FabSwingers.com > Forums > The Lounge > Are you a stargazer?
Are you a stargazer?
Jump to: Newest in thread
 |
By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
I am and usually after midnight I like to go out on the balcony and to look up to the sky and see where the moon and the stars are. I always see the same constellation where there are 3 stars in a row. I looked it up and appaarantly it is called the orions belt, there was also a full moon few days ago  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"I am and usually after midnight I like to go out on the balcony and to look up to the sky and see where the moon and the stars are. I always see the same constellation where there are 3 stars in a row. I looked it up and appaarantly it is called the orions belt, there was also a full moon few days ago "
Correct, That’s the Orion’s Belt but the constellation is bigger than just that. Get into the net, look for a sky map and have a look. If they’re good enough you can position it according to the date/hour and see what’s out on the map. Also you’ve got apps to read the night sky. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"I am and usually after midnight I like to go out on the balcony and to look up to the sky and see where the moon and the stars are. I always see the same constellation where there are 3 stars in a row. I looked it up and appaarantly it is called the orions belt, there was also a full moon few days ago
Correct, That’s the Orion’s Belt but the constellation is bigger than just that. Get into the net, look for a sky map and have a look. If they’re good enough you can position it according to the date/hour and see what’s out on the map. Also you’ve got apps to read the night sky. "
Yes, the constellation is alot bigger, maybe the only bit one can see of the whole thing. I will have a look on how it look likes. I have also one of those apps as well |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Winter are the best skies to look up.
Orion is one of the biggest out there, when you go and find them (the popular ones) you cant NOT see them ever again. I like to look up.  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
It matters that you don't just give up.
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
It matters that you don't just give up.
"
and we are all made of stars!!! So shine bright |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *ayHaychMan
over a year ago
Leeds (Home) / Sheffield (Work) |
"I’ve never seen a proper night sky full of stars as I’ve always lived somewhere really light polluted  "
Same here! I want to go on a stargazing retreat where they have dark skies and people who talk you through what to do! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"I’ve never seen a proper night sky full of stars as I’ve always lived somewhere really light polluted
Same here! I want to go on a stargazing retreat where they have dark skies and people who talk you through what to do!"
a dark sky event for fabbers would be amazing lol |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *ayHaychMan
over a year ago
Leeds (Home) / Sheffield (Work) |
"I’ve never seen a proper night sky full of stars as I’ve always lived somewhere really light polluted
Same here! I want to go on a stargazing retreat where they have dark skies and people who talk you through what to do!a dark sky event for fabbers would be amazing lol"
Fabbing under the stars! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Yep i love astronomy.
Got 5 scopes and love looking at the craters on the moon.
Plus viewing the follwing when they are view
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Orion nebula
Horses nebula
And my ultimate favourite the sun with the solar flares erupting just a amazing site |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
I'm interested in stargazing and always spend some time looking at the night sky if i'm outside on a clear night, i even bought a reasonable quality astronimical telescope but i've not had a chance to use it yet thanks to a pissy neighbour but i will at some point. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *bo7118Man
over a year ago
Birmingham |
Use Orions belt as a pointer towards one of the brightest stars in the night sky (imagine a line pointing towards the 8 o'clock position). Its called sirius and is something like 7 or 8 lightyears away from our solar system. I used to love star gazing as a kid and knew a few of the constellations. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I know very little about what I’m actually looking at but I find staring at the stars like a kind of meditation. I’m an over thinker in every part of my life but staring off into nothingness allows me to just completely shut off my brain. It’s the most peaceful I can feel, closely followed by being on the coast staring out to sea. Bliss |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
Yep, love a bit of stargazing. Keep an eye out for one that looks like a saucepan (Big Dipper, or the Plough)
One that looks like a "W" is Cassiopeia (as in crown of Queen) also there are planets! Venus, Jupiter and Mars can easily be seen with the naked eye! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Natural beauty all around us if we simply take time out to observe it's beauty; incl. looking up at the sky.
Used to do a lot when on travels camping out in wildernesses observing it's beauty.
