Andromeda in my backyard!Submitted by weathercat4 t3_z08ap3 in space
No_Zombie2021 t1_ix4mw58 wrote
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TIL about the Bortle scale. I live in a place that has bortle 4, but 10 minutes by car and its Bortle 2.
weathercat4 OP t1_ix4ooe3 wrote
Bortle 4 is not bad you can see a lot of stuff naked eye in bortle 4. Someone from a city seeing a bortle 4 sky the first time would probably be surprised.
I started in bortle 7 and still had lots of fun with my telescope.
No_Zombie2021 t1_ix4syem wrote
Small town, Scandinavian mountains. We have had two aurora borealis so far this autumn.
weathercat4 OP t1_ix4t5so wrote
Oh man they are cool! Check out this one I caught in September. https://youtu.be/6NneAspwqk8
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weathercat4 OP t1_ix4qfhp wrote
Oh I forgot to say bortle 4 to bortle 2 is a huge difference. I would recommend using an app like astropheric to find a good night for astronomy and just drive out and look, no need for any equipment but if you have binoculars I would bring them.
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