借日前海洋公园合作中秋天文嘉年华的照片分享一点感想。8月初时我到华东走了一圈，拜访紫金山天文台科学家团队，也跟几个厰家老朋友聚聚旧 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1836992643243753/permalink/3631382800471386/ 席间大家都谈到Seestar这类智能望远镜对天文爱好者器材产业的可能衝击。大家都相信EAA即Electronically-Assisted Astronomy大浪潮已经真正到来，就像进入数码摄影年代，现在用望远镜目视观星的爱好者比例已较过往少，当Seestar这类智能望远镜大规模进入市场后，会像智能电话对数码相机的衝击一样，它会蚕食低端望远镜及入门级的摄影装备市场，但因为接解天文的市民基数大大增加，也可能产生更多高端器材的用户数目。有些天文发烧友对Seestar抱负面看法，认为这是快餐式的器材，我个人则抱正面态度，正如过往我们当年初中生也熟练的观星基本功人手Star Hopping、对极轴、手动导星等，现在很多爱好者已无能为力，但今天天文照片拍得远比当年好。而作为资深的天文发烧友，在某些争分套秒的天象，例如彗星或日全食，我十分需要有一套Seestar从旁协助观测，

Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2) http://www.astrocafe.hk/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4071&start=20#p27482

2017 美国日全食 http://www.astrocafe.hk/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4534#p30927

到底我仍相信，暗黑夜空及目视星空是没有替代品的，自己动手也是一种乐趣。海洋公园当晚我们装起Sky-Watcher Dob 16 GOTO 40公分反射镜，也有Celestron Nexstar 8SE及其他小镜，再加上Seestar作展示用途，但就像这个小女孩，仍然不忘拿出自己刚亲手组装的纸筒望远镜再亲眼看看月亮。我在自己的西藏天文台也置了一台Dob 16 GOTO，之前的星空派对我们曾用这镜目视马头星云、细数M31仙女座大星系漩臂上的云团、检视玫瑰星云上裂纹，明年春带一团中学生去西藏观星考察时，我会放一台Seestar在旁拍摄，然后通过实时影像，让他们用肉眼去对照大望远镜中看到从千万光年外来的光子。智能望远镜的到来，是对抗日益严重的光害的利器，大大丰富我们的观星方式及提升观测效益，它絶对不是洪水猛兽。 

I would like to share some thoughts through the photos taken during the Mid-Autumn Astronomy Carnival in Ocean Park recently. In early August, I traveled around East China, visiting the scientific team at Purple Mountain Observatory and catching up with some old friends in the industry https://www.facebook.com/groups/1836992643243753/permalink/3631382800471386/ During our gathering, we discussed the potential impact of Smart Telescope like Seestar on the astronomy enthusiast market. Everyone believes that the wave of Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA) has truly arrived. Just like the digital photography era, the proportion of visual observers among enthusiasts has decreased. When intelligent telescopes like Seestar enter the market on a large scale, they will have a similar impact as smartphones did on digital cameras. They will gradually replace low-end telescopes and entry-level photography equipment. However, as the number of people interested in astronomy increases, it may also lead to more users of high-end equipment.

Some astronomy enthusiasts have a negative view of Seestar, considering it to be a fast-food-style equipment. Personally, I hold a positive attitude. Just like in the past when we, as junior high school students, were skilled in star hopping, polar alignment, and manual guiding, many enthusiasts today are unable to perform these techniques. However, the astronomical photos taken today are far superior to those taken in the past. As an experienced astronomy enthusiast, I am glad to have a set of Seestar to assist in observing time-sensitive celestial events such as comets or total solar eclipses.

Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2) http://www.astrocafe.hk/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4071&start=20#p27482

2017 America Eclipse http://www.astrocafe.hk/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4534#p30927

Ultimately, I still believe that the dark night sky and visual observation of the stars have no substitutes, and there is joy in doing things by ourselves. On the night of the Ocean Park event, we set up a Sky-Watcher Dob 16 GOTO 40cm reflector, as well as a Celestron Nexstar 8SE and other smaller telescopes, along with Seestar for demonstration purposes. However, even with all this equipment, like this little girl, still took out her newly assembled cardboard telescope to observe the moon with her own eyes. In my own Tibetan observatory, I also have a Dob 16 GOTO. In previous stargazing parties, we used this telescope to visually observe the Horsehead Nebula, count the clouds on the arms of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), and inspect the cracks on the Rosette Nebula. Next spring, when I take a group of high school students for stargazing observation in Tibet, I will have a Seestar set up for capturing images alongside. Through real-time footage, I will let them compare what they can see with their naked eyes to the photons coming from thousands and millions of light-years away seen through the big telescope. The arrival of intelligent telescopes is a powerful tool to combat the increasingly severe light pollution. It greatly enriches our ways of stargazing and improves the efficiency of observations. It is by no means a destructive force.