OT : Astronomy

Can anyone recommend a good book for learning astronomy? Having been given a
telescope for me birthday, I'd like to know how to use it properly - i.e.
line it up right to use the RA and other twiddly knobs. It didn't have much
of a guide with it.

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Stu
XJ900
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*Paging Blaney*

;-)

 

If you're ever in my area I can let you lots of mags.

 

This is from a local (to me) club. I'm sure you have a similar group in
the UK.

http://www.sjaa.net/beginner.html

What kind of telescope/mount did you get?

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muddy

I didn't crash, there was a sudden burst of gravity.

icq - 219328929

 

One of these...

http://www.blackusrattus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/telescope.jpg

and that site looks pretty good, cheers.

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Stu
XJ900
YTC#11 OSOS#23
pull my plonker when replying

 

One of these...

http://www.blackusrattus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/telescope.jpg
Cool.

and that site looks pretty good, cheers.[/QUOTE]

No problem.

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muddy

Testing the limits of gravity since 1947.

icq - 219328929

 

I take it these are astronomy mags?

And where are you?
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Stu
XJ900
YTC#11 OSOS#23
pull my plonker when replying

 

Ho Yush... Mr Gower - I heartily recommend you have a conversation with
Blaney - what he doesn't know about astronomy, the galaxy, milky ways
and solar systems [1] isn't worth forgetting.

[1] even the one which has 2 suns [2]
[2] apparently.

 

emailed.

 

Binocs are good.

 

"Some solar systems don't have any suns, but they're a bit shit really."

 

I hate to admit this, but I made it all up. I don't really know a
fucking thing about it. Apart from that I'm a virgo, and that makes me
a tidy person.