My neighbor told me I was blocking his view of Saturn with my phone light

I was out there last Tuesday trying to get a shot of Saturn through my little Dobsonian, and I had my phone screen cranked up to read the SkySafari app. My neighbor Dave from two houses over walks across his lawn and goes, "Hey, you're ruining my night vision, turn that thing off." I felt dumb but he showed me how to use some red tape over a cheap headlamp instead. Now I can actually see the stars without blinding everyone within 50 feet. Has anyone else had a neighbor call them out for something obvious like that?

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betty_white3916d ago

Laughing my ass off because I totally did the same thing but with a camping lantern once. Had it propped up on the hood of my car so I could see my star chart, and some old guy from across the street yelled "You gonna cook the stars with that thing?" Felt like an idiot but he was right. Now I use a piece of red gift wrap over a cheap flashlight, works like a charm and doesn't make me look like I'm signaling UFOs. Saturn's a good target though, hope you got the shot eventually.

hernandez.morgan16d ago

Betty's gift wrap trick is genius and way cheaper than the actual red astronomy lenses they sell online, isn't it @betty_white39?