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Hi Heids, and welcome from me too just down the road from you.  Clear skies!

Hi Peter, a very warm welcome from me too.  Clear skies!

Hi CR, a warm welcome from me too.  Good luck and clear skies!

Hi Simone, there's an established astronomy society in Reading if that's any help, found here: https://readingastro.org.uk/, also, not sure about the provenance of this one: http://www.astronomyclubs.co.uk/Clubs/Details.aspx?ClubId=305  Good luck and clear skies!

Very nice Dave, well done!

Hi Dave, I have the 3.2 StarGuider and use it in my C100ED in particular on the Moon and find it very satisfying, no light scatter etc, I haven't tried it on double stars though as I use my Nagler zoom for that.  I do not believe you will be disappointed, it's good for the Moon but not much else in my humble opinion.

Wow, they are perfect, well done!

Hi Mark and a warm welcome to SGL.  I buy many meteorites from Poland - Alan Muzur in Lanckorona.  Good luck and clear skies!

I have seen these on eBay a number of times, a set of 20 can be priced as much as €300, so you may have a bargain there!

On 10/02/2022 at 21:51, OK Apricot said:

Typically around Bortle 7, dropping to 6 on the better nights. That's all I could tell you. I'm a full on sucker for deep sky objects though, particularly galaxies and globular clusters. 

No filters will help you with galaxies and globular clusters, I am afraid, you just need clear skies.  

Hi Joseph, Katherine, Chancellor and Duke, a warm welcome to SGL, what a great introduction you have written!  Good luck & clear skies!

Hi there, I would go with the AZ5 deluxe, an absolutely solid combination, here is a picture of the one I bought my wife (focuser upgraded to a crayford, 2" diagonal added, the synta finder shoe is also added), you will find the included 1.25" diagonal disappointing, it is plastic and very cheaply made, unlike the rest of the scope: 

Hi Emlyn, welcome to SGL, I am just down the road from you.  Good luck & clear skies!

The Sky Watcher Panaviews now come under a new branding - OVL, found here: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/ovl-eyepieces/panaview-2-eyepieces.html

The SW 32mm was my first ever purchase for my 200P and I can recommend it, a bit soft on the edges at f/5 but stunning on-axis views.

Hi there, a warm welcome from me too.  Good luck and clear skies!

Make sure you buy 'observing' filters, not AP ones, I would also recommend Lumicon filters, available from the US, an OIII and a UHC would be useful.

1 hour ago, That Bear Guy said:

Had to drive to Frome to get my SCT, I should have popped by 😄  😄  😄 

That was probably the MC2 shop where I bought our first telescope. however, FLO, the forum sponsor must be closer to you in Exeter?  Welcome to the forum BTW, good luck & clear skies!

Like Pete above, in the absence of S & T pocket atlas, my go-to is also the Cambridge Star Atlas, thoroughly recommended!

Hi Steve, have you considered Lumicon at all, I don't know the techy details but find my 2" version perfectly adequate.

Hi Alex and a warm welcome from me.  Good luck & clear skies!

A warm welcome from me too.  Good luck & clear skies!

Hi Martyn and a warm welcome from me too way down south.  Good luck & clear skies!

Hi and welcome from me too from a cloudy UK.  Good luck & clear skies!

22 hours ago, Graviton1 said:

Thanks so much for the help everyone.

I think I am going to save a bit and go for the SW 150p dob, definitely seems to tick all the boxes for me. Will probably be back asking for help on collimation the day it arrives (😫) but thank you for all the advice!

Cheers,

Sam

They usually arrive well collimated, so I should leave well alone until you have had chance to use it.  A great scope BTW, good luck!

Hi Joebob and a warm welcome from me just down the road.  Good luck & clear skies!