Josh Hodge Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Good Morning all, I’m brand new to stargazing, managed to purchase pretty much a full kit very recently. skywatcher discovery 150p with go-to mount. skywatcher mobile power station with torch. number of eyepieces and barlows wifi dongle. Really enjoying learning the night sky and constellations from the back yard although living in Kegworth with close proximity to junction 24 of the M1 and East Midlands airport the light pollution stinks. I managed a trip to surprise view last week which was a huge difference. Saw the rings of Saturn and Jupiter which blew my mind. Looking forward to seeing all the help and advice come my way! speak soon. Josh philjay, +Derbyshire Dave and newtyng5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bryand Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Welcome to the forum. From where you are, you are within fairly easy reach of both of our dark sites; Wymeswold is near Loughborough and Tannenbaum is near Belper. Keep an eye out for posts on the meetings forum - there may not be much advance notice because the weather is so changeable. Apps like Clear Outside and Scope Nights are useful but not 100% reliable guides. See you soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Hodge Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 1 minute ago, bryand said: Welcome to the forum. From where you are, you are within fairly easy reach of both of our dark sites; Wymeswold is near Loughborough and Tannenbaum is near Belper. Keep an eye out for posts on the meetings forum - there may not be much advance notice because the weather is so changeable. Apps like Clear Outside and Scope Nights are useful but not 100% reliable guides. See you soon. Hi Bryand, I live in Kegworth and know wymeswold well due to playing cricket there. It’s about 15 mins drive away. I saw on a post from years back that the site is not in use has this changed? as with most forecasts recently it’s been hit and miss so I’ve got no issues dropping things “if the stars align” as they say 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bryand Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Wymeswold is still in use, though the clubhouse isn't available due to Covid, and Monday nights are Scouts/Guides night so best avoided. A good site for impromptu visits, but will be lit by Leicester's Diwali lights this week. Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Hi Josh and welcome to the forum 😃 Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Welcome to the madhouse Josh 😀 Hope to meet you sometime.....🔭 Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Hi Josh and welcome to EMS 👍 Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightspore Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Hello Josh. Saturn's rings always does it lol. Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 (edited) Hi Josh, welcome aboard. Feel free to ask any questions you may have in the relevant threads. I see you have already signed up for dark site membership so you are welcome to use the sites as you wish. Just start a new thread in the darksite section if you want company. Wymeswold is available when ever but we do have to let the owner of the campsite know if we are planning to use the site at Belper (Alderwasley). Its rarely a problem this time of year but can be busy in the summer and they do sometimes have events on. So if you start a new thread saying you intend to visit, one of the admin team will arrange access for you. Belper is the darker site but beware its always a few degrees cooler up there. Edited November 4, 2021 by tuckstar Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Hodge Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 1 hour ago, tuckstar said: Hi Josh, welcome aboard. Feel free to ask any questions you may have in the relevant threads. I see you have already signed up for dark site membership so you are welcome to use the sites as you wish. Just start a new thread in the darksite section if you want company. Wymeswold is available when ever but we do have to let the owner of the campsite know if we are planning to use the site at Belper (Alderwasley). Its rarely a problem this time of year but can be busy in the summer and they do sometimes have events on. So if you start a new thread saying you intend to visit, one of the admin team will arrange access for you. Belper is the darker site but beware its always a few degrees cooler up there. Appreciate the note Tuckstar, I’ll bear that in mind. depending on events outside my control this evening might be a good shout for me to try out wymeswold. tuckstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Hi Josh, a warm welcome to the forum. If you have any questions, then feel free to ask, someone will be along to help out. Have a good browse round, there is a huge amount of info on here in one form or another. Enjoy your stay. Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Welcome Josh Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Hi Josh and welcome to EMS from me too. 🙂 Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Hi a warm welcome to the EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtyng5 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Welcome to EMS. Come see the moon! 🔭 Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8472 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Hi and welcome to EMS, Josh. Josh Hodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Derbyshire Dave Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Welcome to EMS Josh, Sounds like you're keen to get out there, so looking forward to meeting you at one of the dark sky sites. We also have the annual pilgramage to Kelling Heath in Norfolk, and occasionally other places like Exmoor. Keep an eye out for relevant posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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