Affinity for Moon and Sun

[Vincent_G]

My absolute favorite things to observe are the Moon with a Meade filter and the Sun with a solar filter. They're just so awe-inspiringly beautiful up close! What are other people's' observation affinities?

[Stu1976j]

I am always like a child in a sweet shop or toy store, there are sooooo many beautiful objects in the night sky that I could never chose a favourite, and of course depends on the time of year. so long as I am out there and looking or photographing something I'm happy  

I have recently purchased a solar filter I just have to wait until I get some time away from work now to set up and have a look at the sun.

[Dave In Vermont]

I'm with Stu on this - so many wonderful things to tantalize the mind & eyes!

I can't be asked to pick & choose a 'favorite' as my 'favorite' changes day by night by week by.....Etc. For the same reasons I don't have a favorite colour. They all end-up woven in tapestries of time & space.

"Gold and Rose were the colours of the dream I had..." --- Jimi Hendrix

Dave

 

 

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I do a lot of solar viewing and imaging, but at night I find it hard to pinpoint one object. I do observe and image the moon, but I am often simply annoyed at it because it makes DSO hunting so hard

[laudropb]

I am just happy to see a clear sky, night or day, which gets me out.

[Swoop1]

New to this lark and still waiting for my main armament to arrive but, ever since I was a kid, close up views of the Moon have fascinated me.

Additionally, after going to Hawaii on my honeymoon, the trip to Mauna Kea observatory included a stop at the shop/ visitor centre which had 2 solar scopes set up outside. Seeing sunspots in the flesh was something that got me wanting to include a solar filter in my kit. One day...........

[John]

I don't think I have a favourite viewing target. I'm usually drawn to whatever is well placed and / or where something interesting is happening

There are some outstanding things to see but these highlights tend to span the categories of target types for me, ie: solar, lunar, steller, deep sky, planetary etc, etc. There is stuff within all of those that are "must sees"