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Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun (when the clouds clear). 🙂

Welcome. I hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. I hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

(‘cos that’s really what it’s all about. 🤫)

Welcome. I hope you have lots of fun with the hobby and the forum. 🙂

…. And if you have difficulty finding dark skies close to home, we are all lost! - “we live 7 minutes drive from Loch Ness and 15 minutes from Culloden battlefield.” - says it all. The Highlands Astronomical Society have an observatory at Culloden! To be recommended. 

Enjoy. 👍

Welcome. I hope you have lots of fun with the hobby and the forum. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Ah! Thank goodness you’re not spending a ridiculous sum to plant your bum. 

(sorry)

1 hour ago, pavel_s said:

My ep collection for wide-field observing.

Don’t care what anyone says, green and black’s just nice.

Whoa, whoa! $339!? Let me sit down!

FLO have chairs on offer for far less. Have a look. And the advice above from Mike E is on the money … 👍

Welcome. Hope you and the children have lots of fun.

You should, indeed, head for the likes of Galloway. If you have never seen dark skies like that the experience will blow you away. Enjoy. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome back. Enjoy the bounce. 🙂

8 hours ago, 16sport said:

I stay just outside Dunfermline in Fife, Would you have any advice on where the Best dark sky areas nearby would be?

Sorry I can’t be of much help with that. Might be worthwhile getting in touch with a local astro club  - I know that Dunfermline Astronomical Society exists, but only thanks to the wonder(?) of Google. There are others in the general Fife area, I believe.

Best of luck.

Welcome. Hope you have a lot of fun with the hobby and the forum. 🙂

Want to give any fix on where you are in Scotland?

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Enjoy the trip. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun with the hobby and the forum. 🙂

1 hour ago, JeremyS said:

Beautiful … but a frightening amount of space waiting to be filled?! 😬

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun on the way to becoming an old sage! 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Your images impress me, a visual only observer, so thanks. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun and success with imaging. 🙂

Welcome. I hope you have fun with the forum and the hobby. 🙂

If you click on the Browse button, top left, and choose forums and then the beginners section you will find lots of interest and value to help in your search. Also, if you click on the banner heading it will take you to FLO’s website where there is a section for beginner telescopes and some advice.

Have fun with the journey - that is very important! 👍