Mike_J_Smith

Interesting on the SeeStar, I guess it's inevitable that a newer version will come out given the success of the current model. But I'm guessing that any new version won't be out for at least 6 months probably longer & I'll probably end up getting one sooner than that. Ideally for this winter. In fact I'm eyeing one up on eBay now as I figure second hand would be a decent option.

I'm based in Buckinghamshire, UK. So probably not the best skies and definitely a lot of clouds. I can at least get into the Chiltern hills and get away from some of the background light. I'll look into local astronomy groups too; we've got a decent store nearby in Tring I think, so that should hopefully be a good sign? I've already found that the binoculars aren't the easiest or most comfortable to use. I need to find a way to use them more comfortably.

Thank you all for the replies! I'll take a good look through those threads on the SeeStar. I'm pretty much set on getting one as it seems the cheapest, easiest way of doing something. And then if I get the bug hopefully it'll give me some better ideas of what direction to go for the future.

Hello all; thought I'd start an account and say hello instead of lurking in the background! I don't really know where to start, but I have a long held interest in the sky, in particular planetary objects and deep sky objects like nebulae and galaxies. I'm really interested from an astrophotography perspective and would love to be able to recreate for myself some of the awesome photos I see here and elsewhere. On the other hand I'm time poor (and cash poor!), so I've never really taken the plunge to get more knowledgable / involved as a hobby. I'm beginning however to think that if I don't start being more active, then I'll never get round to it and that would be dissapointing. Plus my oldest son (11 yrs old) is kind of interested, so I'd like to do something with him / the family to. So, long story but I'm now looking at getting a SeeStar S50 to get my feet wet and I already have a pair of Celestron SkyMaster Pro 15x70 binoculars to start with. Thanks for reading & Hello 👋