Floater

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

Welcome. Glad you said hello.

Have lots of fun. 🙂

Hi again. Welcome back. 🙂

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!!