The Liverpool Astronomical Society

Any time after 7.00pm is fine Chris.
Brendan

Thanks Brendan.
Are there any particular times that are best to come down to Pex Hill?

Ill try to get up there this coming Wednesday.

Hi Chris, welcome to the wonderful world of astronomy, as you are a Huytonian like myself you are not to far from our Leighton Observatory up at Pex Hill Cronton, why not pay us a visit one Wednesday evening where you can find out all you need to know we have many astrophotographers who will be only to pleased to advise and help you.
clear skies
Brendan

Hello LAS!

I’m a complete novice when it comes to Astronomy but I've always had a fascination with all things “Space”.
I have finally bought myself a Sky-Watcher 150p (Short Version) with a number of different eyepieces.
After setting it up, collimating it and taking it in the garden, I pointed it at a very bright point in the south which I thought was Jupiter.
This may sound stupid but to my surprise, when I looked through the eyepiece and focused it, wow, there it was, Jupiter in all its glory with 4 visible moons! I nearly wet my pants!
Talk about a big hello and a fine welcome to Astronomy.

Anyways, I was wondering if there’s anywhere in Liverpool where I can go to for a guide through the  basics and possibly where I can learn what I need to know?
I know there’s a Star Party on the Wirral in October that I’m going to try to get to. Also, there’s an event at Court Hey Park in October which is ideal for me because my house literally backs onto the park 

Ideally I would love to get into Astrophotography but I really don’t know what I need in order to do it, except for a camera! Haha.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers 

The observatory directions can be found here
http://www.liverpoolas.org/content/view/18/37/
Yes bring the telescope with you if you come along.
cheers
Brendan

Thanks Brendan. We have a Skyhawk-1145p Synscan AZ GOTO 114mm (to be precise!!). Whereabouts in Leighton do you meet?would we bring the telescope with us?  I had seen the notice about the star party at Thurstaton and think that would be great to go to

Hi Sue, which model is it you have bought, I would recommend
you pay us a visit at the Leighton Observatory on a Wednesday evening and we would be only to happy to show you how to get the best out of you scope, if you cannot make it we are at Thurstaston on Saturday October 16th for our Wrral star party.
cheers
Brendan

Any chance someone can give me and my son some help trying to set up a Skywatcher Goto telescope I have just bought?  We are complete but very keen amateurs and know that once we get going and know how to align etc we will be fine but we could do with a tutorial and not just a manual!  We live on the Wirral. Thanks!

Yes Mark that would be fine, I just hope the weather plays ball
Brendan

Hi Brendan
is it ok to come up tp Pex hill around midnight to view it
cheers
mark