Greetings from the garden

[Tyr]

Hi SGL members and greetings from Berkshire

Just come in from the back garden, after 3/4 of an hour looking around the window of sky not obscured by the house, trees or local light polution which I think is pretty bad here.

Highlight of the evening was spotting something come overhead at about 22:10 starting in the south west and moving sort of north eastwards in straight line, before fading away.

Got kind of excited so checked it out on Stellarium once I came inside and I think it was probably the ISS and then had to tell someone, which gave me the push to sign up and post

Haven't gone as far as getting a scope, but have ordered a less antique pair of binoculars, Helios 10x50s which I'm currently eagerly awaiting the arrival of, still expecting to wait another 3 weeks or so seems they are popular

Thanks for all the advice you've been posting in response to others questions, have learnt a lot (well a lot from a relative start of nothing ) reading SGL over the week since I discovered it.

Tyr

[Rusty Strings]

Hi Tyr and welcome to SGL

Certainly sounds like the ISS, not much else in the sky that looks like it.

[old glyn]

Welcome to SGL Tyr. I'm sure we can all learn a great deal from the posts of more experienced members.

[elbatchman]

Hi Tyr and welcome to the SGL!

[hunterz]

hello welcome

[JamesM]

Hi Tyr and welcome to the forum.

Wishing you clear skies for the arrival of the new binos!

James

[david o]

Hi there Tyr, Welcome to SGL

Last night I saw the ISS for the first time too. Kinda freaky, till you twig what it is.

Hope you have clear skies for the binos' first light.

Edited April 20, 2011 by david o

[nightfisher]

hello and welcome

[tbird]

Welcome to the SGL

[Mr Spock]

Hi Tyr, welcome to SGL

[Horus]

................and welcome from me to

[Brendan of Borg]

Hello and welcome!

[johnh]

Welcome to a great site.

JohnH.

[Bizibilder]

Hello Tyr and welcome to SGL!!

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Tyr!

Dana

[Tyr]

Thanks all

Definitely looking forward to the new bins, going to take them and myself out to somewhere hopefully a bit darker.

[glowjet]

Hi Tyr and welcome to SGL

John.

[Si W]

Hi Tyr, and welcome to the Lounge

[Andrew INT]

Hello and welcome Tyr,

I sometimes find that I can hear the ISS as is passes overhead. I'm not sure if this is real or not though..

[nobbytate]

Hi and welcome from me to

[Pete Presland]

hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire

[Orion_the_Hunter]

Hi & welcome

[brantuk]

Hi Tyr and welcome to SGL

[Astromart]

Hi there Tyr, Welcome to SGL

[MorningMajor]

Hi Tyr and welcome from another Berkshire gazer! Where abouts are you?

Enjoy