First 'Real sighting'

[Leegsi]

Since I got my little scope at Christmas I have been looking at the moon and random 'stars' not really knowing what I was looking at.

Spent a few weeks reading and trying to learn what's up there and how to get the best from what I have.

Well tonight was the night for me to see through my scope The Pleiades (M45) :hello1: which all I knew up until 2 weeks ago was just a buch of 'stars'

Cant say how great the feeling was in finding/viewing and knowing what I was looking at.

So a great big thank you to this great site :mrgreen:

[Doc]

You are more then welcome....

Have you seen the Orion Nebula (M42) yet. Now thats a beauty.

[Astroman]

That's a great feeling, isn't it? I still get it every time I locate something new. If we were to observe together, you'd hear, "THERE you are!" virtually every time.

Clear skies.

[ZOG]

It's a great feeling, something else I found is you learn a lot more that you think. All it takes is a passer by to ask what you're doing and you find yourself telling them things you didn't know you knew.

[glennbech]

First look at saturn through my 150mm Mak was one of my first '"wow" moments in visual astronomy... I would higly recommend that you try and locate the ringed planet :-) You might even find some moons :-)

[Vega]

Yep, Orion Nebula and Saturn should be right up there on your next targets list for sure!

Its a great feeling and you have got many more to come especially when the challenges get harder with certain targets.

Matt

[Leegsi]

Been looking at the Orion Nebula the last few nights,

Still amaze me what's up there and what you can see.

But its now begun.......................I am now looking for a bigger scope lol