Aiming a Telescope

From using simple instruments to aim at the Moon and other bright objects, to star-hopping with star atlases to find faint objects, through to digital setting circles and go-to technology, aiming a telescope at celestial sights has become easy; and relatively more-affordable.

This talk will go through all the ways amateurs have used telescopes, and with the advent of Smart Telescopes, will ask the question: Is any of it actually necessary anymore?

Andrew Wood first purchased a tiny refracting telescope as a teenager. At 63 years old, he has seen a lot of changes within the hobby of Amateur Astronomy. He hopes this presentation will illicit discussion among both seasoned telescope users and beginners.