Comments on: What's Up – The Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – May 2-4, 2008 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/01/whats-up-the-weekend-skywatchers-forecast-may-2-4-2008/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:56:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Leasha Barnes http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/01/whats-up-the-weekend-skywatchers-forecast-may-2-4-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-23781 Leasha Barnes Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:22:38 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=13854#comment-23781 I've been trying to figure out how to download the What's Up 2007 410 Pages of PDFs. The link to download page doesn't appear to get me anywhere near what I'm expecting to see. I'm interested in downloading the entire book. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you! I've been trying to figure out how to download the What's Up 2007 410 Pages of PDFs. The link to download page doesn't appear to get me anywhere near what I'm expecting to see. I'm interested in downloading the entire book. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

]]> By: Barbara http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/01/whats-up-the-weekend-skywatchers-forecast-may-2-4-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-21761 Barbara Mon, 26 May 2008 17:44:49 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=13854#comment-21761 Tammy, bring back the What's Up! I miss them. At the same time the novice magazine (I hate to say I forget it's name) stopped publishing too. There's nothing to get us novices into the groove! Barbara Tammy, bring back the What's Up! I miss them. At the same time the novice magazine (I hate to say I forget it's name) stopped publishing too. There's nothing to get us novices into the groove!

Barbara

]]> By: ghadzoox http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/01/whats-up-the-weekend-skywatchers-forecast-may-2-4-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-19618 ghadzoox Mon, 05 May 2008 16:41:40 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=13854#comment-19618 Tammy, belated or not I appreciate your reply! :) This sounds great. Thanks! Tammy, belated or not I appreciate your reply! :) This sounds great. Thanks!

]]> By: Tammy Plotner http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/01/whats-up-the-weekend-skywatchers-forecast-may-2-4-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-19592 Tammy Plotner Mon, 05 May 2008 11:16:42 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=13854#comment-19592 good morning, ghadzoox! sorry to be so late in replying. my observatory hosted a very large star party this weekend and i've been out of touch. unfortunately, there really aren't good and accessible resources aimed directly at the novice skywatcher... how about if i correct that? i'll be happy to leave in established observing information - but also add less formal instructions and descriptions as well. sounds like fun to me! good morning, ghadzoox!

sorry to be so late in replying. my observatory hosted a very large star party this weekend and i've been out of touch.

unfortunately, there really aren't good and accessible resources aimed directly at the novice skywatcher… how about if i correct that? i'll be happy to leave in established observing information – but also add less formal instructions and descriptions as well.

sounds like fun to me!

]]> By: ghadzoox http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/01/whats-up-the-weekend-skywatchers-forecast-may-2-4-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-19485 ghadzoox Fri, 02 May 2008 21:05:28 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=13854#comment-19485 Tammy - I really enjoy reading your Weekend SkyWatcher's Forcast. It's exciting just thinking about what's waiting up there to be observed. Interested in astronomy for many years, other than lying on my back in the grass, I'm an observational noob. I recently acquired a pair of 10-22x50 binoculars. I've found, looking closer at the SkyWatcher Forcasts, that I have no idea how to orient myself in the sky. For instance, assuming Polaris is north in the sky, what is the reference for determining east/west? I kinda/sorta get RA & Dec, but more detail there would help. I don't really understand magnitude, degrees, arcminutes, etc. in any detail. Is there a SkyWatcher's beginner's guide that you can recommend, here on UniverseToday or elsewhere? Thanks! Tammy – I really enjoy reading your Weekend SkyWatcher's Forcast. It's exciting just thinking about what's waiting up there to be observed. Interested in astronomy for many years, other than lying on my back in the grass, I'm an observational noob.

I recently acquired a pair of 10-22×50 binoculars. I've found, looking closer at the SkyWatcher Forcasts, that I have no idea how to orient myself in the sky. For instance, assuming Polaris is north in the sky, what is the reference for determining east/west? I kinda/sorta get RA & Dec, but more detail there would help. I don't really understand magnitude, degrees, arcminutes, etc. in any detail.

Is there a SkyWatcher's beginner's guide that you can recommend, here on UniverseToday or elsewhere?

Thanks!

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