Blissful experience.  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"Use Orions belt as a pointer towards one of the brightest stars in the night sky (imagine a line pointing towards the 8 o'clock position). Its called sirius and is something like 7 or 8 lightyears away from our solar system. I used to love star gazing as a kid and knew a few of the constellations."
Yes, that is interesting, one can use the orions belt for that too and there are bright stars as well  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I love stargazing. Mars always twinkles a little bit red so can tell that straight away, but love to look up other constellations. My eyes always find the Orions belt constellation wherever I am and we were lucky enough to see the milky way in the dark skies of Wales once. Amazing, I love it. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
Shag, yes that's Orion's belt. Now if you look directly below it, you'll see 3 more fainter stars in a vertical row, that's Orion's sword.
The middle one of those 3 fainter ones is actually not a star, but the Orion Nebula itself! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I remember spending my first night at T’s house in Yorkshire (now married ha) and we went into the garden, there was no light pollution at all and the stars were stunning compared to Manchester. I could see them so clearly.
Still to this day, many years later and now a permanent York resident, stand in our garden looking at the stars. We have no street lights in our village and it’s absolutely beautiful, definitely a happy place!
Mrs |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Yes, absolutely love stargazing even if I have no idea what I'm doing or what I am looking at. I have an app which kind of points everything out. I was amazed to learn you can see planets in the sky at night, I always get so excited when I see them.
I'm trying to save up for a decent telescope... but I have no idea where to start.
One of my favourite things is sitting out watching the moon and night sky, looking at all the stars thinking about their life that I can't even begin to wrap my head around. I'm lying on my bed now with the window wide open just staring at the delightful moon. It's so comforting. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Yes, absolutely love stargazing even if I have no idea what I'm doing or what I am looking at. I have an app which kind of points everything out. I was amazed to learn you can see planets in the sky at night, I always get so excited when I see them.
I'm trying to save up for a decent telescope... but I have no idea where to start.
One of my favourite things is sitting out watching the moon and night sky, looking at all the stars thinking about their life that I can't even begin to wrap my head around. I'm lying on my bed now with the window wide open just staring at the delightful moon. It's so comforting. "
Amazon have a great range of telescopes, but before you consider making a purchase do some homework, like reviewing websites online like space.com, etc. Happy viewing. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *ensualbicockMan
over a year ago
liverpool wavertree picton clock |
Some people believe that humans first came to this planet from Orions Belt. That the pyramids are lined up with them in order to descend back home when we die. Think its called the Path of Souls |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"Orion is my favourite constellation. Betelgeuse with its red 'flickering' and Rigel. We are seeing them as they were hundreds of years ago due to distance."
even more amazing...If you were there looking at earth..youd be watching the battle of trafalgar...or napoleans march through europe... |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
Both myself and my girlfriend love stargazing.
Couldn't find the "green comet" for trying, even using two different apps and 10x50 binoculars.
Just booked an evening at the Kielder observatory, it's a three hour event. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Put sky guide on your phone"
A mates got a similar app on his Ipad thing. Its brilliant.
Im not a stargazer as such. I couldn't name constellations or anything like that.
But i do love sitting outside and looking up on a clear night.
But for me, when i was away on tours....especially places like Kenya, Botswana and South Georgia...wow.
No unnatural light for 100's of miles around. Its an incredible site.
Me and some of the lads would lay on the canopys of our trucks, and just stare at the heavens.
The amount of stars visible is mind-blowing.
And its horizon to horizon. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *JohnMan
over a year ago
Newcastle upon Tyne |
Follow Orion's belt up and to the right, and you'll see a little cluster of stars called the Pleiades. They're beautiful through small binoculars.
Jupiter is still around in the early evening, towards the south and west. With even small binoculars you can see some of its moons.
And that very bright star to the south of west in the early evening that makes me ask "is that Venus?" every time is indeed Venus.
One of the joys of living in the north of England is that you don't have to travel very far to get some very dark skies. If you're fortunate enough to live in Scotland it's even better. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
I used to when I worked at Gatwick, not so much now.
