Astronomy
I woke this morning at 2:15 with one of my 'turns', so by 2:30 I was dressed with a heavy coat and out for a walk.
It was a lovely clear night with only 2 taxis passing to disturb the silence.
On my way back home I noticed a very bright object in the western sky and on my arrival home I got out a pair of binoculars and took a closer look at the object.
Google Sky Map confirmed the object to be Jupiter and with my binoculars I thought I could see a faint moon or two beside Jupiter.
That did it.
This morning I ordered a telescope to enable me to see Jupiter in more detail plus all the other objects like other planets, the moon, Galaxies and Nebulae.
It was a lovely clear night with only 2 taxis passing to disturb the silence.
On my way back home I noticed a very bright object in the western sky and on my arrival home I got out a pair of binoculars and took a closer look at the object.
Google Sky Map confirmed the object to be Jupiter and with my binoculars I thought I could see a faint moon or two beside Jupiter.
That did it.
This morning I ordered a telescope to enable me to see Jupiter in more detail plus all the other objects like other planets, the moon, Galaxies and Nebulae.
Well done, strat..... The only things I can recognise int he night sky, ( apart from the moon ! )... are the plough and the north star.... even with a star map, I find it difficult to locate anything else ! ! ...
so Good Luck to you with your stargazing....
so Good Luck to you with your stargazing....
I can easily identify stars, they're the shiny dots in the sky at night... 
Just like earth geography, I'm useless at mapping any specifics up their in the final frontier, I wouldn't be a very good navigator for the Enterprise, that's for sure...
Just like earth geography, I'm useless at mapping any specifics up their in the final frontier, I wouldn't be a very good navigator for the Enterprise, that's for sure...
I wanted to get an astronomical telescope...
...but I found them to be very expensive.
...but I found them to be very expensive.
Invent the Smelloscope and you could smell your way round the galaxy...
I think that telescopes are expensive........nah... sorry... the prices are astronomical
I hope you enjoy your new-found hobby.
You may remember I bought SWMBO a telescope in the summer of 2013. It was fascinating and exciting to see the stars and search for celestial bodies but, unfortunately, she hasn't used it as much as I had hoped due to other more things cropping up
You may remember I bought SWMBO a telescope in the summer of 2013. It was fascinating and exciting to see the stars and search for celestial bodies but, unfortunately, she hasn't used it as much as I had hoped due to other more things cropping up
http://www.gumtree.com/p/hobbies-collectibles/prolux-900-telescope/1102833556
My son has got one of these a Prolux 900 it lives in our spare bedroom now
When he was living with us I quite got into astronomy. I remember seeing the moons of Jupiter and the cloud formations and the rings of Saturn. The moon was most impressive.
My son has got one of these a Prolux 900 it lives in our spare bedroom now
When he was living with us I quite got into astronomy. I remember seeing the moons of Jupiter and the cloud formations and the rings of Saturn. The moon was most impressive.
Quote from: IanSn (well, 'live' that is bar a few million light-years...)
And as the light we see from distant stars and galaxies is up to millions of years old, it's a bit on the time-delayed side too...