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Tablet or eReader instead of paper
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has anyone tried a tablet or an ink eReader instead of paper? 

there are ink ereaders that are almost the side of paper to don't output light. I would imagine you could use a redlight or amber reading light just like paper? not sure how it would work with glare?

https://remarkable.com/store/remarkable-2

also the ipad 2024 is about the size of paper and is now OLED. 

my laptop battery sucks and I have a push-to scope anyway...so prefer paper - but don't mind if the "paper" is digital.

Eta: I mostly observe from home in Bortle 4/5...not sure how harmful a little bit of light would be here compared to a dark sky.

tyty
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(2024-05-31, 06:34 PM)vicuna Wrote: Eta: I mostly observe from home in Bortle 4/5...not sure how harmful a little bit of light would be here compared to a dark sky.

tyty

Hello,

The thing to keep in mind there is that your dark adapted eye can usually see more faint detail in all but the brightest skies, so it may be best to try to keep your eye dark adapted. I do that using an eye patch over my observing eye, and flip it up only when at the eyepiece. If there are too many lights nearby, sometimes a dark cloth can help block the light around the eyepiece.

I use the eye patch even at dark sites, because a single distant light, or the light from any screen or flashlight will hurt your dark adaption, no matter how dim or red it is.
Clear skies,
Greg
Head Dude at Skyhound
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