Society for Popular Astronomy

Great thanks David, I went ahead and purchased the kit anyways, see it a good investment in the long run to be honest. Having the case ect makes it so much easier to be carting them around. Its just as i was reading reveiws on websites ect i see some people where slating the stock eyepieces with sha...

David,

I currently have a 6, 12.5 and 25 mm with a 3x barlow

Hello again everyone, dissapointing clouds are hindering my eagerness therefore I have been surfing the internet. This ones about eyepieces, I have found what looks like a very good and reputable eyepiece kit from celestron, no doubt you all know which one I mean, but here it is anyway http://www.am...

Hi again everybody, the time was upon last night to use my scope for the first time! managed to get a decent look at the moon and luckily Jupiter! found it a little struggle to set up for the first time, all though i did it, balanced the scope ect. The only thing i didn't do was align it with the no...

To be honest David, the bino's are property of the MoD therefore I can't take them away with me for personal use (although no one would miss them: P just showing how much they are used). I work on an airfield which as you can imagine is secluded enough to have very little light pollution around it i...

Thanks alot David, funny enough I have a pair or works Avimo's right here that i just went out back with and considoring the 7 x 42 I was amazed at how even this piece of kit opened up so much more than the unaided eye! I guess im in for a treat once i start with the proper kit! I will definately go...

Brian, I do not wear glasses so I don’t need to specifically look for lots of eye relief. I did a little Google search on collimation and looked into the theory behind it, was a good little read. What tell-tale signs am I looking for when testing bino's (pros and cons for astronomy) because it may b...

Thanks Brian and Rachel, From what I’m reading I’m also considering buying a set of binoculars now (i can see you guys are going to love spending my money :P) apart from the ones mentioned, any other recommendations for a decent set of binos that are going to see me through for a while and ill not n...

Getting some great responses and tips here guys and its much appreciated, and it’s good to know the general consensus seems to be i have a worthwhile scope here by the looks of things, as for imagery that’s no big deal at the moment anyways, maybe something for future endeavours. Those books and the...

Thanks for the replies guys. Great tips from yourself David and I’ll make sure I bare them all in mind once I get started (can't wait!) and as for the magnification I believe the lowest is 36x yes, in the box I have the following accessories; -PL 6.5mm and PL 25mm Eyepieces -Finder scope 6 x 30 -Bar...

Hi all,I would like to start by saying thanks to all that read this post and for you to remember I am an absolute beginner! so all guidance is welcomed.I am happy to announce I have just snapped up a Jessops Astronomical Reflector Telescope 900-114 ( http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/pr...