Comments on: Becoming a Stargazer

By: Omonomono » Sora no Manimani

Omonomono » Sora no Manimani — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:40:11 +0000

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By: Reltair

Reltair — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:15:54 +0000

Oh, let’s go do it! But you can buy your own telescope with all those work hours required to complete it.

Why are you online commenting but not on AIM?!

By: Yongsoo

Yongsoo — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:51:39 +0000

http://www.chabotspace.org/visit/telescopeworkshop.asp

takes 8 months to make a telescope with an 8 inch mirror. lets do it.

By: Reltair

Reltair — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:00:55 +0000

@Snark: Yah, I can’t wait to try some long exposure shots sometime! I’m somewhat neutral about the stargazing scenes.

@Shadow: Yeah, I find it pretty hard to “see” those constellations as well. When going stargazing, I was planning more of using a telescope to focus on the Moon, some planets if possible, and certain stars.

@Micchi: Yeah, lots of anime/games make hobbies seem more exciting than they really are. But stargazing could be fun if you gather some friends and go chill outside.

By: Micchi

Micchi — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:02:07 +0000

I had the same feeling when playing Hoshizora no Memoria. It sure makes stargazing a lot more fun and romantic than it is. The problem is you’ll need to gather people together and look for stars together or it’s a bit boring.

By: Shadow

Shadow — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:51:32 +0000

Sora no Manimani makes stargazing more fun than it actually is. Maybe I just lack in imagination or something, but I’m never able to “see” those constellations like they depict in the anime. It’s just a bunch of dots to me (and I can’t connect them). So although I sit in awe of the number of stars, it gets boring fairly quickly.

By: Snark

Snark — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:33:02 +0000

Holy fuck that last pic looks fantastic!

But yeah, stargazing was never really my thing, I actually got bored with all the stargazing scenes in Sora no Manimani =P