Guest taffjnr911 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi all, new to site and astronomy! Bought first telescope last week inspired by Stargazing Live and used it for first time last evening with some success! Always looking for advice on good areas of night sky to 'break myself in' as it were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Welcome to EMS! Great to hear you managed to use a scope last night, usually upon purchasing new gear it stays cloudy for weeks. Did you by any chance attend the Stargazing Live events at Long Eaton School? If you have any questions please pop them up in the beginers area or where ever else it may fit into the boards and I'm sure somebody will be able to assist. A good place to start your journey is to download Stellarium to your computer or smartphone. It is a free application that shows in real time what is where in the sky, it's a real aid to learning your way around the sky. A good book to buy would be Turn Left At Orion, or a decent star chart book such as Sky and Telescopes excellent book. What scope have you bought? We have regular meets at our two darksites, one is in Belper, the other in Wymeswold. Your first visit is free, after that we pay £20 a year towards rent etc to keep the sites going. Look out in the announcements forum for meets which often happen at short notice when we see there may be a break in the weather. For now though, make a brew, put your feet up and enjoy the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi Tim, welcome to EMS, you're in the right place at the right time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi Tim and a warm welcome to EMS As mentioned feel free to join us for a free session at Belper or Sawley - get a feel for the group and see if you'd like to join up. Keep your eye on the Info and Announcements board ("EMS Meets" section) for the next session (usually at weekends). Meetings can be arranged (or cancelled) at very short notice depending on weather conditions. Look forward to seeing you soon - meantime enjoy the forum and feel free to ask any questions you like in the Beginners section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Welcome to EMS Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi Tim and welcome to EMS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi Tim A warm welcome to EMS...loads of help and advice here Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi Tim, a warm welcome to the forum. As already mentioned, feel free to ask any questions you have, and congratulations on your new scope. Enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hello and welcome to EMS, congrats on your new toy, ohh and by the way, say bye bye to any cash you may have saved...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Welcome to EMS Tim I did the exact same thing when stargazing live was on last year, went out and got a scope and signed up here, loved it ever since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Welcome to EMS Tim I did the exact same thing when stargazing live was on last year, went out and got a scope and signed up here, loved it ever since Quote of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi tim and welcome.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Welcome along Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Enjoy the forum Tim. Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 welcome Tim, not too far from me in Sandiacre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DaveJW Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Welcome to the EMS forum Tim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Welcome Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi Tim, welcome to EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taffjnr911 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Thanks for all comments, been working away since sign up and only home briefly before heading off again in the morning! With snowy sky's abound for next few nights I'm itching for a break in the cloud to try again! Will keep look out for suggested books, apps whilst in this quiet watching period. Hope to attend meeting as soon as practical, but not easy with workload currently. Anyhow, thanks again one and all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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