Vicki Harrison Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hello. I am relatively new to this, I have always enjoyed astronomy and looking at stars, it all started 12 years ago watching some meteors I lay the for hours taking it all in, loving seeing, and letting my mind take over, asking questions like what else is out there that we cant see when we look up. I then being 15 took my gcse exams and found I excelled in the subject. My love stuck to reading books and looking at images online. I read up the history of the apollo missions the more I learned the more I loved. My friend then told me to get a telescope and take up my passion. My parents refused to buy me one ; ( in college and my early career I ended up in faults for telecoms then moved my way up to engineer level. My husband found my passion for stars and space interesting and got into it with me. This year for xmas he bought me my first telescope a sky watcher 130 with a 2x barlow 25 mm and a 10 mm lens being really excited we set it up and couldnt see a single thing. I was devastated. 4 hours of playing and focusing on things during the day paid off. Second night 30 minutes of checking it was set properly I caught sight of jupiter and its 4 moons feeding my passion. I have a long way to go, but will learn all it takes, eventually getting into photography and using web cams Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi Vicki, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ward Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 A very warm welcome to you Vicki ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Harrison Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Thanks any tips or suggestions to get me on my way would be very appreciated Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandancer10 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi Vicki and welcome to SGL. Hope your enjoying your new scope and good luck on your Astro journey.Happy Stargazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 hi vicki and welcome, i would recommend down loading stellarium which is a free download planaterium system this will help you round the sky, also turn left at orion which is a brilliant book. ask away if your not sure about anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Harrison Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Thanks I know now have stellarium installed lay in bed playing abouy with it should come on very very useful! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hello Vicki, welcome to SGL, and thank you for your interesting astro history. It is also great to see more girls coming into a hobby which has been so male dominated fpr so long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Welcome to SGL Vicki .................. from another girl!!! ............ although my passion lies in imaging I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually looked through a scope!Look forward to seeing you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi Vicki welcome to the lounge,nice to hear you are enjoying your new scope, I find this sitehelpful http://freestarcharts.com/ you can print them off thenlaminate them, keeps the dew off, the Messier list is well worthkeeping.Good Luck and Clear Sky's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Welcome to SGLIf you don't already have it you may find the book "Turn Left at Orion" a useful introduction to what there is to see at different times of the year and to navigating your way around the sky.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hello Vicky and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondofchips Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi Vicky & welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Welcome to SGL, Vicki!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobby Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi Vicki , nice storey ... That's similar to me ... The wife wanted a scope when she was little . I bought her one ( which was appalling) got me hooked though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi Vicki and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skooby Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi Vicki I'm new myself and starting to get in to astrophotography it's a awesome hobby. Just enjoy it all Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hello & welcome Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Harrison Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 I love it. Looking at getting some better lenses for my explorer 130 seen some decent ones Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi Vicki and welcome to the forum. You may feel you have a long way to go but you will be surprised how quickly you will pick things up. Remember there are no daft questions that you can ask on here (...I should know as I have asked most of them ) as we are all here to learn from each other. Just pop a question in the relevant section and you will always get a response.Clear skies and enjoy the forumJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxoLight Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi Vicki and welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maystar Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Welcome Vicki, sounds like you are on your way. Good to see four Moons with Jupiter. On Xmas day there were 3 and today only 2! It's like a little miracle right in front of your eyes. I got lost in M45 The pleiades tonight as M42 was blocked by net doors gazebo for New Years Party! Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralstroll Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Hello and welcome to SGL, the best forum going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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