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This world is cruel… (feddit.org)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

For astronomy (really astrophotography, which is considered even more expensive) I guess it depends on what you consider expensive. For $500 and with 3 free software products I'm able to produce stuff like this:

A rather large telescope (8" dobsonian reflector) I have as well was "only" $500. So it can be a hobby that you don't need to spend all that much on, but again that depends on what we consider expensive. $500 is definitely not cheap but I'm just a schmuck in a factory and I could save for that.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm sure you know other people spending thousands on their gear. Anyhow, many of these hobbies can be done relatively cheaply, but I imagine the woman picturing the man doing it as someone who wasn't going the ultra-cheap route.

    Nice picture btw. How far do you have to travel to get somewhere where there's a low enough level of light pollution that you can take a picture like that?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thanks! I'm lucky enough to live in a bortle 4 zone so that was taken right outside my house, it's just processed a bit to pull out the colors and darken the background.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Cool stuff, I live in a city. Not a huge city, but big enough that I only see the major stars at night. It would probably take me at least 45 minutes of driving to get somewhere dark enough to take a picture like yours (assuming I had all the equipment and skill to take that kind of picture at all).

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