Innovation & Tech Today - CA (2020-10)

2020 YEAR-END ISSUE | INNOVATION & TECH TODAY 27

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Weather data can be helpful for finding time to
explore your next frontier, outer space. Just like the
climate, your local view of the cosmos will be just a
little different from anywhere else in the world.

Celestron makes a wide array of instruments
for viewing the night sky. Choosing between
refracting and reflecting telescopes is an education
in itself. You might choose a refracting telescope,
which tends to be more compact and easier to
maintain. On the other hand, you might want
reflecting telescopes for that deep-space look at
galaxies and nebulae.

Various smartphone apps can help you plan.
You can also tune into StarDate, a two-minute
radio show provided since 1978 (now with website
and podcast) provided by the University of Texas
at Austin McDonald Observatory. It details
different phenomena you can expect to see in
the sky every night.