It's new moon time and you know what that means. You don't? It means Joanie will be spending a few evenings under the stars to do some
astronomy, assuming, of course, that the sky is clear. I'm in the mood to do some open star clusters and even though I prefer my
Nikon 10x70 Astroluxe binocular for this type of work, it might be time to put the spotting scope to work. That's right, a
spotting scope. A good spotting scope, like the
Kowa 663 with a
20x wide angle eyepiece provides stunning views of open star clusters. If you own a
spotting scope, get it out under the stars. You might be surprised.
