Moz Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 After putting off for years decided to try and find out more about the skies above , prof cox's fault in regenerating a life long interest , taken plunge with a pair of 25x70 binoculars as I know how to use binoculars lol and figure learn the basics first . I have a extremely heavy duty tripod for camera gear I have so can mount binoculars with no problem ..What could I expect to be able to observe ? Could I see planets , nebulae or satellites ? Or am I looking at the moon and craters ...anyway this is first step to I hope some spring and summer viewing look forward to replies and chatting with like minded people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hi and welcome to SGL! Enjoy the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronolee Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Dont wait till Spring...get out now and look at Jupiter and the Galilean moons easily seen in those binos...welcome to SGL :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronolee Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 ps. Brian Cox is the reason I am here too after initially becomming interested courtesy of Sir Patrick many years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonDoe Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hi Moz welcome to SGL, good idea to learn the sky first using bino`s and when your ready to upgrade you`ll get all the help you need here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Welcome to SGL.You may find this site, run by an SGL member, of interest.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich MedRev Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hi Moz and welcome to SGLYou'll see plenty in your bins, get a copy of Turn Left at OrionEnjoy the forumSent from my BlackBerry 9800 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hi Moz, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 hi welcome to SGL from peter in bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hello and welome Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hi Moz and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Welcome to SGL, Moz!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itabot Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hi welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hello Moz and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moz Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Wow ..thank for a warm welcome and advice ..:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Green Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hi welcome to the SGL Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningMajor Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 HI and welcome from me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob1957 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hi Moz and welcome to SGL. Winter viewing will give some of the best night sights (when its not snowing, raining, cloudy etc etc ). So don't wait. All the best, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siriusmeg Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hello and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moz Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Well they arrived and after fiddling around for a bit got a clear picture...the mount I have to say is plastic and a bit flimsy so have ordered a heavy duty metal one which should steady up the overall set up. Lots of cloud ..typical what to see then this week /month assuming sky's clear sometime ...downloaded the kindle version of turn left at Orion and had a good look at the members web site as suggested ...bit of reading to do...Prob being dense but I do have a Nikon dslr with a 1000mm mirror lens @ f8 fixed cat type lens which I assume I can use for astro pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moz Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Metal mount arrived and has made a huge difference to stability when place ontop of manfrotto tripod ..all I need is a clear sky it's been cloudy since they arrived I guess this is the fishing equiv of not catching :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 A warm welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 hi and welcome from mepat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conna Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Welcome to SGL I've found this site priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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