tinyian Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi All!I've recently taken the plunge and invested in a Celestron 130EQ reflector with which I'm slowly learning my way around the night sky. I'm based in Liverpool so light pollution is probably my biggest issue, 2nd only to the realisation that the finderscope which I currently have is pretty much useless (Telrad finder is in the post to me from Germany!)Highlights for me so far have been seeing cloud bands on Jupiter, and the simply incredible Pleiades. Could really use some advice from other city folk on good objects to look for (as my backyard faces West things currently in that direction would be good), and if anyone has experience of good quality light pollution filters then I would love to hear about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWR Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL.Double stars are good targets from light polluted areas. I have the Cambridge Double star atlas which I would recommend. Most of the objects in Turn Left at Orion are also possible.Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duns Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Kick Drum Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker1947 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Welcome to the SGL, Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi and welcome to the forum. Good call on getting the Telrad - works a lot better and of course you will have control over the brightness of the light. There are also Telrad star maps that you can use that are free to download. The idea here being that you can use the circles on the map to help you gauge the real distances you see through the scope and is especially useful where there are no useful reference stars or noticeable star formations (asterisms) to help you navigate by.Clear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOBBY Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi... & welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveA Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 A warm welcome to SGL....As already mentioned..."Turn Left at Orion" is a very usefull book to help you get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zul Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hello and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi Tinyian and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 hi and welcome from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazel Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi and welcome, I would also recommend Turn Left at Orion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hello tinyian and a warm welcome to SGL.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergeek Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi there and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSuppalot Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsheffield Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi, Welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hello Tinyian and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxoLight Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi Tinyian and welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer33 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi Tinyian, welcome to SGL.Seeing those cloud bands on Jupiter for the first time is amazing isn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telesto Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Hi and welcome to sgl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Welcome to SGL, Tinyian!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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