
Chicxulub is another astronomy nerd here that I know.

Are you heading straight to the big boys? I suggest not to. Get a decent pair of 50mm binoculars first and memorize the skies. Get a decent astronomy software. Heck, I still love my Cartes du Ciel until now. Join a local astronomy club in your area. After that, you can go buy probably a Dobsonian telescope preferrably 8" and above. For the binoculars, I am an Oberwerk fan. For the others, I suggest reading Cloudy Night reviews before making a purchase so you can thoroughly find what suits you and what you actually need. Meade is decent and good with their Light Bridge range of dobs. I'm still holding up for a 16" one until I can return to my home country and actually use it. For now, the cloudy night skies of Shenzhen is a PITA. Celestron, Sky-watcher, and Orion are much better but more expensive. For telescopes. bigger is better but there is always an issue of portability which will limit your willingness to get one even if budget is out of the question. I have 20x70mm binoculars, 25x100mm binoculars, a 76mm reflector and a 200mm reflector. A dobsonian and a >100mm refractor is still down the line. It will compliment nicely with my Nikon D7000 which I am making a tertiary hobby after astronomy and my aquaria. I forgot, I am into stellar and galaxy evolution. Things/news about the Solar System only mildly amuse me unless it has a connection to paleontology like mass extinctions due to a GRB or an asteroid collision.

P.S. Amateur astronomy is a very expensive hobby.
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Idk if I would call myself an amateur. I've been reading books and everything since as long as I could remember. I have visted the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico a bunch of times. I live in Long Island, NY... the night skies are pretty crappy here so I have never owned a telescope but I do visit upstate new york regularly and planning a trip to Canada over the summer so I'd like to get my hands on a nice telescope :p Lately I've been extremely into the stars and super novas but just picked up a book called God: The failed Hypothesis which looks like a great read. I've always been intrigued by how much is out there and basically how little we really matter to the universe as a whole but on the same page how beautiful and amazing our planet really is aswell as everything out there. Just a cool speculation.
 
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