Spam Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I'm pretty new to astronomy and this is my first time on this website - I am excited to get into stargazing and have already looked at many planets and double stars! Currently I only have a 76mm reflector which is restricting me a little - (Hope to upgrade in the future) Any tips to enhance my viewing experience without getting out my wallet? Thanks for any comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreemchaos Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 hi mate and welcome from charl in south wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnut Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 hi Spam,Warm welcome to SGL, hope you enjoy the forums. A few of ways to enhance your viewing experience :--1. Spend more time at the eyepiece, as your eye adjusts more detail will become apparent,2. Use a planetarium program (plenty out there but try stellarium its great and free to be found here :-- http://www.stellarium.org/) to find out what is visible, make yourself a target list to find. 3. Join your local astro group, observing sessions are great fun and if its cloudy I bet there will be a local hostelry nearby .4. Try to keep a log of what you have viewed and how you found them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Hello Spam and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spam Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Ok damnut - thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabeoo1 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Welcome mate. Try joining a society and use some other peoples gear for a bit to ease the wallet ! (see post number 3!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Hi Spam, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Hi, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire ☺Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Hi and welcome to the forumClear skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ44 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hi Spam and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hi and welcome to SGL - Glad that you found us and hope that you enjoy your time here.Look forward to seeing you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Welcome to SGL.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Welcome to SGL, Spam!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim80 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hi mate welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywatcher1701 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hi and welcome to a great group of folks.Neil Walton On Thames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIP3802 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Hi, Spam! A warm welcome to SGL - and to the worlds of amateur astronomy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Hi Spam and welcome to SGL, hope you enjoy the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggywrinkle Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Welcome to SGL from Deepest Darkest Norfolk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_N_Y Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hi! Welcome to sgl. Definitely get stellarium if you can. Free, and gives you a great sky map, for whatever view you have and you can set it for any time. It's great. Also, don't worry about your scope restricting you! Just with your eyes and binoculars you can get great familiarity with the sky. Definitely able to get some cracking views of the moon with your scope, and other things too. Don't get too fixated on bigger and better, do the best with what you have, and that will let you know where to go with your astronomy. I. E. Visual, photography, planets, dso's, stars, sun etc. It's a bit of a discovery, but just having a scope sets you ahead already! Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Welcome to SGL and Clear skies, from down-under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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