He must be looking at the brighter of distant galaxies & quasars, which can be viewed with a telescope of that size if you know where to point it, to see objects that many light-years away. It is a better view through a larger telescope & fainter objects become visible. The trick is to get a larger telescope or get to know someone who has one or access to one. It is a lot more about light gathering capacity than it is magnification.
Most of what is visible in the night sky (& away from light pollution) is in our galaxy & very close to us, relatively. (less than 50,000 light-years away)
I love the pose & expression in panel 9.
Fitting that this strip corresponds with being at or near a new moon, which is best for doing stargazing whether it is using a telescope, binoculars, or unaided eyes (or with eyeglasses or contact lenses only).
He must be looking at the brighter of distant galaxies & quasars, which can be viewed with a telescope of that size if you know where to point it, to see objects that many light-years away. It is a better view through a larger telescope & fainter objects become visible. The trick is to get a larger telescope or get to know someone who has one or access to one. It is a lot more about light gathering capacity than it is magnification.
Most of what is visible in the night sky (& away from light pollution) is in our galaxy & very close to us, relatively. (less than 50,000 light-years away)
I love the pose & expression in panel 9.
Fitting that this strip corresponds with being at or near a new moon, which is best for doing stargazing whether it is using a telescope, binoculars, or unaided eyes (or with eyeglasses or contact lenses only).