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soddy1979 · 2008-11-28 16:50:41

Hi, Is there anything a complete beginner can see with my scope in the sky tonight. I saw mention of Venus and Jupiter in a previous thread. Will I still see them at about 8pm? Thanks,

28-11-2008 4:50pm

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soddy1979

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Hi,

Is there anything a complete beginner can see with my scope in the sky tonight. I saw mention of Venus and Jupiter in a previous thread. Will I still see them at about 8pm?

Thanks,

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#2 28-11-2008 7:22pm

murphyme

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They will have set by 8PM.

Venus will set at around 18:30 over the next few days so look in the south west to see them.

If you have a PC download a program called stellaruim. It is a nice, easy to use, planetaruim program and will show you where the planets are.

Alternatively go to heavens-above.com and you can generate star charts.

Michael.

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#3 30-11-2008 6:46pm

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I'm a total beginner as well. I find this sky chart useful. http://skychart.skytonight.com/observing/skychart/skychart.asp. Put in your location and it will show you what you can see and at what time.

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#4 30-11-2008 6:54pm

Elem

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This is a newbie question but what exactly will you see the telescope, common sense tells me its not like looking at a picture. But, do you see any detail at all?

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