DeeRoy

I joined in January 2013, but haven't felt able to contribute much, because as a beginner I've found there is so much to learn. Iv'e read quite a few posts on setting up an equatorial mount, as I have an Ioptron IE30 Go-To mount, which I am still coming to grips with. To date, I haven't found anyone else who has this mount, although I must say that SSL has been really helpful in giving me a lot of helpful tips on lining up an equatorial mount with Polaris etc, and am gradually beginning to understand the basics of setting up. In spite of an excellent manual, learning to operate a Go-To, I find is quite daunting, however your site has inspired me to take the plunge and go to a beginners telescope course at the Southdowns Planetarium near Chichester West Sussex recently, which has also been very helpful.

I'm really grateful to those in the forum who gave me good advice on powering the mount to my mains supply, in the very few posts I have written, at the beginning of this year!

Thanks for your site

DeeRoy