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greenkat

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My advice to a beginner would be , dont go and buy a telescope , start with binoculars and learn the brighter stars & constelations.

If you decide you want a scope, see if you can have a look through someone elses first and dont expect anything like you see in photos.

If eventualy you get the bug and take the plunge, expect to have a dwindling bank balance :D

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TheThing

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At a star party, always, always approcah the chap or chapess frantically imaging away, shine a powerful white torch down their scope and say 'What's all this then?'

They love it! The laughs you'll get!

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johninderby

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At a star party, always, always approcah the chap or chapess frantically imaging away, shine a powerful white torch down their scope and say 'What's all this then?'

They love it! The laughs you'll get!

Only recommended if you can out-sprint Usain Bolt in the 200 metres. :D:D:D

John

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Psychobilly

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At a star party, always, always approcah the chap or chapess frantically imaging away, shine a powerful white torch down their scope and say 'What's all this then?'

They love it! The laughs you'll get!

Or ask the visual crowd how many faint fuzzies they have seen tonight... unless they are using a 16+" inch dob....

Find at least one other "hobby" that you can do on cloudy nights...

Billy...

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Moonshane

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great advice so far. not sure anyone has recommended this one.

'have a plan for a night's observing'

when I first started I had a number of wasted nights trying to identify targets I had decided on in the dark on spec. I now have more success concentrating on one researched constellation / set of targets before I begin. always have a main list and a back up list in case you have more success than you expect!

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KingOfColly

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Dont knock your Guinness over and be careful of hedgehogs :D

On a more serious note: get yourself a good box to put stuff in like eyepieces, filters, etc. Then when you are outside everything is in one place. Anything will do - I use a shoebox :)

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3ggman

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I was always sorry I didnt do a little more research before I bought my first scope (thats not to say I dont love my 8" dob, i just couldve got more apperture if I had bought online, do'h)

And find another hobby to do when its cloudy cause if you live anywhere like I do it tends to be cloudy a lot.

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Steve C

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My advice would be to take your time, theres a lot to learn. Some of the kit you now have may look a bit intimidating but dont expect to become an expert in only a few sessions.

Having only been in this game for only a year I consider myself to be a newbie, although I'm happy with my set up theres still a lot out there I havent even considered yet.

Last of all, enjoy yourself, dont feel like you have to go out & set up just because its dark, you might be tired, not feel like it or whatever........remember its supposed to be a hobby (too late for me, I'm already addicted & a lost cause)

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