First view with my telescope

[Beeford Mick]

WOW had my first view of the Moon. Still very cloudy out side but we got a little gap and even though a bit of cloud was still over the moon, my son and I got a few mins view. Used a 25mm eyepiece and 900mm fl If it was that good with cloud cant wait till we get clear night. I think i will complain to the council Ha Ha.

[Matt Scunthorpe]

The moon is a glorious thing to look at. I was contemplating going out with the binos to take a look. Well too cloudy to set the scope up though.

[brantuk]

Congrats Mick - you have a lot more "first times" to come - wait till you see saturn, jupiter, orion nebula, M13 globular, andromeda galaxy, double cluster, alberio, etc etc (I could go on for ever lol) - loads of breathtaking moments

[Beeford Mick]

WOW had my first view of the Moon. Still very cloudy out side but we got a little gap and even though a bit of cloud was still over the moon, my son and I got a few mins view. Used a 25mm eyepiece and 900mm fl If it was that good with cloud cant wait till we get clear night. I think i will complain to the council Ha Ha.

Just a little thing to add guys i am still trying to get used to the forun and how to get arround forgive me if I miss anything.

[LukeSkywatcher]

The Moon is always brilliant. Its just a shame that the inner planets at the moment are not at their best because Saturn and Jupiter would completely knock your socks off.

[Astro Imp]

Great to hear you managed to get out seeing how poor the weather has been lately.

You're in for plenty more treats in the weeks/months to come.

Good luck.

[breezy]

I never tire of the moon , with eyeballs binos or scope

[Mansnake]

Moon with bins is glorious... Can't wait to pick out some finer detail with my scope when i get it.

[paul schofield]

The Moon rocks. I can get lost on it for hours (when clear). Look forward to hearing about your other firsts in astronomy. I start off low powered and up the mag slowly. Some of my best wow moments have come from moon viewing. It never fails to amaze me. Well done, hope you get clear skies soon.

Paul.

[Beeford Mick]

Had some good views of juiter tonight with 4 moons brill.

[Mark-V]

Me too - saw Jupiter for the first time tonight , until the clouds came over

[Neil_F]

I've had some great views of Jupiter tonight too. According to Stellarium, Saturn isn't going to be in the Eastern skies until January 2013! Can't wait for that delight.

ATB

Neil.

[MrPloppy]

It's actually visible in the east from the middle of November but it's early morning. It won't be until April 2013 when it's visible at its best at reasonable times of the evening!

Damn you, celestial mechanics!

[JamesM]

Congratulations Mick (+ Mark) on your first views of jupiter - it can only get better! Many astronomers are often frustrated by the moon's brightness when searching for DSO targets but I think the moon is itself such a great subject to view. I would recommend reading Patrick Moore's 'Moonwatch' articles in the Sky@Night magazine for explanations on surface features of interest. In case anyone hasn't seen a piece of interactive software called 'Nearside Spectacular', it is certainly worth a closer look as the photographic moon map allows you to zoom in and if used with Patrick's article mentioned above, it can really help you rehearse finding those features on the real thing - you can view it here.

James