> even using an app like Stellarium feels a bit like cheating.
Personally, I have no computers, phones or any electronic crap when I'm observing the sky. Just me and a manual telescope.
I look at the sky to get away from all that shite.
How do you locate celestial bodies like that? Is it just a case of paper maps and a compass?
How do you locate celestial bodies like that? Is it just a case of paper maps and a compass?