Go out and look at the moon now, there iis a ring around it..be somthing to do with atmosphere but I aint seen it ever before
Look at the moon now!!
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Have you cleaned your glasses?
Could be something Brighter than a full moon coming along next year
I've just looked at it shining through the clouds, I think the ring you're seeing is just the light being diffused by the water vapour.
Funny enough I was thinking just before that if the sun was where the moon is now we'd be inside it about halfway out from the centre.
Shows you how big the sun is doesn't it, mind boggling.
Funny enough I was thinking just before that if the sun was where the moon is now we'd be inside it about halfway out from the centre.
Shows you how big the sun is doesn't it, mind boggling.
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Jessops are doing quite a meaty set of Telescopes dirt cheap (less than 200quid) Worth a purchase or not enough oomph?
yes i'm an astronomy geek
Jessops are doing quite a meaty set of Telescopes dirt cheap (less than 200quid) Worth a purchase or not enough oomph?
Could well be worth buying yes, definitely for a beginner......the range of scopes is massive though. You have 2 types really, refractor and reflector.
Lense sizes, mirror sizes, mirror curves etc etc.
£200 will get you a decent one to look at Saturns rings etc
My tuppence worth.
Be careful if you are getting into astronomy, the worst thing you can buy is a cheap telescope because it will put you off in no time. I'm not saying these are cheap, I don't know, but generally you are better starting with a good pair of binoculars rather than a cheapo scope.
Be careful if you are getting into astronomy, the worst thing you can buy is a cheap telescope because it will put you off in no time. I'm not saying these are cheap, I don't know, but generally you are better starting with a good pair of binoculars rather than a cheapo scope.
Agree with Sooey, my f.i.l. has chopped in three in the last 18 months always vying for something the last one did not have.
He now has a powerful refractor, motorised fella that tracks the star/planet. Important when you think that most stellar beings will move across the lens in no time when magnified. Couple that with the fact that if you so much breathe on the telescope whilst on high magnification the object you are viewing will be miles away from the lens.
All he needs on a regular basis is a cloudless night. Local artificial light pollution is another problem.
He now has a powerful refractor, motorised fella that tracks the star/planet. Important when you think that most stellar beings will move across the lens in no time when magnified. Couple that with the fact that if you so much breathe on the telescope whilst on high magnification the object you are viewing will be miles away from the lens.
All he needs on a regular basis is a cloudless night. Local artificial light pollution is another problem.
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longdogs
motorised is good if you can afford it. One of the problems I have with my telescope is that I get something in the lens, go indoors to get Mrs Squeaky to have a look but within a few seconds the subject has moved out of sight. And, as everything works upside down and back to front, it's a real pain finding it again. A good pair of bins are so much easier.
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mdf290
Was in the Galloway Forest last year which is designated the UKs 'Dark sky' area.. ie no light polution making it the best place in the UK to stargaze.
Unbelievably at around midnight a 'train' of five burning objects shot accross the sky in flames. Extremely large and no shooting star I don't think.
Myself and my two friends all saw it and no adequate explanation came from the media who says it had been seen as far away as Norfolk from where we were. it flew almost directly above us and was described as either a meteor shower or space junk.
If space junk why no confirmation by anyone at the downed satellite and if a meteor shower why no other filmed evidence.
Fortuntely someone else where we were did take a picture.
Unbelievably at around midnight a 'train' of five burning objects shot accross the sky in flames. Extremely large and no shooting star I don't think.
Myself and my two friends all saw it and no adequate explanation came from the media who says it had been seen as far away as Norfolk from where we were. it flew almost directly above us and was described as either a meteor shower or space junk.
If space junk why no confirmation by anyone at the downed satellite and if a meteor shower why no other filmed evidence.
Fortuntely someone else where we were did take a picture.
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Jessops are doing quite a meaty set of Telescopes dirt cheap (less than 200quid) Worth a purchase or not enough oomph?
Have a look at First Light Optics website. No crap on there and they'll give you good advice.
I'd stay away fom the Jessops ones.
Has anyone seen my wedding ring I lost on 27th December?
Dobsonians are by far the best starter telescopes, a 10" one gives real good images, and easier to handle as the base separates, and the tube separates so the two can be carried out or in manageable. priced very reasonably, a secondhand can be bought for about 250 quid.
But most are manual, so they won't track objects, and you will have to keep bringing the image in view every few seconds, which is easier on them than on those cheap tripod refrectors, they give you very wavy or shaky images. dobs are more stable, as they are heavy, and you can really enjoy scanning the night sky with them and view the best images.
I use a wide angle 40mm objective which really gives a nice overall view of the sky, you can see of the larger clusters really like gems, (Double cluster)
Most scopes will be useless at magnifications of 200, as the details become more fuzzy, due to atmospheric disturbance and light pollution.
I have a 10" Dob as well a s a Mead 14" LX200, and a Meade 125.
Of course the 14" Meade go to is the best but only because it is very expensive, and I only use it now very rarely, possibly 3 or 4 times a year, because it takes an effort to set it up and drag it outside as it weighs a huge amount, you need two people to carry it out!
Dobsonians are by far the best starter telescopes, a 10" one gives real good images, and easier to handle as the base separates, and the tube separates so the two can be carried out or in manageable. priced very reasonably, a secondhand can be bought for about 250 quid.
But most are manual, so they won't track objects, and you will have to keep bringing the image in view every few seconds, which is easier on them than on those cheap tripod refrectors, they give you very wavy or shaky images. dobs are more stable, as they are heavy, and you can really enjoy scanning the night sky with them and view the best images.
I use a wide angle 40mm objective which really gives a nice overall view of the sky, you can see of the larger clusters really like gems, (Double cluster)
Most scopes will be useless at magnifications of 200, as the details become more fuzzy, due to atmospheric disturbance and light pollution.
I have a 10" Dob as well a s a Mead 14" LX200, and a Meade 125.
Of course the 14" Meade go to is the best but only because it is very expensive, and I only use it now very rarely, possibly 3 or 4 times a year, because it takes an effort to set it up and drag it outside as it weighs a huge amount, you need two people to carry it out!
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