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A Complete Beginners Learning Curve: Part 5 February 18th

Another clear night gave me the opportunity to get out with my scope to my local dark (ish) site in some nearby woods. I've got packing the car, unloading and setting up pretty organised now...so its down with the blanket - to protect my knees and make sure I don't lose anything before getting the scope out and leaving it to cool. The 200P is pretty manageable and the dob mount is a doddle to set up - It can be ready within a few minutes of unpacking it...get it on level ground...drop the
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A Complete Beginners Learning Curve: Part 4 January 23rd

Seems like an absolute age since I last managed to get my scope out under clear skies...and indeed the diary says its over a month ago! I've been itching for an opportunity to get out...Christmas had bought goodies including a Telrad Finder and plenty of additions to my burgeoning Astronomical library! Out in the Light Pollution trap which is my back garden - and having given stern instructions to the ladies of the household not to put the bathroom light on while I'm outside I get the scope
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A Complete Beginners Learning Curve: Part 3 December 18th

Sunday 18th December It seems like an age since I last managed to get the scope out...and looking at my observing Diary has it down as nearly a month ago...was my telescope the worst investment ever LOL! After observing from my fairly cruddy back garden last time I've bitten the bullet, loaded the car and traveled somewhere darker - not far just a pull in by the road in some local woods...found that the scope lies easily across the back seat and the seat belts make perfect tie downs, leaving the
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A Complete Beginners Learning Curve: Part 2 November 29th

Tuesday November 29th First clear night since I acquired my scope and an opportunity to observe from my back garden. Not a perfect observing site by any means - but probably similar to many suburban observers, plenty of light pollution and obscured to the north and east by houses and trees - view south reasonable - but trees on the horizon and to the north the town of Newark gives a lovely orange glow LOL! On a good night I can typically see stars down to about mag 4.5 - I usually look over at U
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A Complete Beginners Learning Curve: Part 1 Bio

First blog post so thought I'd introduce myself! Always been interested in Amateur Astronomy...though I've never previously owned a scope - at various points in my life i've enjoyed the sky with binoculars and a copy of Nortons Star Atlas (Old Skool I know!) Anyway jealousy over Dark Nebula's huge refractor...(scope envy) has prompted me to invest in a second hand Skywatcher 200P - my first astronomical scope! Its the old style blue tube model, mounted on a very rickety home made Dob mount. I've
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