Charon Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Clear Skies Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 A warm welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Welcome to SGL, Denise!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgo Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Just ordered the Rigel quickfinder from flo btw, will let you know how it goes when its up and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adavies8900 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Hiii. Welcome to SGL and im still learning. Theses guys have been amazing helping me step by step. Giving me advise on things to download and what to buy. If it wasn't for this site i might of gave up Hope to see you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickshere Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Welcome in, they are a great bunch of people (plus one or two aliens ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondus Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hello from Norway Denise Rune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgo Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Hi all sorry for the late update, busy girl here too many things to do Anyway i can report that since having the Rigel Quickfinder i am no longer wasting time trying to findobjects that i want to. I am still not seeing the details i thought i might for instance i can get a good viewof Jupiter but can just about make out the stripes even with a 2x Barlow and a 6mm Celeston eyepieceand mars just looks blurry all the time i am thinking of buying a decent 3 or 5 x barlow eyepieceand have an Orbinar Plossl 4mm eyepiece on the way. I can see this becoming a bit of an expensive hobbyespecially as i want to look at the photography side to it as well sometime Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Hi all sorry for the late update, busy girl here too many things to do Anyway i can report that since having the Rigel Quickfinder i am no longer wasting time trying to findobjects that i want to. I am still not seeing the details i thought i might for instance i can get a good viewof Jupiter but can just about make out the stripes even with a 2x Barlow and a 6mm Celeston eyepieceand mars just looks blurry all the time i am thinking of buying a decent 3 or 5 x barlow eyepieceand have an Orbinar Plossl 4mm eyepiece on the way. I can see this becoming a bit of an expensive hobbyespecially as i want to look at the photography side to it as well sometime DeniseOver the next few years I think your purse will take a huge hit so,will your bank cards it's like a run way train Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbraldot Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Don't worry about Mars always looking blurry. It usually does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwilkey Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Hi all sorry for the late update, busy girl here too many things to do Anyway i can report that since having the Rigel Quickfinder i am no longer wasting time trying to findobjects that i want to. I am still not seeing the details i thought i might for instance i can get a good viewof Jupiter but can just about make out the stripes even with a 2x Barlow and a 6mm Celeston eyepieceand mars just looks blurry all the time i am thinking of buying a decent 3 or 5 x barlow eyepieceand have an Orbinar Plossl 4mm eyepiece on the way. I can see this becoming a bit of an expensive hobbyespecially as i want to look at the photography side to it as well sometime DeniseHi Denise, don't buy a 3x or 5x Barlow, it will be too much magnification and just increase the lack of defintion. Orbinar Plossls are not the best, but hopefully you will get a good one, I find that filters do not always fit them properly. Don't spend any more, get used to what you have got, seeing has not been very steady in Swindon recently so this impacts on what you can see. If you are thinking about the 'dark arts' (astrophotography) get yourself a copy of 'Making Every Photon Count' by Steve Richards from FLO, it is the bible of the subject and may save you loads here: http://www.firstlightoptics.com/books/making-every-photon-count-steve-richards.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Indeed. Mars has been particularly wobbly of late too. It's no shame to struggle with it this year I'd say.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Hi Denise and welcome. Do not worry too much about what you are seeing just now. Mars is always very difficult and your ' seeing ' will get much better with practice as your eyes become adjusted to looking through an eyepiece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanilla Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 A warm welcome from the Tampa Bay area (in Florida). One of the things that can make your astronomy viewing much better is buy a better eyepiece. But of course, you probably want to get more acclimated to using your scope first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry67 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 hi denise....and welcome....hope you have fun with your new found hobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony210 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hi Denise - welcome- Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgo Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 Is there anyway i can change my profile name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Is there anyway i can change my profile name?Drop a PM to the admins.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Pugh Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Greetings and welcome from Tiree. I share your enthusiasm and hope that you enjoy this site as much as I do. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgo Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 Drop a PM to the admins.JamesH'ok will do, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdo Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hi Denise & Welcome to SGL from another female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeWilky Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Hi and welcome The learning curve is steep and the hobby frustrating but few things are as rewarding as this!Stick by it and use us for help and advice and you will love every moment Look forward to seeing you around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgo Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 Hi and welcome The learning curve is steep and the hobby frustrating but few things are as rewarding as this!Stick by it and use us for help and advice and you will love every moment Look forward to seeing you around!You missed out expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeWilky Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 You missed out expensive Haha yep it can be. Astrophotography can get very expensive but I'm getting by on less than a grands worth of kit including the DSLR price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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