Smart Scopes – I Just Feel They Are a Cheat First of all, I want to make the best counterargument for this. I have never used, nor do I have any inclination to buy, use or even test a smart scope. And that lack of experience is probably the biggest weakness in my argument! I once watched an episode of Astrobiscuit (one of my favourite astro YouTubers – I highly recommend him!), and Rory once referred to it as the “Anti-Biscuit”. And I must say, my feelings on this are mirrore

Well that was a waste of time So on the hottest week of the year, the famalam and I went on a staycation to Scarborough and then away to the folks in the North East for the week. I had a gander at the old MET Office for the weather during the eclipse and lo and behold, 3 clear nights over the week! Now at this point I should explain that my parents live in a Bortle 4 zone and are very close to a UK dark site in the North Yorkshire Moors and sit about 100m higher in elevation