Guest mickymoo Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hi there, my names Mick. I used to live over in the East Midlands but now reside in the East Riding of Yorkshire - (Hull) . I don't have any stargazing equipment except for an old pair of binoculours, but i do have an interest in astronomy. Just wanted to say this looks a great site and hello atb Moo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hi Mick, Welcome to EMS Forum will be a little quiet this weekend as most dark site members are at our first ever star party EMS1 in anderby, Skegness. I was all booked up to go but Unfortunately I herniated a disc in my lower back quite a while ago now and it is still giving me problems. So I am not able to stargaze comfortably at present. Binos are a great start. A good star atlas is also useful. I recommend getting sky & telescope pocket sky atlas. Also if you haven't already, download stellarium which is a free and brilliant planetarium software for your pc/laptop. If you get your latitude and longitude coordinates off google maps for your garden/where you normally look at the stars from and input them into stellarium it will show you in real time what constellations/planets you will see when you step outside Any questions just post them in the beginners section and we will try and answer as best we can. There's a wealth of experienced astronomers on here (I'm not one of them by the way!) who are all really friendly and ready to help/give advice. Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Hi Mick and a warm welcome to EMS Thanks for your nice compliment on our forum - Felix said it all really - any questions just pop a thread up in the beginners section and someone will be along with an answer soon. It's a tad quiet this weekend though as most are away star partying. A pair of 10x50 binocs and a planisphere is all all you need to get going - FMC porro prisms (fully multi coated) would be best - and Stellarium is a great pc tool that's totally free to download. Enjoy the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Hello from EMS1 mick, hope you enjoy the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Welcome to the forum Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest telesto Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Hi Mick welcome to EMS and the forums Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Hello there. Welcome to EMS. enjoy the forum. Every on here is really helpful and friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Hi Mick, welcome to EMS. Hope you enjoy the forum. Regards, Daz - currently at EMS1, where it has started raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Hi Mick, Welcome to EMS. Come back often, we are a firiendly bunch! Cheers Damian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hello and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hi and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hello and welcome to EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hello and welcome to EMS. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hi and welcome to EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 hello and a warm welcome to EMS Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Hi Mick, a warm welcome to the forum. A pair of binoculars is a great start, and will show you some great objects, as mentioned get a good atlas, (another vote for the pocket atlas), and check where stuff is going to be with Stellarium. Even when you get a scope, the bins are great for finding targets with the scope. If you plan on buying a scope, maybe run it by folks on here to get an unbiased opinion of whether it's what would suit your needs. Enjoy your stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mickymoo Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Cheers for all your replies fellas. I've downloaded Stellarium just now which looks great . Was wondering how to change Home location (edit: got it, good old F6 ) Also special thanks to Todd8317 for showing me the first views through a proper scope and for heads up to this site , see ya soon Thanks again atb Mick Edited October 15, 2012 by mickymoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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