The Liverpool Astronomical Society

Hi James, I use an Alt. Az. mount myself, but the way you have set yours up does not look correct the telescope is usually on top. Here is link to a site which should help http://www.themcdonalds.net/~themcdo/richard/index.php?title=Setting_Up_an_Equatorial_Mount hope its of some help. the forecast is clear for tonight so hopefully you will be able to use it. cheers
Brendan

Hi, i havnt had a clear night to actualy go out and try to align my skywatcher explorer 130p yet but i have set it up and set the co-ordinates to what i think is right, i have read the manual and online guides, i have found out that my latitude here in Liverpool should be 53 which i have set it to, can anyone please look at the below images of my set up and let me know if anything is incorrect, as i say the latitude is set to roughly just over the 52 degree mark as it seems to go up in marks of 2 and i have set the declination axis to 90, this is to try to align it with polaris when the sky is clear.







thanks

James

Hi James Pex hill is in Cronton near Widnes there is a map here
http://www.liverpoolas.org/content/view/18/37/
cheers
Brendan

Hi, thank you for your reply, ive literaly just got the telescope looks very nice up to now, just starting to set it up, the barlow lens hasnt arrived yet, hopeing it will soon or tomorrow at least, im not actualy sure where pex hill is, is it in merseyside?

Hi James, the skywatcher is a very good entry telescope and I hope you have many hours enjoying the wonders of the universe through it, why not bring it up to pex hill one Wednesday evening and we can help you get the best from your new purchase.
cheers
Brendan

Hi, I'm James from Liverpool, how is everyone?

I have just brought myself a Skywatcher Explorer 130P Telescope, which should be arriving tomorrow, i chose this one due to thinking, and hoping in its price range it seemed pretty good, and seemed to get a lot of good reviews, i was split between this model and the 130M model which has is motor driven, the P model has parabolic mirrors which i am led to believe is better for me as i could always buy a motor driven mount another time if needed.

I look forward to talking in this forum, i am fairly new to astronomy though so if anyone has any advice or anything to say it would be more than welcome.
thanks

James

Hi Chris, you can come up to Pex Hill any Wednesday there is usually somebody there by 7pm ask for Geoff or myself (Brendan) we will be only to happy to help.

Hi

i recently purchased a bresser galaxia which i have been more than happy with. My main observations have been the moon, plants and the odd nebula in visible light, but i am still getting the hang of using the telescope.

I am also studying planetary science through the Open University but this does not really cover observational astronomy which is why i am here.

I would like to visit Pex Hill but i am unsure of the best time to attend, can anyone advise?

Many Thanks

PICKERINGS PASTURE VISITORS CENTRE
WIDNES

ASTRONOMY EVENING

FRIDAY 26 MARCH 2010

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Members of the Liverpool Astronomical Society, (founded in 1881), will display several telescopes for viewing the Moon, Mars and Saturn and other objects in the night sky, if clear. There will also be an illustrated talk on astronomy.

This event is free, and is open to all members of the public.

For more information contact:-

Pickerings Pasture Visitors Centre – 0151 425 4706

Liverpool Astronomical Society

Geoff Regan, Observatory Director – 0151 292 7165

Dave Owen, LAS Sidewalk Astronomers – 07778 454524

HOW TO FIND PICKERINGS PASTURE VISITORS CENTRE

http://www.angelfire.com/pokemon2/pirsig/pp100326.html

Hi Brian, here is a link to all sidewalk events
http://lassa.wikispaces.com/Coming+Events