Hello from yet another newbie

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skyfiery
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Hello from yet another newbie

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Heyas all!

Finally decided to post after signing up and lurking for ages.

I've been interested in astronomy since I was a kid (6? 7?) but honestly, trying to read up and understand everything by myself is really hard. I joined the astronomy club in Serangoon JC when I was studying there years ago, but things were a bit haphazard and I didn't learn much there, unfortunately.

I'm horrible at identifying constellations and stars (even with a star map, go figure...lol), and have been thinking of investing in a scope (only my dad thinks that with me having a scope in my room in an HDB, people will think I'm peeping at them).

It's great to meet you all, and I really hope to join in one of the upcoming obs session soon. :)

Cheers,
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Welcome!
Don't worry about constellations and such. Join a few obs sessions and you'll be able to.see them :)
A helpful program to get is Stellarium. It's freeware :)
Again, don't worry about the telescope yet. Join a few obs sessions and you'll have a feel of what you'd like and also, what.you can handle, physically :)
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skyfiery
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Re: Hello from yet another newbie

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Hee hee. Thanks, cloud_cover!

I'm having a date with my partner at the Science Center this coming Friday as I wait for obs session here to start.

It's so exciting. :D

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The date or the obs :mryellow: ?
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cloud_cover wrote:The date or the obs :mryellow: ?
ROFL !!!! :)

@skyfiery. Welcome to Singatro forum! Do read the Singastro wiki and borrow telescope and stargazing books/magazines from the library to learn more about telescopes.

You may also find this article useful:
http://www.astro.sg/p/buying-telescope.html

Have a great time re-discovering amateur astronomy!
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It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
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Re: Hello from yet another newbie

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cloud_cover wrote:The date or the obs :mryellow: ?
:P Both? LOL. The obs, actually. :) Am so excited for it. :D


Gary: I'm going to read up again after I finish my studies some time in Feb. Work + studies = no time. Lol. But obs! Hands-on will always have time. Lol.

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Welcome to Singastro! To check out our FAQ section on useful articles to get started :)
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skyfiery wrote: Gary: I'm going to read up again after I finish my studies some time in Feb. Work + studies = no time. Lol. But obs! Hands-on will always have time. Lol.
Sky
No worries! Just in time for the upcoming summer sky next year anyway!
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Airconvent: Got it! Thanks for the heads-up. :D

Gary: :D

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