New hobby starts tomorrow

[kona]

I'm picking up my first scope today a skywatcher 130pm and have been reading Terence Dickinson's Nightwatch book.

Thought i would update as i have said hi and thats all on these forums.

I'm sure your be hearing more from me soon now i have a scope

[ronin]

Have you seen the incoming rain for you? :eek:

There is a BIG block aimed right at the West Midlands. :grin:

[cosmological]

I'm picking up my first scope today a skywatcher 130pm and have been reading Terence Dickinson's Nightwatch book.

Thought i would update as i have said hi and thats all on these forums.

I'm sure your be hearing more from me soon now i have a scope

So you're the reason there's a queue of depressions crossing the country

[kona]

Have you seen the incoming rain for you? :eek:

There is a BIG block aimed right at the West Midlands. :grin:

Look's like my first night scanning the skies is magnified rain clouds then

[ibraidwo]

Shame on you guys - 3 posts and already he has 2 responses blaming him for bad weather in the midlands....

...actually, it's affecting us country wide!

don't worry, there will be some good nights to enjoy your new hobby...

[baggywrinkle]

Clear skies down here....for the first time in 7 days..

Enjoy your new 'scope...

[skywatcher250]

id better put the BBQ away for another 6 weeks then ! haha

enjoy - very exited for you - its a GOOOOOD time of year to view - nice planets and nice DSOs, o and that big white looking thing which is reasonably narrow at the min

[RogerTheDodger]

The bad weather in the Midlands is my fault - my 100ED was delivered last Wednesday

[Scott]

Clear skies down here....for the first time in 7 days..

Enjoy your new 'scope...

Get back to me when those 7 days turn into weeks/months.

Still, at least we don't have to contend with the roaring forties here in the uk............but I'll swap ya.

[kerrylewis]

Welcome. I use the Nightwatch book all the time. I like the charts which are uncluttered but show enough to locate the best objects. The notes next to them give just enough detail so that you know what to expect. There is a lot of support for Turn Left at Orion on the forum, but I find I use Nightwatch more and recommend it

.......and no mention of the weather!

[Flash2Bang]

I just picked up my first scope too, and was itching to use it last night but , intermitent cloud prevented me from doing so. Good luck with the new scope.

Andy

[Ben Davy]

Im near the point of purchasing too, so looks like bad weather for quite a bit then.

[OneEyedSam]

Congrats on the new hobby...it will soon become more of a way of life than a hobby !!

[jonathan]

My advice - pick the easy targets until you know your way around the sky. Start with the Moon - there's so much to see on that relatively small object!

[Charon]

Good luck with your new telescope, as Jonathan has stated start with the Moon.

[Luke]

Welcome to the club! I still use Nightwatch now again Some lovely clear charts in there.

[PorkyB]

The forecast for tonight here in sunny Brum is quite optimistic, 25% cloud and good visibility. Just keep a bin bag handy to cover your scope if there's a shower.

I'm sure you will get some good views with that scope, enjoy it. Let us know how you get on.