Also eyepieces with greater eye relief would be ideal for eyeglass wearers. Alternately, I couldn’t tell what the FoV of the eyepieces was but it would be good to have 82° or 100° eyepieces (although I understand they add to the cost as well). Perhaps having binoviewers would be ideal for ease of viewing. I have a few suggestions for making the experience better. Towards the end I asked, and was obliged, with a view of M87 as well - the Galaxy that hosts the first black hole imaged a few years back.Īll in all, the experience was highly informative and enjoyable, even for the kids with us. What’s even better is that there were 4 or 5 of them so there was absolutely no rush or jostling for viewing time. Questions regarding formation of galaxies, black holes and fate of our sun were also answered with great patience and detail.Īs for the scopes they were the excellent CPC1100 from Celestron. We also got to understand the ecliptic, the zodiac signs and constellations and asterisms. Each target was very well explained, and we were given plenty of time at the eyepiece. So we were like kids in a candy store everytime the scopes slewed to a new target! We saw multiple Star clusters, the planet Mars, a binary star system (Mizar) as well as multiple galaxies. Everyone had a chair to themselves with blankets - really appreciated by the 6 yr old in our party in the dark of night.Īs for the star show itself, it’s an other worldly experience to see star clusters with your naked eye. Upon arriving, incoming and outgoing groups were very well managed. We booked at pretty much the last moment and were lucky to be able to find spots, given we were in Sedona for one night only.ĭuring the day we received a call confirming our attendance and were given directions to the location. Our family of 4 had a great night out under the Spring sky.
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