Looking through my LightBridge today

[Astro Girl (Elizabeth)]

Hello evryone

my Daddy set up and showed me how to use my telescope today.
I had a look at the moon and venus.
Thay were both close to each other in the day so it was easy to find.
They were both a crecent.
I tricked Mummy to have a look at the moon but it was really venus.
She beleved me and said wow then I told her it was venus and she laughed.

It was easy to use the telescope.




Elizabeth

[matt]

That's a good trick you played on your Mum.

I bet your Dad had something to do with that, eh?

How much fun is this hobby?

You've really got off to a great start and it's going to be so exciting sitting down with your Dad and planning your night's viewing and all the things you want to target with that wonderful new scope

[asimov (John)]

Hi Elizabeth!

I like that trick you played on your mum!

Glad you got to have a look through your new telescope!

Thank you for posting your first light report!

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Now all you need is a Toucam and a laptop and start doing some imaging, or are they coming in Easter

[matt]

@ Andrew.

That's just cruel!

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Congratulation on great First Light Elizabeth. Sounds like you had good fun.

Did Dad get you a sky chart or planisphere for your birthday as well or does he let you use his? If you don't have one that would be something great to save up for if you get pocket money They are great for learning your way around the night sky.

(planispere = a circular sky map that you turn to see what is up at night)

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Hi Elizabeth

Yes it sure is fun to play with a new telescope and it can mean even more when you get to learn things about the objects you are looking at.

Do you know how far away Venus is or that a year on Venus is only 225 days?
You can learn a lot of cool stuff about the planets by clicking here

[Astro Girl (Elizabeth)]

Mr Matt yes my Daddy likes to play jokes like that.

Mr Asimov.

Mr Astroman I have helped my Daddy take photos of the sun with the toucam and laptop, I was holding the umbrela

Mr 1ponders yes we have a planishere and Daddy will teach me how to use it

Mr Starkler thank you for the info and link on venus I will make sure I read it.

Daddy is very jelous of me geting all this atention on Ice in space

[Astro Girl (Elizabeth)]

Mr Starkler I am amazed to read that Jupiter is twice as big as all the other planets put together. I read it at the web site you told me about nineplanets.org
I can't wait to see it through my telescope.

[Starkler (Geoff)]

See its a lot more exciting when you read something amazing about an object and then get to see it in the telescope

Hows this? Tell Dad you want him to take you to the very nearest star (apart from the Sun). If you went in your car it would only take 46,440,000 years at 100km/h highway speed

[cjmarsh81]

Be careful if you are looking at things in the daytime. Make sure you do not point your nice new scope at the sun. Make sure Rocket Boy is there with you when you use it at daytime.

BTW. You have a very nice looking scope there. I wish I had one that nice. I am sure you will have lots of fun with it.

[ving (David)]

hi again lizzy

now all you need do is get out at night.... soooo much to see with that scope of yours!