The backyard option is only feasible if you live somewhere without light pollution and clear skies, which is not most people.
$600/month is a reasonable deal if comparing it to driving couple of times a month to a dark sky location near you.
While it is fun and rewarding to be camping and hiking like that, the effort gets in the way of serious amateur astronomy.
Amateur astronomy is one of the few hobby science fields left where real contributions can be made and published without being a professional astronomer.
$600/month is a reasonable deal if comparing it to driving couple of times a month to a dark sky location near you.
While it is fun and rewarding to be camping and hiking like that, the effort gets in the way of serious amateur astronomy.
Amateur astronomy is one of the few hobby science fields left where real contributions can be made and published without being a professional astronomer.