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Thanks DD

well there I have been sitting at home these last few nights seeing the clouds scudding across the sky, thinking that going out and setting up would be a waste of time and energy as I wont be able to see anything. Then I read DDs entry here and realise that it may not be perfect, but as i am coming from a base where i just look up at the sky with awe and dont really know what i am looking at, does it matter if it isnt exactly perfect? so despite the haze and thin cloud i went out last night, wit
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the ups and downs of a newbie

well, last night, the sun had shone during the afternoon - after the hailstorm! - so it was with anticipation that the journey home occured. I got home just after dark, read the info about setting up the GO-TO function, had supper and outside i went, well wrapped up, cold wasnt a problem. I carried the scope onto the common and went through the set up procedure. The long and lat were expressed in different ways, but i got round that. Had difficulty reading the script on the hand set. is this bec
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First Light - well just!!

So the sun had shone in the afternoon, the clouds were scudding across the sky and by the time i got home there were these twinkling things in the sky! so it was windy and clouds, but there were breaks in those clouds and i had had enough of waiting! so out came the scope, set up in the front garden as I wanted to quickly move it undercover if started raining, didnt bother with aligning the scope, but pointed it straight at Jupiter, first thing to please me was that the red dot finder was perfec
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nearly ready for first light

well here we are, set up the scope on saturday, charged the battery, took the scope outside in the little bit of sunny weather we had, aligned the red dot, bit difficult in the sunlight, but with a bit of shading of the object manged it, i hope! so, it is daylight and let me start playing with it in the daylight whilst i can still see, connect the battery and switch on - nothing - fiddle with all the connections - still nothing - stiff upper lip and as it is easier to take the battery back to th
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remeber to save or publish my entry!!!

well having just laid down my thoughts, i forgot to save them! lesson learned! tried to use my new adapter for my camera tripod and realised that it is too short. thought about a box, but will that not be unsteady? If i find myself a chair. presumably a fixed height one would need several cushions to change height with. Recommendations please! anyhow, monday night was good and so, dispencing with the tripod, went to work on the roof of the car, still to wobbly but better than nothing and the gli
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starting off

Well this is my first entry. Been interested in the heavens for years, remember first getting hooked at school by a book called something like "search for planet X" and of course, now Pluto is no longer a planet! living in London I thought that it was a waste of time viewing the skies anyhow. then family, work etc took my time. Watching stargazing live got my interest going, but then looking at star maps full of stars made it a bit overwhelming! So January again, stargazing again, and now i have
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