RE: New Astrophoto
February 13, 2012 at 5:15 pm
(This post was last modified: February 13, 2012 at 5:17 pm by Jackalope.)
The one thing I really love about M42 - it's something I can show to non-astronomers where the through-the-eyepiece view actually looks a lot like what you see in a photo. Well, other than the color, of course. 
It's one of the few deep-sky objects where the conversation doesn't go like this...
"I can't see it."
"Don't look at it, look to the side."
"Huh?"
"You know, like you're looking at it, but you don't want it to know you're looking at it."
"Oh there it is... wait, it's gone."
"STOP LOOKING AT IT!"
"Oh there it is again. Is that all there is to see?"
(Me rips eyepiece away and shoves a copy of Sky and Telescope into their hands)
Instead - it's more like this...
"Wow, that's cool. How come it's so green?"
"Must be you, dude."
It's one of the few deep-sky objects where the conversation doesn't go like this...
"I can't see it."
"Don't look at it, look to the side."
"Huh?"
"You know, like you're looking at it, but you don't want it to know you're looking at it."
"Oh there it is... wait, it's gone."
"STOP LOOKING AT IT!"
"Oh there it is again. Is that all there is to see?"
(Me rips eyepiece away and shoves a copy of Sky and Telescope into their hands)
Instead - it's more like this...
"Wow, that's cool. How come it's so green?"
"Must be you, dude."
