Wood.Justin Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hello all,It's by complete chance that I found this forum... I'm a complete novice to the whole star gazing scene. I have an interest in aviation and space but nothing like this before... I always wanted a telescope when I was a kid but never did get one. I'm a keen photographer and have hands on experience with nice expensive Canon DSLR equipment and nice white L-Glass lenses! Unfortunately I no longer shoot like this but I am still keen...Let me tell you a little story...I was driving home from work last night and I noticed a bright "star" at the 7 o'clock to the Moon and thought to myself "what could that be?!" After many Google searches I stumbled upon my answer. It was Jupiter! Amazing I thought...I'd been using an ancient pair of 10 X 50 Bins for spotting planes flying overhead and decided to whip these out and have a closer look at the Moon/Jupiter. WOW!! The detail of the moon was amazing and we even made out a couple of the moons of Jupiter... My other half was very impressed with this too! After much hmm'ing and ahh'ing I've ordered a pair of Celestron 15 X 70 SkyMasters from FLO. They are due to arrive tomorrow! So with that in mind I am looking at getting myself kitted out for ultimate moon/star/planet viewing. Anyway, whilst I wait in anticipation for my new Bins to arrive I will scour the forum and familiarise myself with the place. I look forward to sharing and meeting some like minded folk, for now over and out!Regards,Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hi Justin and welcome to SGL Yup it was the moon and binocs that got me 'n' the missus hooked - you should see 4 moons round Jupiter in the new binocs (so long as they ain't hiding behind the planet). Download Stellarium - you'll love it - especially cos its free. Let us know how you get on with the 15x70's and enjoy the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hello and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hello Justin and a warm welcome to SGL.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hello Justin and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hi Justin and welcome to the forum.Clear skies for those new binosJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyond_Vision Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 A warm welcome to SGL Justin RegardsKevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafman Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hello and welcome from another newbie Got the same bins from FLO last week very impressed now i need a good tripod off to read some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonp Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hello and welcome, have heard very good things about those Binos. Hope you enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus_is_my_friend Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Welcome to the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeedyF Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hello and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan of Borg Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hello and welcome along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hi and welcome to SGL. Enjoy your new binos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Enjoy the forum Justin.JohnH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hi and welcome from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike.brightmore Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hello and welcome. I agree with a previous post that a tripod is really good investment for binocular viewing. Probably you already have a camera tripod which can be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hi Justin,A very warm welcome to SGL, you have ordered a nice pair of bins and you should enjoy the views, but you will have to use one of your photographic tripods to keep them steady, as well as Stellarium, have a look in our bins section there is also a free program called TUBA, especially created for bins users, star maps you can alter to suit and then print for taking outside,enjoy the forum.John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbytate Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hello and welcome Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood.Justin Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hello guys,Thanks for your warm welcomes and kind words. My Bins arrived today, we had a quick play and I'm very impressed so far. It's a shame that the weather is so awful and cloudy otherwise I think we would have been outside for a while tonight gazing around. I will be looking at getting a tripod of some descript in the future as I currently do not own one. (!)Cheers again guys!Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Justin, as it appears you have not got a tripod in your kit, have look at the " Cloudy Nights Forum" there are some lovely examples of simple DIY jobs to hold heavy bins that will be quite cheap to make.John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood.Justin Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 Thanks John, I think a DIY job would be out of the question. I am going to speak to Santa nicely and see what Crimbo brings! Cheers,Justin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark7331 Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hi Justin and welcome to the group from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Baby Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 HI from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Senior Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Hi Justin, welcome to the Lounge.You will like the binoculars, wait till you find the Beehive cluster with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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