Floater

Welcome. Hope you enjoy the forum. 🙂

Welcome. I hope you and your lad have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. I’m sure you’re going to have lots of fun. 🙂

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

Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Have lots of fun on the learning curve. 🙂

Welcome. Have lots of fun with the hobby and the forum. 🙂

Welcome. Can’t help at all with the AP but someone will be along who can. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. I like your attitude about the learning curve being part of the fun. Right on! 🙂

Welcome. As above, do your research ... and have fun doing it. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Hope the ‘reboot’ works and that you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome to the forum. A good place to begin is what is the telescope that needs cleaning? And why does it need cleaning?

Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Have fun. 🙂

Welcome. Enjoy the forum. 🙂

Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

You’re an observant person, Louis, to pick up on this only from comparing UK posts. And I’m sure we can now agree that it is a mixture of so many factors. I think the changeable, unpredictable weather (yes, even in Scotland 😬!) plays a large part. From what I gather there are many amateur astronomers who practise their art in big US cities. Settled weather and being able to plan ahead is a boon. Quick edit: I do know it’s not always settled weather in the US!!

Welcome. Glad you said hello and shared your experience. Hope you continue to enjoy the forum as much as you obviously enjoy the hobby. 🙂

Naw, I think that’s obvious to everyone. You were ambushed . 😑 Glad the exercise worked out well for you, Moonshed. And, anyhow, faffing with a scope is always satisfying ... 😊

Wow! A beauty! 😊