Newbie needs guided tour

[hobsey]

Hello there, if anyone is ever out and about in the Guildford/Cranleigh area and don't mind a newbie tagging along for a guided tour of the skys, please let me know. I'm itching to use my scope but don't fancy going out by myself (safety in numbers and all that). Many thanks, Anthony.

[swamp thing]

Hi Anthony

Welcome to the "SGL Surrey Observers"

I'm pretty sure we have some members near you. If not you are more than welcome to come along to our meets on Ranmore Common Nr Dorking. We normally meet up pretty regularly. Keep an eye on this section

[hobsey]

Thanks Steve, I just googled mapped it and Ranmore is only 30min drive away so yes, count me in at the next one.

[ID1 john Ei3]

AHa great you have been, seen & been welcomed old bean! by at least a few of the Surrey members & there was I thinking that you have been left out in the cold! I wish I had seen this before I read the last topic, {dog darn it! mutly leave the bone alone!} it would have saved me quite a bit of time, yet never mind I hope you will read into it that it was meant to be read as written A LONG HELLO! YOUNG? OLD? FELLOW, so once again ,.-(Hi)-, & welcome new friEND.

[ID1 john Ei3]

Hello there, if anyone is ever out and about in the Guildford/Cranleigh area and don't mind a newbie tagging along for a guided tour of the skys, please let me know. I'm itching to use my scope but don't fancy going out by myself (safety in numbers and all that). Many thanks, Anthony.

Yes there are folk out your way! I think that it is only right to leave it up to them if they wish to come out from the gloom & be IDed. Iit is a real shame that you have missed this years Astro festival that is held in Dorking, it is put on by several of the local groups including the lads from Guildford astro SOC & the group that meet up near your neck of the woods to the south of Guildford near to Albury, Shere. They are normally a very active group & a look on Google maps places showsb me that there meeting place at only about five or six miles from you. The details on this can be found via the old Dark Outdoors events page which also carries links & info on events in our corner of the country as linked below & the club/group that meets up in Albury is linked in the top two links, they are called Astronomy-4-everyone.

http://www.clubbz.com/club/33812/guildford/astronomy-4-everyone

http://astronomy4everyone.org.uk/

http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/affiliates-placeholder/item/guildford-astronomical-society.html

http://astronomia.co.uk/index.php/surrey-astronomy-events/

I hope that this proves to be of help to you

Clearer skies than I get everyone GOOD DAY & A EVEN BETTER NIGHT!

[hobsey]

Thank you for the links John. I very faintly remember the girlfriend muttering something a few months ago about seeing people with scopes up at Albury when she was walking the dogs up there. I may have to have a drive up there and chat to a few people. Many thank.