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borobiffa

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borobiffa

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Hi,

    just a short note to say Hello.  I've always had an interest in the night sky and over the years I've occasionally pointed a pair of binoculars at the moon or just used my eyes to look at some of the constellations.  I'm 46 now and my 9 year old daughter is showing an interest - which sounds like a great excuse to buy a 'proper' telescope.  I've spent a week or 2 reading through this forum (in between working all day and decorating/looking after children in the evenings - the joys of family life .... :smiley: )  and found it extremely useful.  I started off thinking I knew what I needed, then went through a phase of realising I didn't have a clue before finally settling on an 8" dobsonian - which I intend to purchase over the next few days.

All I'll need then is to finish the decorating and wait for a few  cloudless nights!

Cheers.

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JamesM

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Hi borobiffa and welcome to the forum. Clearly your reading has proved worthwhile as an 8" dobsonian (is it the Skywatcher Skyliner 200P by chance?) represents not only the best value scope per aperture that you can buy but is also a great scope to use and will reveal plenty of detail to keep you going for some time. Remember to factor in a red light torch to help you read your maps and star guides without losing your night vision along with a collimator (there are laser ones that are a little bit more money) to help keep your scope in tip top alignment.

Clear skies and look forward to reading about how you are getting on.

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Hi borobiffa and welcome to the forum. Clearly your reading has proved worthwhile as an 8" dobsonian (is it the Skywatcher Skyliner 200P by chance?) represents not only the best value scope per aperture that you can buy but is also a great scope to use and will reveal plenty of detail to keep you going for some time. Remember to factor in a red light torch to help you read your maps and star guides without losing your night vision along with a collimator (there are laser ones that are a little bit more money) to help keep your scope in tip top alignment.

Clear skies and look forward to reading about how you are getting on.

Guilty as charged - the skyliner looks like the one! Collimating sounds slightly mysterious so I guess it's off to YouTube to see how it's done and a check in the rest of the forum for a recommendation for what to buy.

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Well.  That's it.  My finger has been hovering over the buy button for some time, but I've finally ordered a skyliner 200p, along with a Cheshire collimator and a telrad finder.  Fingers crossed for a speedy delivery and some clear skies!!!  :smiley:

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