Re: Beginner quick guide to easy-to-find objects


"Ian Newham" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <3ue2hoF10ci5dU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Grumps wrote:
>> I've borrowed a 6" Celestron short-tube reflector, just to show the kids
>> Mars and some detail on the moon.
>> I'll have this scope for a short while, so was wondering if there are any
>> other easy-to-find objects that could kindle some interrest. I'm pretty
>> sure
>
> As someone who started with my son about a year ago, I cant speak highly
> enough of the book Turn Left at Orion. Lots of fairly easy to find
> objects of various types all the kind of things that will impress the
> new observer and broken down by season.

I'll certainly second that. An excellent book.

>> that Saturn and Uranus will be out of the question,
>
> Before getting the book Saturn was the first thing to wow my kids, at
> the time that was with a cheap 70mm refractor from Lidl so I'm sure
> you'll have no problem with a 6" reflector. Theres something about
> seeing those rings :-)

Indeed there is. After all the HST images of Saturn and it's ring system, to
see it with your own eyes makes it more, "real" if that makes sense?
My next door neighbour came outside once and asked what I was doing. He had
a look as I was viewing Saturn and it "blew him away", even though it was
only at a tiny magnification.

Good luck.

Cheers,
Jim

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