An amateur astronomer blogger highly interested in aerospace, astronomy, astro equipments and other astro related fields. Robin shares the astronomy enthusiasm with people from kids to seniors.
Today, I am going to write an article of Select Your First Telescope. I am going to divide them into two parts. This episode will tell you what you should take caution of the specification of the telescope. 
It is really confusing for us to choose a telescope. There are mainly three types of telescopes which are widely sold. They are refractor, reflector and catadioptric. The telescope shown at the right is a Meade 8″ LX90(catadioptric).
Yesterday, there was a special celestial event! I am sorry that I didn’t tell you all about this event. It’s the Pleiades occultation!. At first, let me tell you what is a occultation. Before I start, let me show you a photo of the Moon eclipses the Pleiades.
An occultation in Astronomy is always linked with Moon. If I say the moon will occult Mars, it is meant that the Moon will eclipse the Mars. Let’s say an “eclipse” of the Mars. 
What about an Orion (a constellation) occultation? It is the Moon eclipses the Orion. So, do you get it?
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