red dwalf

p.s. if you get any offers at a good price , put me down for one also, cheers

you might get a better response if you put this post in the FOR SALE section, there`s a wanted section in there

my first scope was a 5.1" skywatcher, brill bit of kit imho, light, easy to use, setup and transport, a real cracker of a scope and i miss it alot for the ease of use, had some wonderfull views through it too, orions belt being the first thing i looked at and still one of my favs, keep up the good work, Rob

sounds like you had a good but cold night, looking at m31 does make you think doesn`t it, when you think about what you are looking at and maybe something in that galaxy could be looking back at us !

i`m willing to stump up the £25 notes, but i think at this stage i would like to meet up at the local for informal chats and the site then if the club grows then look to spend money on a meeting room, we don`t have to use the same local each time, but i`m happy to go with the majority

the scope in the picture is my first scope bought last christmas, a Skywatcher 130p auto trak, and yes it is a newtonian, this has motors on it and is very very easy to use and very light to move about, around £190-£200 new or around £130 second hand, i would recommend this scope for a first timer, good quality and excellent views.

the 1145 is a 4" scope, not really enough aperature (size of the mirror) in this game the bigger the mirror the better, this collects more light enabling you to see faint things and with better contrast, and yes you can use the scopes in the daytime also, alot of people do but something smaller and easy to handle

i started last xmas, bought my daughter a skywatcher 130p and as i`d allways wanted one myself i bought a cg5 gt mount and a 6" sct to go on it, has been a big learning curve and still learning ! also have made a few freinds from this site that live close by and we meet up every now and again. can get a bit expensive though with all the kit you need for a good quality setup but have enjoyed it so far and i think if you buy wisely you get most of your money back if you sell it on so not to bad. how about you ?

i`m in the midlands Steve, Nottingham to be exact, if you post for members in your area someone will be able to help, there are a number of same groups or clubs in certain areas where people meet up, also check out the sky ay night website and look for clubs in your area, i found one in Ilkeston only a couple of miles away from where i live and they are very helpful bunch