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Glad you managed to get some use out of it already. It's been so cloudy this winter I've almost forgotten what stars look like! In the summer I was really looking forward to the early darkness winter would bring, but I could probably use the fingers on my hands to count the number of times it's been clear enough to go stargazing.
Good idea to put off upgrading eyepieces and so on until you're much more used to the scope. As soon as you buy one thing you'll notice something else that you definitely definitely need and it can quickly snowball, as my bank balance can testify! Best to put that off for a while
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Had some fun tonight
I managed to find the Orion Nebula nice clouds with lots of stars, and Andromeda galaxy, a smudge with a slightly brighter middle bit tonight,
even with light pollution they looked great
I really want to see saturn but i dont think its very high in the sky right now and only early morning ?
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Originally posted by yesteryeargames View PostHad some fun tonight
I managed to find the Orion Nebula nice clouds with lots of stars, and Andromeda galaxy, a smudge with a slightly brighter middle bit tonight,
even with light pollution they looked great
I really want to see saturn but i dont think its very high in the sky right now and only early morning ?
If you enjoyed Andromeda you should check out Bode's Nebula: two galaxies (M81 and M82) quite close to each other. They're roughly diagonally up and to the left of the star at the top of the plough (Dubhe). A bit harder to find and see than Andromeda.
The Pleiades (M45) is also a lovely thing to look at, and easy to find as it's right next to Jupiter. A little cluster of bright stars that you can just make out with the naked eye, and they look brilliant through binoculars or a telescope.
In fact, going through all the Messier Objects is a great way to see a good variety of objects and learn the sky. I'm always meaning to make a list and tick them all off but I haven't managed to get around to it yet! And you've got a head start as Andromeda and the Orion Nebular are both on the listLast edited by EJG1980; 22-01-2013, 14:41.
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I am getting used you it more , and learning how to nudge the scope in focus learnt where to find a few things , still waiting on some beginners books ive ordered , the weather has been bad tho always cloudy I have only had about 2 hours use in 1 week of trying every night , I have not found any other objects , the sky always looks blue not black , it's been hazy and the moonlight has been really bright , I need to make some type of check list or log I would live to see as many if the messys as possible .
I do like the scope and stargazing if great fun and very rewarding when you get it right , so much to learn
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Thats amazing
I have just bought some books,
Turn left at orion
Beginners guide to astronomy
stagazing 2013
I like the telescope very much and i have yet to see the best of it with the recent and continued
awful weather ever since i bought it, i still havent had a proper go on it but at least i have some reading to do in the meantime.Last edited by yesteryeargames; 30-01-2013, 22:11.
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