PC or telescope?

[Manok101]

So I am going off to the lake for a week soon, and I think that I can't take both my telescope and PC, so if you had to choose, would ou choose the telescope or PC, I'm fairly certain there will be dark skies, though not sure ihow close the neighbors house or the closer lights will be. So would you chance taking yours if you thought you'd have an oppurtunity of at least one nigh of dark skies?

[Naemeth]

You're asking members of an astronomy forum to choose between a PC or a scope.... :D

Seriously though, I'd go with the scope. Take a solar filter so you can do some solar observing too, weather permitting.

[Manok101]

Well I figured I knew what the answer would be lol

[Watch]

Yeah I think I'd go for a telescope too, even better that you couldn't take the PC as well I think, something about being at a lake at night with a telescope, free from technology that sounds incredible.

[Pete Presland]

another vote for the telescope, have you got room for a dslr as well

[Moonshane]

what's the point of a PC without a scope? (although I personally don't see the point of a PC with a scope either). just take the scope

[David Smith]

You can get internet on your phone so leave the pc behind!

[sunshine185]

If its clear you'd be out with the scope, if its raining you'd be on sgl on the PC. Check the weather report just before you go, and decide which to take.

[SFlowers]

Take the scope and use your phone for the internet

[Marki]

Take the PC and some binoculars? No really, take the scope :grin:

[Qualia]

Take some kind of MP player for music, a kindle or 2 or 3 books for necessary reading (keep those gray cells alert), enjoy the time and unique moments with your loved ones and share with them a little of the wonder above with a scope. Internet you can forget for a week, right? And if not, well, there's always the mobile.

[cantab]

I work in IT and spend most of my leisure time glued to my PC. And I'd still take the scope. (Well actually I'd take my bins cos my scope's rubbish for deep sky.) I managed six weeks without a PC back in my degree when I did a field project, so I think I can handle one week offline.

[Andy_E]

Telescope = The ability to view the wonders of the observable universe.

PC = Work (with a little SGL thrown in!)

[Polar Bear]

Telescope and some good reading material. We are off camping in a few weeks to a site that has no mobile coverage....heaven.

Paul

[Manok101]

Well all i'd use the pc was was for flight sim and videogames if the weather was crappy. But I am leaning more and more towards telescope if the lighting situation turns out to be a good one. besides I can take my ipad and be happy, there will be a wireless connection from what I remember.

[x6gas]

PC = work

Scope = play :-)

[8kids]

You could take the pc and look at stellarium

[DazC]

Take your scope. Like you said you've got an ipad, best of both worlds!

D.C

[Saleratus]

There's plenty to do with a scope even if the neighbors have some lights. Look at the moon and planets.

[Monty]

I'm planning a holiday with my scope to Skye at the end of September or the first week in october. Not being an Apple fan what would you recommend as a tablet? What software is available etc? I quite like Stellarium, is there an android version?

And why did the author pick 42?

[E621Keith]

Take a PC. It will be cloudy if you take a scope and it will ruin the rest of your holiday. If you leave your scope at home, you know you will be rewarded with the best night sky you've ever seen.

Seriously, you and I both know the answer.