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Originally Posted by LAW
Wow, thanks Suzy and everyone! I've only had my 8" newtonian set up for a week but I've been out in the backyard almost every night. Your list is fantastic, even from my garden in North Lakes I can see more detail than I'd expected.
My observing highlight has to be Saturn late last week, my red-dot is a little off so I was scrolling through the declination with a 20mm thinking "hmm, if it's any of these 'stars' it's a bit underwhelming", then BAM! I was blown away by the clarity. I received a 6mm eyepiece yesterday but the sky wasn't as clear tonight as the first night.
I'll certainly be printing out your suggestions for tomorrow night! 
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Hi Murphy, I'm glad you like the list.
Seeing Saturn for the first time is awesome isn't it. I think most of us will never forget our first Saturn experience.
Earlier on in the week I had my telescope outside cooling and I got a visit from someone I had not seen in a really long time and as she was leaving I offered to show her Saturn. Her reaction was priceless! She looked at me and asked me if I had popped a picture of it into the telescope.
I've heard people say that other people have said the same thing to them, but that's the first time it's happened to me. But then there was this one time when I offered to show someone Saturn and they said no thanks
go figure!
I think it's inherent in us- those that love astronomy- to see the beauty in things.
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Originally Posted by Shamrocker
Suzy,
The list is fantastic. Exactly what I need. I will post some feedback next week.
Its funny.... I thought your response was 'comprehensive' until I followed the link to your previous beginners post. Wow. You certainly dont do things by halves. So I really appreciate the time and effort you put in to responding.
Cheers
Aidan
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Hi Aidan,
yep, sometimes I embarrass myself!
It's incredibly rewarding for me if I can be of help, added to that, when I receive such great support & input from you guys, well.. that just makes it all the more worthwhile in going to the efforts I do. Thank you.
