Paz Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hello all,I'm in the Midlands, UK and I've been hoping to get into astronomy for a long time and am finally doing something about it! I was bought some binoculars a couple of Christmases ago - just from the high street, nothing specialized for astronomy. Since then have been checking out some simple sights when I have had time, got myself a tripod, and just recently I'm joining a local astronomy group. I hope to get more into it and get a telescope eventually but for now I'm having a really good time learning about what you can see out there, and making the most of the what I've got! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi Paz, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnut Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi Paz,Welcome to SGL, great start with the binos. A couple of books to help you round the sky are 'turn left at orion' and 'sky&telescope pocket star atlas'. If you have not downloaded a planetarium program try stellarium, its great and free to be found here :-- http://www.stellarium.org/ .Another astro group in the midlands is www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpius Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Greetings Paz and welcome to the forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreemchaos Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 hi Paz and welcome from south wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi and welcome to the forumClear skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi and welcome.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hello Paz and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi and welcome Paz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plouer Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi Paz Welcome to the forum, it's amazing how many things you can see with Binoculars, great way to start in the hobby. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawksmoor Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi Paz and welcome to SGL from East Anglia. I started with binoculars and am still a fan. Spent the last clear evening scanning south from my backyard yard, the constellation Coma Berenices has lots to offer to a man with 'bins' on a dark night.best regardsGeorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hello and a warm welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveA Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi Paz..A warm welcome to the lounge :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSki Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hello Paz and a warm welcome to the star-crazy gang. This is a wonderful forum, full of knowledgable folks and I'm sure you'll have a great time. Like you, I only have binoculars (Cannon 18x50 image stabilised) and a spotting scope (Praktica 20-60x70mm) but enjoy looking at the wonders of the night sky. Hopefully one day, I'll get a proper scope.All the bestBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdo Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi Paz & Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ44 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi Paz and welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox45 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hello and welcome to the forum Clear skies ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hi Paz and welcome to SGL, enjoy the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hi and welcome to SGL - This is a great place to be, glad that you found us.Look forward to seeing you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stropper Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hi and welcomeSounds like an ideal start for youGood luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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