Averted Vision Stargazing Technique

Averted vision is a technique used in observational astronomy to enhance the visibility of faint objects, such as star clusters, galaxies and nebulae. To use averted vision, astronomers deliberately look slightly off to the side of the object they want to observe.

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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Eye Structure, Cone and Rod Cells
2:29 - Rhodopsin
3:58 - Celestial Objects to practice Averted Vision (Pleiades, Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy)
7:00 - Outro

Links and Resources mentioned in this video
▶ Pleiades Star Cluster:    • Pleiades Star Cluster (Messier 45) in Taur...  
▶ Orion's Nebula:    • Orion Celestial Objects  
▶ Andromeda Galaxy:    • How to Find the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier ...  

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