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Nell

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Hi

From down in Somerset :) I'm a life-long star lover.. but very much new to gazing with a telescope! I have managed to acquire a skywatcher (D=114 F=500) from Ebay and with a bit of help getting started I've been able to view Jupiter and its moons and M42 among other things. I took some images of the moon using my Sony SLR just aiming it through the lens. (I have no idea which lens I used!..still getting used to all that!) Anyway I am totally hooked and eager to learn and share the thrill of the skies. I will upload my moon images, one of them had a black dot in the middle which was an alignment issue with the scope. A friend looked at the scope and twigged things but I've yet to try again since just yet.

Also about to undertake the OU course S177 Galaxies, stars and planets. Would be great to hear from anyone who is also doing/has done the same :)

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Hi! Welcome. I'm also a newbie. I'm also going to start a course with OU in October. Natural Sciences: Astronomy and planetary sciences. I can't wait!

Hi Vicki, exciting! I thought about doing that course too, but I decided on something a little lighter. I have three children too and work so it might have been a bit much! Be great to hear how you get on, I'm thinking my OU studies will lead me towards the Natural Sciences path eventually.

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I have enrolled today so I'm now officially a student. Be a couple of years before I finish but would love to go on to do a research degree after finishing this degree. It's all so exciting, I can't wait to get my first module.

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