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Originally Posted by matt210
Thank's for the replies so far guys.
Also, can anyone reccommend somewhere on the web to learn how and where to actually find the objects in the sky ie;Planets, Nebula ect.. As I have a rather large knowledge on the actual solar system already, my problem is the pin pointing of objects and where to look.
Have to say again how awesome this site really is. I'm a member of another Astro community site ( shall remain unnamed ) and the help there is comes in a very short manner and takes along time for a reply to come about. So THANK YOU!
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Hi Matt and welcome,
One of the best ways to help you learn the night sky is to use a planetarium and there are some good ones out there for free just a simple download and install and it will show you in real time what is in the sky and where it is in the sky at the time you are looking.
A good one to start with is Stellarium, follow this link and download the correct one for your computer and be amazed. "
Stellarium"
Also if you have a smart phone eg iPhone or similar there is a APP called "Starwalk" and another by the same people called "Solarwalk" cost a couple of bucks I think but they are also real time and very handy for identifying things quickly or showing you where to look for a particular object.
Hope this helps
Cheers.
PS In about a months time there is a Star party at Snake Valley just south of Ballarat, goes over four days and nights, as you are not far away it would be worth the drive to see and talk to people about their scopes in daylight and see what it's all about, a great oportunity as there will be around forty of us there. If you're interested just ask for details about it.