Tried star hopping with a $12 red flashlight from Walmart and found Andromeda on my first real attempt

Ben Knight · 2026-09-16T02:45:03.494125+00:00

Spent 20 minutes in my driveway in Fort Worth last Tuesday shielding the beam with my hand, and there it was, a faint fuzzy smudge right where the chart said, so now I'm wondering if anyone else has a cheap trick that beat their fancy gear.

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