Getting Started With Observing

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1. What Can I Expect to See....?

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   By Qualia, October 3, 2013
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   • cletrac1922
   • Sunday at 21:51

2. Member Contributed Observing lists (and links to others)

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   By Helen, May 28, 2017
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   • Littleguy80
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3. What is a dark site ?

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   By acey, April 2, 2015
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   • pragmatist
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4. Planning your sessions.

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   By cotterless45, November 20, 2014
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   • Arcturus D
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5. Collimation and Star-hopping

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   By Moonshane, October 22, 2013
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   • Arcturus D
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6. Jupiter & Venus

   By Ed in UK, June 11
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   • Stu
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7. Viewing Mars and Saturn

   By astronomer91, Sunday at 01:46
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   • Philip R
   • Sunday at 05:24

8. Best eyepiece for saturn

   By Stargazing101, May 21   

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   • Clavius75
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9. First time viewing

   By RiponJas, April 20
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   • skywatcher58gb
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10. First light begins

    By Ally8446, May 6
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11. Burnhope reservoir dark site

    By Maddison, June 11
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12. Best star atlas for beginner

    By pfarrell267, May 27
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13. Other solar systems and milky way perseus arm

    By Adamchiv, November 28, 2016
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    • refractordude
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14. Seek and Magnify

    By 25585, May 29
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    • barkis
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15. Any tips for planning sessions?

    By Olli, March 15
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16. Satellites

    By Taleah, May 23
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17. Solar Viewing and H-Alpha filter?

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    By Horatio, November 20, 2017
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    • Science562h
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18. What a wasted evening - fighting with the synscan wifi gadget

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    By JOC, May 2
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    • 25585
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19. need help

    By alexz p, April 2
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    • John
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20. Stellarium

    By CACO, April 20
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    • cletrac1922
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21. Lukehurst 14" dob first light report

    By Ally8446, May 7   

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    • Ally8446
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22. observing with diagonal

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    By mark81, May 5
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    • LukeSkywatcher
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23. Any Web resources showing what Jupiter looks like continually?

    By PurpleFringe, May 8
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    • PurpleFringe
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24. Possible adhoc observing meet

    By Ally8446, May 4
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    • AkseOne
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25. SAO numbers

    By wookie1965, May 3
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