Guest kathiem Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) Hi I'm Kathie, a newbie stargazer introduced to the topic by Steve, Martyn and Mike who came to my school with their telescopes and inspired me and many of our pupils. Now I want to know more and continue my class' inspiration. Binoculars were recommend to start off with - but can you suggest any particular ones? Is there any place I should head for to see the asteroid tonight? Edited February 15, 2013 by kathiem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hi Kathie and a warm welcome to EMS. Just look up at the Plough around 9:30pm - it'll be between the pan and the closest handle star. Choose a darkish location to view from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hi Kathie, welcome to EMS. just a pair of 10x50's will get you off to a flying start, they can be had for around thirty pounds. DON'T get zoom one's they are poor with regards to the field of Have a look here for a map and times of where the asteroid will be. view.http://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/3952-map-for-asteroid-2012-da14/ Enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hi Kathie, glad to see you made it As Martyn says, 10x50's are a great place to start off with. Some of the old ones are very good, I had a pair of bino's which are getting on for 40 years old, they were made for Boots the Chemists! They are still very decent, you can pick those up stupidly cheap second hand. I now have a pair made by Bushnell that I brought back from the states, they are also very good. A good place to start is to hop on over to http://www.stellarium.org/ and download the free program, it will show you where to find things in the sky for your location and time/date etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kathiem Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Thanks Martyn - Are you THE Martyn that came to Cloudside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Welcome to EMS Kathie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Thanks Martyn - Are you THE Martyn that came to Cloudside? It is yes, and I am Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 "Thanks Martyn - Are you THE Martyn that came to Cloudside?" Fraid so, It was a good night wasn't it! If you have any questions, feel free to ask away in the beginners section, and someone will be a long shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kathiem Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 "Thanks Martyn - Are you THE Martyn that came to Cloudside?" Fraid so, It was a good night wasn't it! If you have any questions, feel free to ask away in the beginners section, and someone will be a long shortly. Yes certainly was- the children were buzzing. Shame we are not in school for a week to take advantage of the meteor and asteroid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kathiem Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hi Kathie, glad to see you made it As Martyn says, 10x50's are a great place to start off with. Some of the old ones are very good, I had a pair of bino's which are getting on for 40 years old, they were made for Boots the Chemists! They are still very decent, you can pick those up stupidly cheap second hand. I now have a pair made by Bushnell that I brought back from the states, they are also very good. A good place to start is to hop on over to http://www.stellarium.org/ and download the free program, it will show you where to find things in the sky for your location and time/date etc. Thanks Mike I will try some 10 x 50s out and treat myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kathiem Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hi Kathie and a warm welcome to EMS. Just look up at the Plough around 9:30pm - it'll be between the pan and the closest handle star. Choose a darkish location to view from. Thanks I shall head up to the golf course - should find the plough from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hi welcome to EMS. Hope you enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DaveJW Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Welcome to EMS Kathie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hi and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hi Kathie, and welcome. Hope you had better luck than I did with the asteroid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kathiem Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Thanks for your welcome, everybody. No view of asteroid at Breadsall Golf Course - just cloud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Breadsall..... only just noticed your from Derby! I'm in Breadsall Hilltop Keep an eye out on the EMS Meets section of the forum, Belper is just up the road and is well worth a trip if we have a meet. You can meet up with the rest of us and have a look through some scopes First visit is free, if you like it and wish to do so you can pay just £20 a year to use the darksite both at Belper and Wymeswold. From the Belper Darksite the MilkyWay is clearly visible on a clear night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hi and welcome reminder Cartes du Ciel Stellarium Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Hello. Welcome to EMS. Enjoy the forums. Hope you got to see the asteroid last night. I just saw cloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hi Kathie and welcome to EMS! Sorry for the belated welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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