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Post by sweetpea on Feb 2, 2019 15:23:05 GMT
Thought I would put the link up for those brave souls who might like to go outside with a pair of binoculars Courtesy of cosmic pursuits linkThinking about it, with my two hobbies of gardening and astronomy, what chance have I got in Pembrokeshire? Answers on a £20.00 note sent to my address. |
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Post by roofgardener on Feb 2, 2019 16:28:48 GMT
Well... you can't see ANYTHING. I mean.. it's night time. It's dark !
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 2, 2019 16:49:15 GMT
Well... you can't see ANYTHING. I mean.. it's night time. It's dark ! Never heard of Cats eyes?  |
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Post by roofgardener on Feb 2, 2019 18:19:45 GMT
Well... you can't see ANYTHING. I mean.. it's night time. It's dark ! Never heard of Cats eyes? You've fitted cats eyes into your binoculars ? Euuwwwwwwwwww.  |
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Post by SueA on Feb 3, 2019 9:07:55 GMT
I've signed up to the emails sweetpea not that I'm any good at spotting & I.D.ing stars or planets but it may give me an idea what I'm looking at. It's usually too cloudy to see anything but in the clear frosty skies we've had recently some stars are bright & I can see Orion out of the back window most nights. |
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 3, 2019 13:24:01 GMT
SueA If you really want to know what to look at and where then download the FREE Planetarium suite called Stellarium. Once you figure out how to use it(quite easy really) you can set your site, time and date etc. and zoom in on different objects plus also shows satellite tracks. Just search 'Stellarium' and download. Can't recommend it highly enough.
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Post by SueA on Feb 4, 2019 8:29:11 GMT
Thanks sweetpea, I'll have a look at that, I don't have a telescope or anything but do sometimes have a look through binoculars, the main problem is usually cloud. |
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 4, 2019 14:54:19 GMT
Thanks sweetpea, I'll have a look at that, I don't have a telescope or anything but do sometimes have a look through binoculars, the main problem is usually cloud. Isn't it always. there are apps you can download on your iphone but I find the screen is too small to be convenient although an I pad is not too bad. I use my laptop for these type of programs. |
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Post by roofgardener on Feb 5, 2019 14:12:16 GMT
Well, I tried my binoculars out. They're only about x5; not very powerful. I pointed them upwards, and I saw a giant spider !!!!!!  Next time, I might try going outside ! |
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