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Old 11-03-2007, 08:07 PM
sammyff
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Melbourne. Australia
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Help me, I'm getting old, but I'm new. (at astronomy)

I have a problem, actually I have lots of them. But the one I'm seeking help on relates to finding things to look at. Being new at this, I havn't found my way around the sky yet. And my Melways doesn't include the Milky Way yet. Only owning a 4 inch Celestion Newt, so far all I've found is the moon (because it was right in front of my nose) and with a lot of fumbling around I found Saturn, tiny but.......wow.....it's so breathtaking. Can anybody give me good advice on what reference material is easily accessible and cheap to guide me around the sky to find the other planets at any given time. What is best for a dummy like me, software, recommended reading, roadmap, where should a beginner start looking.

Regards, Jimbo
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