goddasgirl2021

2 hours ago, Astro Noodles said:

Hi goddasgirl

Both eyepieces are good for stars and planets. The 20mm will give you a wide view and the 10mm will give you a higher magnification and a narrower view.

thank you 

question how do you get a high reputation in this forum, am still new in this forum,and want to get a good 

Rep in this forum with all the members

this is my  celestron  telescope  

it is a  begginers telescope

5 hours ago, goddasgirl2021 said:

I cant wait too see Jupiter again too 😜 I will also look for mercury and Venus as well 

Happy stargazing 🤪

question I have a celestron telescope,and I am still new too observing the stars and plants , I have a 10 mm lens,and a 20mm lens, what  am trying to figure out is what lens is better for looking at the stars and plants,I will eventually get the hang of my telescope,but am new to using my telescope, I also have celestron  binoculars that I am using at the moment, and have been going out on my porch in the early morning to gaze at our amazing cosmos , but will soon start to use my scope,for gazing  at our vast cosmos 👾

I cant wait too see Jupiter again too 😜 I will also look for mercury and Venus as well 

Happy stargazing 🤪

when is the best time to see  Jupiter ?  I  have actually seen Jupiter in the western part of the sky where I live which is in the Northern part of ILL 

sounds cool👽 hopefully will get too see Mercury from my location I live in Peoria,ILL and  live in the northern part of ILL

and  hope too see Jupiter again  as well, as I am out on my porch and  am looking  west that is where I saw Jupiter before and hope too see

Jupiter again I want too see more then just booster rockets early in the morning which our neat too see😸

21 hours ago, PEMS said:

The trick is to have an idea of suitable objects in mind. Which also means some idea of where to look to find them. Naked eye there are very few, unless your location is somewhat dark, which is getting rare when people are concerned.

M42 is the obvious, Orion Nebula. Then is M45, the Pleiades, and between them is the Hyades cluster, easy to sort of find as the red star Aldebaran sits at the edge of the cluster. I suppose that Orions Belt counts. Also good for navigation as Left to Right directs you to Hyades then Pleiades, Right to Left directs you to Sirius, our brightest star, well after the sun technically.

Not overlly sure of other naked eye in the view from general populated locations.

Binoculars -  M13 globular cluster in Hercules, Double cluster in Perseus, M31 in Andromeda, 3 (or so) open clusters in Auriga.

You will need to have a book to show where the objects are, then you the binoculars and be able to aim them. Strangely not always easy. Finding a simple guide to the sky may not always be easy. As the book or giuide needs to be one that you can follow easily. I would suggest the least complex one you can find.

I  will do that first, the last time that I saw jupitor was to the west where I live

its somewhat dark,but with the security lights on all night it makes it hard to view the early morning sky,I will try 

going down to the back drive where we live which is in a condo,our unit faces out to the golf course I can still stand out on the porch

and  look away from the securty lights if I go to the left side of my porch I can view the night sky pretty well 

21 hours ago, laudropb said:

With the naked eye you should try to find the various constellations. This will help you to learn how to find your way around the night sky. When I started out many years ago I used a device called a planisphere to help. They are still available but now many prefer to use apps on a tablet or phone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok thank you  for that info 

I will start with  the constellations ,and see which ones i can find and study,I have already  learned about the Big Dipper aka  Ursa Major and the little Dipper aka URSA Minor

now that we our in the month of May, and I am out on my porch looking up into the cosmos what would be visible to look at with the nacked  eye , I will try 

and take my  CELESTRON  Binoculars out on the porch with me, I am trying to find somthing different to study even though amateur  astronomer,I am 

wanting to see different  objects in our  vast universe , I  would love to see something like  Saturn,Jupitor or just trying to find Nebulie 

On 30/04/2021 at 05:37, Pixies said:

Jupiter and Saturn will be to the south-east at that time in the morning. Perhaps you were seeing the star Arcturus? It's bright, orange, and you can find it by following the curve of the handle of the big dipper away from the 'bowl' end:

Ok  thank you for  that info,

is it kind of like a bright orange orange ?, cause I was looking  East at the time, so ya when I am on my porch again early in the morning,I will follow the curve of the 

handle of the Big Dipper,and then let you know what I see.

I  was  out  on my  porch at 4:00 am this morning, and  was  to the west and  saw  a little bright object, I think it was Saturn that I saw but not sure

I would need to  get my  celestron  binoculars and take a closer look to the west,but I did see the big dipper this morning,I so love going out on the porch in the morning 

and just looking  up into the Cosmose early in the morning, I think about our astronauts that our still on the international space station,they our coming home on saturday 

and hoping it will be shown live on nasa tv.

when will jupitor  be  visible in the night sky again ,last time I spotted  Jupitor was  in the Easteren part of  the night sky  

10 minutes ago, paul mc c said:

Over 40 years looking at the sky, and I'm still learning loads... Lol

and I hope to learn loads as well,I am hoping to get back stargazing when the weather here in ILL gets better,I am waiting for a clear night 

to go out on my porch and start gazing,and I am thinking of joining the Peoria Astronomicle when Covid is over

6 minutes ago, paul mc c said:

Over 40 years looking at the sky, and I'm still learning loads... Lol

I  myself have a Celestron telescope I  have  two different eyepiceses,I think one is a 10mm eyepiece,and not for sure what size the other eyepiece is

Iv already viewed the Big Dipper,and viewed Jupitor too,now I am looking to view and study other plants

  I even  spotted  the  International Space Station , so now I am looking to sopt and study other plants in our vast cosmose 

I  agrea it is about pushing the scope,and your own eyes  

  I cant wait to get out on my porch with my scope, and  stargaze again

  im even  thinking of joining the Peoria Astronomacile socity, once covid is over

21 hours ago, paul mc c said:

Hello and a very warm welcome.

thank you,I hope to learn a lot from different people in this forum 

thank you,I hope to learn  alot from  everybody  on  this  forum  and  again  thank you for the  worm welcome

hi my name is  Chris  Hart,aka  Goddasgirl2021

  I  am a  wife and homemaker,I  like to read, play games on my chrombook,and stargazing, i have a telescope,and  am looking to use it again once 

the  weather gets  better again, I look forward to making new friends, and  learning as much as I can from others on this sight