A nerdish way to spend an evening
- Get a laptop
- Install stellarium
- Go outside and bring:
- binoculars or a telescope if you have one
- a bottle of wine (or beer)
- cheese
- a blanket
Try a spot where there are no lights. It’s hard if you’re in the city, but it’s really nice when there is darkness around.
Launch stellarium, see the sky. Enjoy.
I loved to use the Planetarium for the Palm Pilot (actually a Sony Clié)…haven’t found one quite like it for my Pocket PC now…
efutch
21 Nov 05 at 11:05 pm