AndyMcCall Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hello Folks!I've been looking around for an astronomy forum to join after deciding to turn my interest in listening to astronomy podcasts, watching TV programs about planets and the universe into actually looking at the sky rather than the TV!I have to admit, I am probably going to have adjust to seeing planets and galaxies through scopes and binoculars in real life as I have seen so many TV programs with CGI and special effects about the universe and planets that I am probably slightly I didn't want to invest too much at first so after reading around I bought the Celestron 15x70 Skymaster binoculars from First Light Optics, and the Philips Mini Stargazer 3-in-1 binocular astronomy set (guide book, map & planisphere) from Scopes'n'Skies. If I like what I see I'll get myself a Celestron Nexstar 127 SLT next year The first things I want to do is observe the planets in our solar system, then I'm open to suggestions on what else I can look at with the binoculars.I'm also into photography, and have a Canon 40D and work in IT so have plenty of computer experience, hopefully I can hook all these interests together. I like the idea of astrophotography so I can record what I've seen to look back at over the years, but from what I have read its best to just observe for now.So anyway, "Hi!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi and welcome to SGL.From all the reports you're going to love the celestron binocularsClear skies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi Andy and welcome to SGL Yes the Celestron 15x70's are great. Jupiter you can see it's moons easilly with them. Try also M42, Beehive Cluster, Pliedes, M13, Andromeda, etc. That should be enough to get you going for now Also - download Stellarium - it's free and will show positions of everything from your location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi and welcome to SGL. Binos are a great way to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgs001 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi Andy and welcome to SGL. A great way to start... my 15x70's get a lot of use. Just one to add to the list... you have to look at M45 - The Pleiades... an amazing sight in a pair of binoculars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi Andy,A very warm welcome to SGL, bins are a very good way to start, have a look in our bino section for a program called TUBA, its a dedicated set of star maps for bino users. Enjoy the forum.John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi Andy and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkis Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hello Andy, Binoculars are always a good starting tool for beginners.There is much to see, and they will teach you a lot, and you will be better prepared when you advance to a telescope.You will enjoy SGL, and there is a mine of information you can tap into here. Just ask questions when you need to. Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris h Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Welcome To SGL Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbytate Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi Andy and welcome from me to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li'l john Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi Andy and welcome from me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi Andy and welcome to the forum. Binos are a great start as they will genuinely form part of your future astro kit. Nothing worst than being seduced into buying gear only to sell it on later for more advanced stuff- binos are always a good buy. As already mentioned above, Stellarium is such a useful tool as you can advance the image you see by forwarding the clock so you'll get to know when stuff is coming up and where (especially if you've got trees in your garden that means you can only view in one direction!)Clear skies for your observingJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi AndyA warm welcome to the SGL Doug Essex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi Andy, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hello Andy and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatermass Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi and welcome this is a great forum your going to love it. Got here a few months ago and went from wanting to get a good telescope and do some astrophotography with in a few months and thanks to the wonderful people on this forum I was up and running got this lovely image of the orion nebula last week just to tempt you into taking the plunge.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Baby Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 HI and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hello Andy and a warm welcome to SGL.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire the 15x70's are great and stellarium a must! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyond_Vision Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Welcome to SGL Andy it will be great to see these objects for yourself and eventually take your very own images.RegardsKevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi and welcome to SGL.Binos are a good start for obs... if your like me and not to fussed about obs then binos are great... I would have gone for something less powerful... 7x50 but if you have a tripod and bino mount then these are perfect..if your into Photoshop and have good skills than start imaging... GET AN 'ASTROTRAC! 'You will not regret it... you'll be imaging by the weekend... Do a search in google for ''astrotrac'' ive posted a few on here... First Light optics will help you out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Welcome to the forum, Andy.Many of us started out with binos, and often the continue to the instrument of choice in a grab-and-go situation when you only have a short observing time-slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan of Borg Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Hello and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfisher Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 hello andy, and welcome to sgl, those bins will serve you well for years to come and great for locating astro things to view with a scope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic77 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Hi Andy and welcome to SGL..This site has been brilliant for me as a beginner, so many knowledgeable friendly people here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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