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Newcomers
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Come and say hello and tell us a little about yourself.
by brantuk
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The place to come for help and advice with astronomy. Feel free to post any questions you need assistance with and people will be glad to help.
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Useful primers and tutorials designed to help you get started in various areas of astronomy.
Sub-Forums: Glossary of Terms
7th February 2010 10:10 AM Go to last post
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The Astro Lounge (4 Viewing)
Astronomy related chat and general banter.
Sub-Forums: Heads Up
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Community
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Look here for any official forum announcements and to discuss any future events.
by daz
1st February 2010 03:49 PM Go to last post
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Space News (1 Viewing)
Space news from around the web - automatically updated 24 hours a day. Contact admin to suggest other news feeds.
Yesterday 04:50 PM Go to last post
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Star Parties (1 Viewing)
News on official SGL organized events. Also externally organized star parties (Spring/Autumn Equinox, Kielder, SW Astro Fair).
Yesterday 11:32 PM Go to last post
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This section is made available to members to aid communication in arranging get togethers. These are not official SGL organized events. PLEASE be safety concious and don't go out on your own!!
Sub-Forums: Society Speakers
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IYA 2009 (1 Viewing)
This is the place to list all of the upcoming IYA events and to post back your photos, videos and reviews of the events you've attended.
23rd November 2009 04:48 PM Go to last post
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As the name suggests, images will be shown here that the Moderators feel are worthy of your praise! Submit your images in the normal sections and they will be selected from there. Good Luck!
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Check out our ever growing astronomy knowledge base, if you want to help write content, please contact one of the admin.
     
Retailers
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This section is reserved for the sponsor of SGL.
by Steve
Today 12:36 AM Go to last post
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A section for members to review the suppliers that they buy from. It is not for product reviews. So tell us about the service you received, how good communication was, how long the goods took to arrive etc. Supplier bashing is not permitted. All post will be moderated before going live. All threads will be locked.
by acme
Yesterday 07:39 PM Go to last post
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Equipment
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Equipment Help (4 Viewing)
Help with choosing your setup, picking the right telescope for your needs or just helping you get up and running
by Marmite
Today 04:27 AM Go to last post
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Equipment Discussion (4 Viewing)
For members set up's and general equipment comments/chats.
Today 01:51 AM Go to last post
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For Sale (2 Viewing)
Need to raise some cash? Sell your items here! Be warned - items will be archived after 8 weeks! You'll need 10 posts in order to place an ad....
Sub-Forums: Swap Shop, Wanted, Completed
Today 02:36 AM Go to last post
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For reviews only, giving new members advice regarding astronomy equipment.
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DIY Astronomer (3 Viewing)
Here you can share/Discuss Telescope Mods you have planned aswell as camera's,Mount's,Binos etc etc..
Sub-Forums: DIY Observatories
Today 12:09 AM Go to last post
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Observing
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For any discussion on techniques, tips and tricks for purely visual astronomy.
by sgazer
Yesterday 01:37 PM Go to last post
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The place to find out the Forum's targets for the month, the Monthly Sky Charts, and the current Constellation under discussion
by pvaz
5th February 2010 06:23 AM Go to last post
560 4,022
Share your observations of our close friends the moon and sun.
by kev
6th February 2010 10:03 PM Go to last post
257 1,958
All observation discussion regarding planetry bodies.
by nicnac
7th February 2010 08:08 PM Go to last post
337 2,473
A place to discuss deep sky observations including widefield such as constellations etc...
Yesterday 06:02 PM Go to last post
360 2,939
A place to discuss your observations if anything that doesn't fit into another category, e.g. comets, meteors, iridium flares and Aurora.
by ribuck
6th February 2010 11:31 AM Go to last post
282 2,137
A forum dedicated to binocular observing only.
133 1,320
Imaging
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Imaging - Discussion (2 Viewing)
The place to discuss imaging.
Yesterday 09:59 PM Go to last post
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Techniques, tips and tricks regarding imaging.
by brianb
3rd February 2010 10:51 AM Go to last post
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Post an image in here for specific help on what may have gone wrong. Do not post an imagine in here and moan that people said it needs improvement :) . Don't forget as many details about the equipment used, settings and oberving conditions as possible should be posted.
Yesterday 08:50 PM Go to last post
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Share your solar or lunar images here.
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Share your images of the planets here.
by arad85
Today 04:54 AM Go to last post
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Imaging - Deep Sky (4 Viewing)
A place to share your deep sky images including widefield such as constellations etc...
Today 02:20 AM Go to last post
5,937 61,305
Share your images of anything astro related that just doesn't fit in any other area. Comets, Asteroids, The ISS, Meteors, Aurora etc...
Yesterday 12:56 PM Go to last post
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A place to post all your images obtained via unusual means e.g. PDA's or mobile phones. This section now includes images taken using remote set-up's.
7th February 2010 08:55 PM Go to last post
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Science
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For all observations/images of double and variable stars. From the Pretty picture to the full blown scientific reports.
by brianb
31st January 2010 04:37 PM Go to last post
147 1,221
Discuss theory on astronomy, physics and general space science.
by ngc2403
Today 01:02 AM Go to last post
209 3,621
For discussions regarding all aspects of Radio Astronomy.
1st February 2010 01:04 AM Go to last post
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