Zaphod360 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi All,I've just started taking looking up a bit more seriously after using a cheap pair of binoculars and spotting 3 of Jupiter's moons.I've always been fascinated by the night sky and after getting an 'app for that' and piecing together the constellations I'm getting more and more interested. I thought I'd have a look through some binoculars and couldn't believe how much more you can see! I found the Andromeda constellation, tracked up 2 stars up from the middle and a bit to the right and saw a fuzzy blob! My mind was blown!Almost everything I Googled ended up here and after a few weeks of reading I'm going to get a telescope. So I'll be on here quite a bit milking some knowledge off you guys/gals if that's okay.Anyway, that's my quick hello .Zaphod360... Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi and welcome to SGL:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroandy101 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi and welcome to the lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Who_46 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmological Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hello and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starman345 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Welcome to the forum Zaphod360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi Zaphod,Welcome to SGL.If you have any problems just ask away here and I'm sure you will get a quick helpful response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritc Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Welcome to SGL,Zaphod360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMike Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Welcome to the forum Zaphod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi and welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamp thing Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave006 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi and welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pessoa Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi Zaphod and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hello Zaphod and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbytate Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachik Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forum.Please ask away any question you like as there are plenty here who will be eager to help you spend your money!Clear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjamjoejoe Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'm in much the same situation at the moment, been playing around with some 8x21's the last week or so, upgraded to some 12x50's i found at a car boot sale today (thus the clouds).Neck and eyes are sore, but got a good look at andromeda and blew my mind, floated up to the double cluster, then over to plaedes, then jupiter and its 4 moons. I think it might have only been 3 moons though, these aren't the greatest binos so i think the outer "moon" was just a ghost of jupiter since when i checked against a streetlight there was a ghost about the same distance away Still, the inner 3 were definately moons Never thought i would, but i'm loving every second with these binos. I'm trying to find a suitable mirror at the moment to make my own binoflex/skywindow type mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolenfeather Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Welcome to the forum and many more mornings of waking up with a sore neck. I have a telescope myself but back and neck sores, frost bite, mosquito bites,... are all going to be part of the journey! You're going to love it! Isabelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hello Zaphod & it's a warm welcome from me also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Hello Zaphod and a warm welcome to SGL.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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