There really is no such thing as a 'bright' pulsar. They are something like 16 Mag at best. This is not exactly naked eye.
-John =============== > > [email protected] said: >> Just to satisfy my curiosity: what's easiest to detect galactic pulse >> emitter (regardless of type), and what's the minimum setup to reliably >> look >> at it, whether it's just during night time, or whatever. Just seeking >> perspective, I haven't just won the lottery. > > An optical astronomy-nut friend says that you can see pulsars (or at least > some of them) in the visible. The setup is a spinning disk with holes in > it. > Adjust the speed of rotation until it beats with the pulsar. > > I think you need a small telescope for the bright pulsars. Clearly within > the budget and skills of a not-very-nut, but probably takes at least a > somewhat-nut to think it is cool enough to do. > > -------- > > Re nighttime... One of the advantages of radio astronomy is that it works > during the day and when it is cloudy, an interesting bargaining chip when > fighting for funds. > > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
