They have a Bushnell North Star 3" reflector atop an automated (and talking!) mount. Obtained around Christmas. They had not used it per se. They were looking for some assistance...So we all congregated in Oakville for dinner, drinks, and some learnin'.
From their backyard we were able to view Orion's Great Nebula or Messier 42 (42), the Pleiades or Messier 45 (45), and multi-star system Mizar and Alcor. After dessert and a brief warm up, we headed to the front yard, to tag Saturn and Titan.
Three more Galileo Moments!
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The telescope's computer / hand controller is relatively easy to use. But a pressing issue is to get it to track, particularly if the alignment is off a little. I need to look into this some more...
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