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solomonneastoday at 5:27 PM1 replyview on HN

I would never have thought of this, but it is really cool. Living in the city with light pollution, we can see a dozen or so on the best nights.

What an ingenious business idea.


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theresistortoday at 8:34 PM

You’d be amazed what even a small smart telescope can see even in Bortle 9 urban skies.

I have one of the mentioned SeeStar smart telescopes, and have been quite successful in taking photos of both galaxies and nebulas from the rooftop of my apartment building in the middle of a city.

Sure, it takes time. Sure, it would be faster/better under darker skies. But it’s not impossible!