Anyone got a telescope?

[johnnyrod]

The ones they sell in toy shops, Tasco etc. are utter crap, although the Meade/Celestrons are the other end of the scale and thus you pay for them. A decent 3-4" one (reflector or refractor) is a good start as it takes a bit of getting used to finding the target and keeping track of it. Should be plenty of secondhand ones around.
http://www.dhinds.co.uk/

http://www.beaconhilltelescopes.cwc.net/

Something I used to do as a lad was look at Jupiter across several nights, you can see the four largest moons (Galilean moons) changing positions each night.

[ophic]

Originally Posted by injury_ian

another good link for seeing what you're looking at...

http://www.skyviewcafe.com/index.php

is exactly what i was after. That's a really cool little java app. Cheers