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Member Reports from Donnacha O'Driscoll

Sep 03
2010

Is Technology Spoiling the Simple Art of Star Gazing?

Today there is an IT gadget for just about every aspect of observing the heavens. Go To technology is no longer an added luxury but a standard part of most proper telescopes. The modern attitude seems to be - ‘Why go through the tedious process of aligning your scope when in two or three easy steps, a computer will do it for you?' And star-hopping your way to a target is practically frowned upon – punch in the name on your hand held device and hey presto you are there. Digital cameras, web cams, image stackers, image manipulation software,– We... Read More...