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Post by stevie on Jan 2, 2007 19:40:03 GMT
Hi Ian, good luck with your new scope, may you get many years of enjoyment from it. If I could give you only one tip, it would be, take your time when observing objects. Many people rush to see as many different things as possible (usually because the weather here is so bad) but you should really try to take a little while with each object. Don't just stare at it, look slightly to one side, you may be surprised how much you can see. Why not try to draw what you see?. It will help you to learn to really "see" what you are looking at. This is especially useful for planets and the moon. The easiest way to find an object is to use a low power, before using higher powers to "zoom in" on it. Take a moment to look at the object with each power, it will give you a perspective as to the relationship of an object to the other objects around it. My particular favourite book about observing is "Stargazing with a Telescope", written by Robin Scagell and printed by Philips in the UK. You could probably get it on Amazon. I'm not sure how experienced you are at observing, so if you know all this already then please accept my apologies. Good luck.
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Post by markdj on Jan 3, 2007 20:44:17 GMT
Sounds like you're having a great time with your new scope, Uranus would be much higher in the sky with you than anywhere in the UK so would be interesting to see it.
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