5hredder Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 hey all..new to the forum, and indeed to looking at the stars with the aid of a telescope just got a Jessops TA900-114EQ telescope from my ace girlfriend for chrimbo.. actually had 10 minutes of clear sky last night and managed to focus in in the moon.. looked amazing (especially round the dark edge where the craters really stood out).hopefully i can learn some useful tips from you guys, so i'll start now by saying thank you in advance for all your help and guidance rors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome to the forum 5hredder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lw24 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOBBY Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi 5hredder... & welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapallokid Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Q Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Shredder and welcome to the SGL.A good first step is to learn some constellations and you can download a planisphere for each month at http://www.Skymaps.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pessoa Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hello 5hredder and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Rors and welcome to the forum. You might like to use this program called Stellarium to help find your way around the night sky, its free and its a great bit of kit!Clear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Kick Drum Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome 5hredder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker1947 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Green Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi welcome to the SGL:icon_confused: Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosivad Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome from south west France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMike Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Rors,Welcome to the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Welcome to the SGL, Forumsam sure you will pick it up soon download stellarium its free,and will help you out no end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Hi Rors and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Welcome to SGL, Rors!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazel Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi 5hredder, welcome to the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5hredder Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hi Rors and welcome to the forum. You might like to use this program called Stellarium to help find your way around the night sky, its free and its a great bit of kit!Clear skiesJamesthanks james.. grabbing it right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5hredder Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 thanks for the warm welcome space junkies spent a [removed word]' fffffreeeezin' night out in the garden last night with a mate and our telescopes.. actually saw jupiter and 3 of it's moons - so ace!!!we then moved on to look at the sword bit of orion.. they looked really misty as if glowing in a cloud??? is that a nebula?stayed up to try and catch a glimpse of saturn but it got far too late and i was far too cold great night though, and a top intro to stargazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zul Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hello & Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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