Any Amateur Astronomers here?

[ozman]

Well I guess my other hobby is astronomy.I didnt see any others in here so thought I would start a thread and see where it goes.
I started a long time ago with binos,I got my first scope 3 months ago,seeing the planets in our solar system is really awe inspiring,the first site of saturn and some of its moons was awseome,theye were just hanging there in space floating
I currently have a 10 inch scope from orion,its a reflector on a dobsonian mount.Ive looked at the moon so much I almost feel like I live there,lol.
There is a lot to learn in astronomy,the planets,the constellations,stars,well you get the picture.
I want to start a amatuer astronomy club here where I live.
So if there is any other astronomers here shout out,remember astronomy is always looking up.

 

[PoopyTeaBags]

always been a interest of mine. Got a small telescope but i would really like to spend 15k and get a REAL telescope one day.

 

[vintner]

always been a interest of mine. Got a small telescope but i would really like to spend 15k and get a REAL telescope one day.

I would encouraged you to build your own. If you are even slightly handy with common hand tools, it can be done at a fraction of the cost of buying off the shelf. You can get bigger, and can customize to suit your needs.
This is my attempt at a Dobs mount. My wife bought me a 4.7" f8.3 newtonian on a crappy department store tripod. It glides smooth as butter on those white teflon pads I didn't spend more than $30 to make the mount.

I'm in the process of building a 10" f6.56 dobs. My design flaw wont be repeated LOL

 

[An Old Friend]

Saw Venus on Saturday during the daytime at 14:20 and managed to take this pic later that night. (little white dot under the moon)

 

[dubwise]

I'm into astronomy too! Watching Jupiter this month has been nice. Venus should be real pretty in the early early this month.
@vinter-building your own telescope is awesome! I'd really like to do that.

 

[winrarwizard]

always been an interest of mine. taking intro to astronomy class this semester too

 

[ozman]

There is a program called stellarium it is a free program.install it it is a great prog for learning the sky.I've been using for a year now it has helped me to learn constellations and to understand what I see when I look up.I just looked up when I let my dogs out I noticed orion right off the bat.
Keep looking up

 

[Hash Zeppelin]

good thread. My favorite thing to view is view the center of the milky way galaxy with bare eyes on a moonless country night.