Given the increasing levels of light pollution everywhere, software like Sky Map 2000 may be the only way the average person will be able to see the stars...
... which unfortunately makes planetarium software less and less useful over time. For most people, driving to a dark site can take hours if not days of travel :(
I have a telescope but haven't used it in years. I considered switching 100% to Internet telescopes, but the existing solutions are expensive and clunky. I wonder what the future of the hobby is.
Given the increasing levels of light pollution everywhere, software like Sky Map 2000 may be the only way the average person will be able to see the stars...
... which unfortunately makes planetarium software less and less useful over time. For most people, driving to a dark site can take hours if not days of travel :(
I have a telescope but haven't used it in years. I considered switching 100% to Internet telescopes, but the existing solutions are expensive and clunky. I wonder what the future of the hobby is.