During the late shift you would get your team and kit together then, then head out to stand.
Like most things, I wish I had learned about them earlier |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I too love the experience of looking-up at the night sky at a quiet, dark location. It is very soothing, connecting, and inspiring.
The area of the sky including the constellation Orion is rich with visual treats! One of the “stars” in the “knife” dangling from Orion’s Belt is in fact The Great Orion Nebula— a giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are being born!
I love astronomy and space exploration.
Wonderful to see so many others here interested in star gazing!! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I used to work 50% night shifts in a rural area. In quiet moments I would find somewhere to lie down and just watch the sky. The longer you look, the more you see as your eyes adjust. You learn to distinguish between stars, satellites, shooting stars. I could watch it for hours. I do miss that about working nights..and seeing sunsets and sunrises in the same shift.. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"There is a new moon tonight at around 7pm tonight, also when it is a new moon, one should start new projects "
Is that what's making all the women randy? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Orion, The Plough, and the Pole Star are the ones I know.
Stars twinkle. Planets don't. It's to do with the distance, and the angle they occupy in the sky. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I wouldn't know, because all my life I don't think I've ever been somewhere with total pitch darkness and clear skies at night to see all the stars without light pollution ruining things for me. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"There is a new moon tonight at around 7pm tonight, also when it is a new moon, one should start new projects
Is that what's making all the women randy?"
Yes, it might be because of that too |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"I wouldn't know, because all my life I don't think I've ever been somewhere with total pitch darkness and clear skies at night to see all the stars without light pollution ruining things for me. "
Yes. I think that it would be difficult to see a new moon too |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"I am and usually after midnight I like to go out on the balcony and to look up to the sky and see where the moon and the stars are. I always see the same constellation where there are 3 stars in a row. I looked it up and appaarantly it is called the orions belt, there was also a full moon few days ago "
I am a stargazer and cloud watcher . |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
Just recently I've been looking at telescopes again. I think I do this a lot when my birthday is coming up! (gift to myself kind of thing.) Just like every other year though I can never pick one!! It's largely because the ones I really want are always up to a grand, but also because it's genuinely hard to choose! One year hopefully I'll have enough money to just do it. pt |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"Go to a decent place on a good night and you can see the tiny, blurry, star-like fuzz of Andromeda with the naked eye. Our nearest galaxy. I'd love to take a decent deep space picture of that. pt"
Yes, finding a good place gives a better chance to see it too |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
Something I want to do more. When I wild camp have a friend that tells me all the names it’s fascinating especially in winter and we successfully navigated across bleaklow moor at night in winter by the stars once.
I was in the desert 3 weeks ago and saw Saturn's rings as it was just 67 light minutes away |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I am a stargazer and find it very relaxing. If I am ever suffering from anxiety, it is usually my go to to calm the nerves. Fortunately, I live in a very dark area and get to enjoy it without any light pollution. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Love the stars we get very little light pollution. It's just lovely sitting outside watching the universe listening to crickets with lightning bugs accentuating the serene view. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"Love the stars we get very little light pollution. It's just lovely sitting outside watching the universe listening to crickets with lightning bugs accentuating the serene view. "
Fucking show off. God dam America lol. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Love the stars we get very little light pollution. It's just lovely sitting outside watching the universe listening to crickets with lightning bugs accentuating the serene view.
Fucking show off. God dam America lol."
lol go look at Cherry spy Pennsylvania it's my favorite place. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"Love the stars we get very little light pollution. It's just lovely sitting outside watching the universe listening to crickets with lightning bugs accentuating the serene view.
Fucking show off. God dam America lol. lol go look at Cherry spy Pennsylvania it's my favorite place."
I know I would if I won the lottery |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"I am and usually after midnight I like to go out on the balcony and to look up to the sky and see where the moon and the stars are. I always see the same constellation where there are 3 stars in a row. I looked it up and appaarantly it is called the orions belt, there was also a full moon few days ago "
Just beneath the belt is a fuzzy patch and that’s where Orion’s Nebula is. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
» Add a new message to this topic
