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Just thought I'd say hello and make it official after a few weeks of loitering on here, reading posts and getting tips and advice.
I'd class myself as a total newbie to astronomy, my last dip into the hobby being over twenty years ago as a young lad who spent many a freezing evening in a back yard in Burnley with a small (3 inch I think) refractor bought from Argos. Although I lost interest in the telescope after a year or so, I always maintained a keen interest in all things science and space related.
Spring forward to one night a few months ago, looking up at the sky one dark night away from home and seeing a sky darker than I'd ever seen before, I got the urge to explore it once again. Cue weeks of reading reviews and forums like this, I took the plunge, and I'm now the happy (but slightly befuddled) owner of a Sky-Watcher 200p on an EQ5 mount.
Now I'm just waiting for a clear night to use it
Regards,
Paul
Hello from Lancashire!
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What a fantastic welcome from a great bunch of people, thank you. Plus a special hello to all the folks from the Burnley area :-)
Well, I've finally managed it - I've been able to get the scope outside this evening. Although it's quite cloudy in patches, I saw a few bright "bits and bobs" poking through and thought I'd go for it.
Not having had time previously to align the finder I just aimed at the brightest object I could see to roughly align the scopes, then I focussed..... It was Jupiter, and not wanting to sound dramatic, I was blown away!
I didn't have long but in the twenty minutes or so I spent looking at Jupiter I was thoroughly amazed by the moons and cloud belts! I know it's probably classed as a normal run-of-the-mill thing to look at by more experienced types, but had the cloud not been the way it was, and that fact I need to be up very early for work, I'm sure I could have stood there for hours just watching.
Anyway, enough waffle from me. Thanks again for the welcome, and I wish you all dark skies :-)
Paul