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Jimsta

Jimsta

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Hi, my name is James i have always had an interest in space and planets so i decided it was time to learn astronomy. I hope to go on a naked eye observation tonight using a planisphere and a red bicycle light to get some experience first hand. Looking forward to it.

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swag72

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Hi James and welcome to SGL - Glad that you found us and decided to join. This is a great place packed full of useful information. You could do a lot worse than downloading a copy of Stellarium for your PC, a really good planetarium programme.

Look forward to seeing you around :smiley:

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Hi James. Welcome to SGL.

How did your night out under the stars go?

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Well i waited untill 11:30pm and the clouds were blocking the view unfortunatly but i will try again tonight and see what comes of it.

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Hi James and welcome. I am pretty new to astronomy as well and SGL is by far the best resource I have found on the subject.

Buy some 10x50 binoculars. You will see a surprising amount with those. Amazon are doing the Olympus DPS1 for £50ish and they are excellent for the money.

Sent from my RM-892_eu_euro1_249 using Tapatalk

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Jimsta

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Hi James and welcome. I am pretty new to astronomy as well and SGL is by far the best resource I have found on the subject.

Buy some 10x50 binoculars. You will see a surprising amount with those. Amazon are doing the Olympus DPS1 for £50ish and they are excellent for the money.

Sent from my RM-892_eu_euro1_249 using Tapatalk

I am looking for a pair to start off with, this could be a good place to look thanks

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Hi James and welcome to SGL, viewing the night sky with binoculars or just using your eyes for any length of time can be improved with a reclining camping chair if you have one. I went to the lengths of purchasing a collapsible model from Messrs Blacks during one of their end of season sales for £15, it was money well spent, enjoy your Astronomy :)

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ghostdance

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Welcome aboard James :) I'm new here myself but have already upped my knowledge quotient loads in my first week. Great place! Hope you have fun here & good luck.

ps Stellarium & the binoculars are great recs -  I love zooming in on Satrurn in Stellarium and watch the image traverse my screen just like the real thing. Stellarium is also available as a mobile app. Binoculars are just fab - you see so much more than the dear ol naked eye, takes your breath away at first!

Enjoy the Lounge. Cocktails are at 7 on the spacedeck...(well, at my house they are!)

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