Astronomy – Unaided eye observation

March 2nd, 2009 Josephine Posted in Announcements | No Comments »

It is often thought that amateur astronomy requires the purchase of a telescope of some kind. Certainly it is true that owning a good quality telescope does make it possible to observe many more objects in the sky than can be seen with the naked eye. However, the fact is that a lot of interesting observing can be done with just the naked eye as well. Some amateurs, even experienced ones, sometimes believe that naked eye observing is only suitable for novices. However, that is not true either. In fact, there are many interesting and worthwhile naked eye projects for even the most advanced observers.

Learn more in my Introduction to Astronomy course starting on March 14, 2009!!

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