The Telescope is Full of Water!

Podcast: Star Trails: From Backyard Astronomy to Cosmic Wonder · Single Malt Sky

Opublikowano: 2026-10-25

What began as an innocent evening of stargazing quickly descended into a strange expedition through the peculiar subcultures of amateur astronomy. Armed with little more than an inexpensive pair of binoculars, I ventured into the darkness among veteran telescope operators, technological evangelists, observatory aristocrats, and one particularly determined defender of old-school astronomy. There were passionate disagreements about computerized telescopes, unexpected debates over lawn furniture, and an aging Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope slowly transforming itself into a rainwater collection system. Somewhere along the way, a humble pineapple cake achieved legendary status, and the Andromeda Galaxy proved considerably easier to find...