GothicFighter Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 My first post here. I'm a 16 y.o. dude from Romania and I've been into everything related to the universe for the last months. During the last days my attention went to astronomy and I'm happy with this. Before I'll buy a pair of binoculars I want to study as hard as I can. After 4 days with foggy sky, tonight happened to be a clear one. So I've thought I'll glance at the sky and try to see some stars,then find them on Stellarium. I had great success for the first time. I've noticed 3 stars kind of following a line and 2 more stars near it(the one on the left was brighter). Well, I went into Stellarium and seen that the thing I've seen was actually the Orion belt(I've heard about it before). That made me search for even more stars:evil6:So after ~1 hour of observing I've managed to learn a few stars(Betelgeuse,Rigel,Bellatrix,Alnitak,Alnilam,Mintaka,Aldebaran and a bit lower from Orion, Sirius from the Canina Major Constelation or something like that)Sorry for the long "welcome" post but I'm really excited about this and I thought I'd share it with you.Peace:icon_salut: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Senior Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Hi GothicFighter, welcome to SGL.Sounds like you have got off to a great start.Clear skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ags Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicFighter Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 Thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ags Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, and is also one of the nearest stars to the sun.Have you spotted Jupiter yet (brightest thing in the sky right now except for the moon)? And the Pleiades should be high overhead right now - look for a fuzzy bluish patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Hi GothicFighter and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Hi Gothic and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilius Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Welcome to the forum Gothicfighter! I only joined yesterday, so I'm a newbie too!Happy skywatching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbytate Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Hi Gothicfighter and a warm welcome from me to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 A warm welcome to the SGLDoug Essex UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hi and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li'l john Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hello and welcome from me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeedyF Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hello and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hi and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hi GothicFighter,A very warm welcome to SGL you must feel pleased with your first observations, if you proceed as far as purchasing a pair of bins, you will begin to see a lot more stars and things of interest as you work through the constellations, enjoy the forum.John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan of Borg Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hello and welcome along. Nice to meet another dude!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Baby Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hiya - and welcome from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hello GothicFighter and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hello GothicFighter and a warm welcome to SGL.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyond_Vision Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Welcome to SGL RegardsKevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire thats definitely the way to learn your way around the skies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I remember my first amazing views 25 years ago, welcome to the Lounge GothicFighter.JohnH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfa Omega Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 hello and a warm welcome to SGL from me too Gothicfighter enjoy the forumbest regards.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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