I took my friend out stargazing last night. Fortunately we are good friends, but I learned that for the fresh novice, this is not such a hot idea, not unless your friend also has a scope. As I was trying to find various deep sky object (DSO), my friend was trying to keep himself occupied, waiting for me to find something exciting to look at. This, in turn, increased my stress level and made it more difficult to find what the things we were looking for.
Lesson learned:
- Its better to stargaze alone, or with someone who has their own scope when you are a newbie amateur.
- Taking friends out is fine: 1) after you know your own scope, and 2) know your way around the sky.
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