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Old 10-12-2009, 09:29 PM
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barx1963 (Malcolm)
Bright the hawk's flight

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OK where to start? Firstly, what equipment, books, charts etc do you have already? Secondly, what terms are causing confusion?

If I was starting from stratch the first thing to get is a planisphere, will help you to identify the brighter stars and constellations and assist with learning how it all "moves". I found the idea of North, South, East and West very confusing when applied to the sky when I first started. Just remembering that moving towards a pole if South (or North) and moving perpendicular to that movement is East or West helps alot, after a while you get the idea!
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