Hi guys, don't want to steal your thunder...or thread Steve...sorry,
But i had a great first night viewing.
I thought the backgarden would be Ok as i live in a semi rural area, but there is
one streetlight..that lights the whole place up like a floodlight.
Anyway still had some fun,
Took your advice, started at Pleiades, onto Alderbaran and finished up with Orion and his Nebula.
Also looked at Venus, as the sun had barely set and it was the only star we could see, It was very bright, used the moon filter and saw it as a half sphere.
The highlight for me was Orions Nebula, amazing looked to me like a stags head with the small cluster of four stars in his eye...
Also amazed at how fast things are moving when you look close!
I believe I will always be a dabbler, but this was a lot of fun.
Next time I need somewhere darker!!..
I need to find more nebulars and I think a galaxy would also be cool to look at!!
Year 2009 is the year of astronomy after all!
Thanks again everyone, especially steve who started this thread..
See ya
Steve