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Originally Posted by Elecmuso
Thanks fellas.
I'll have a go at checking and adjusting my finderscope on the weekend.
When it comes to 'star hopping' as you put it, for us beginners what is the method of 'finding' objects?
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1. Get a planisphere, sky atlas, map, or an app on a smartphone, and figure out how to use this to show the sky tonight. Planispheres are old-tech, superseded by the likes of Sky Safari.
2. Go outside, look up.
3. if you don't know which way is north/south/east/west, here's two clues:
- the sun and moon set in the west (along with everything else). So that's where "west" is.
- the sun, moon and everything else rise in the east. And that's where "east" is.
4. Learn to recognise the constellation on our flag - the Southern Cross. It's alway above the horizon. Always.
5. When you have worked out what you want to look at, find it on a map and note the bright stars nearby, find these buy LOOKING UP.
6. Thumbs come in handy, when held at arms length, being around 1 degree wide.
I suggest you can figure the rest.