I suppose I should have done this a while ago

[BobSki]

Hello all,

I suppose I should have done this a while ago. I have been dipping my toe in the SGL forum on and off for a while now.

Star Gazing has never been and probably never will be my MAIN hobby but it is something I have always had more than a passing interest for as long as I can remember.

As a child my uncle bought me a little hand planetarium. It was rather like a torch but quite a bit larger in diameter and had a light bulb one end, a viewing lense the other and in the middle, two rings with dates and times and you could set the sky to show what was going to be visible. I kept this right up until a year or so ago.

As a child, I also enjoyed the "look and learn" series and yearly annuals. On top of this, I grew up through the Apollo era, all of which fascinated me.

I have in the past owned "toy" scopes but nothing serious. I have used my spotting scope (20-60x70 Praktica) for viewing Saturn, Jupiter and the moon. Now I am on the verge of getting my first Astro telescope. Being retired, I will be able to spend some late nights enjoying the wonderful spectacle that is our night sky and I look forward to doing so.

This forum is a huge mine of information and humour and I am pleased I found you all.

All the best

Bob

[Mr Spock]

Hi Bob

[PeterCPC]

Hi and welcome.

Peter

[Dave Lloyd]

Hello and welcome Bob.

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Bob!

Dana

[damnut]

Hi Bob,

Welcome to SGL. Along with turn left at orion try 'sky&telescope pocket star atlas' and if you have not already done so download Stellarium, its great and free. To be found here :-http://www.stellarium.org/

[xtreemchaos]

hi bob and welcome from south wales.

[Seymour Klearly]

Hi Bob,  Welcome from Mid Essex

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL

[Stephen Green]

 Hi Bob welcome to the SGL

   Stephen

[glowjet]

Hi Bob and welcome to SGL, enjoy your Astronomy and the forum

[Scorpius]

Greetings BobSki and welcome to the forum!

[BobSki]

WOW!, such a warm welcome thank you all.

I've had Stellarium for a while but I'm off to look into "turn left at orion" & 'sky&telescope pocket star atlas'

Cheers all

Bob

[SteveA]

Welcome to SGL...

[Vox45]

Hello and a warm welcome

Do not hesitate to share your experiences and knowledge ... we can all learn from others

Clear skies

[Dr_Ju_ju]

Hello & welcome to the lounge

wishing you clear skies

[swag72]

Hi Bob and welcome to SGL - Regardless of whether this is your main hobby, I am sure that you will find plenty of stuff on the forum that you will find useful.

Look forward to seeing you around

[triton1]

Hi Bob welcome I remember look and learn going back to 64 I was 0 years old,parents eh hand me downs!

[JamesM]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

[Stropper]

Hi and welcome

Good luck

[ToxoLight]

Hi Bob, glad you like it hear in the lounge.

[Bizibilder]

Hello Bob and welcome to SGL!!

[Calculon]

Welcome, I look forward to hearing how you get on!

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire

[Charon]

Welcome aboard.