 &gt;The idea was to get a little telescope (like Dragonfly it&#x27;s pretty much just a telephoto lens with a detector attached) and then have it look at ~1&#x2F;3 of the sky every night.&lt;<p>That part--&quot;every night&quot;--is so important to the science (and art) of astronomy...dogged determination (read as regular viewing) has led to countless insights and discoveries...<p>One of my goals is to incorporate an R-Pi 2 (minimum) into my viewing...program it to look for changes when I can&#x27;t spend time at the telescope on the deck outside my house...<p>I&#x27;m strictly an amateur at astronomy, but my interest was piqued, in 1994 when I spent a summer volunteering at a youth camp which included, as evening programming, a once-a-week visit by an astronomy club from a semi-major metropolitan area...<p>That year, as most amateur astronomers will likely remember, 
the year the comet Levy-Shoemaker broke apart and impacted Jupiter...we were able to watch this maginificent event as it unfolded ...it was something to see...<p>Images here: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www2.jpl.nasa.gov&#x2F;sl9&#x2F;top20.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www2.jpl.nasa.gov&#x2F;sl9&#x2F;top20.html</a><p>The kids at camp were more interested in looking at the moon for a while then heading off to the Tradin&#x27; Post for evening snacks, but the astronomy club members always stayed until around 1:00pm, and let me share some peeks...wonderful...