Chaotic Astronomy

Many people find Astronomy to be intimidating at first given the amount of equipment and supplies needed.  Once diving into the hobby one may see the need to purchase an expensive telescope, along with the volume of less than clear data consisting of star charts and planetary charts along with numerous calculations, and the like. While very advanced Astronomy does required extensive calculations and the crunching of numbers, one can enjoy Astronomy basics with very little investment.  All that is required is the desire to learn and study the night sky and the rest will come with time. Read more »

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