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Nice to see someone somewhere had a clear sky

Hi Kevin, welcome to SGL. Hopefully your scope arrives soon.... I am from notts also > bortle 8 here however. Interested what kirkster501 mentioned about better bortle areas nearby... as i would love to find a less light polluted area to observe from.

Hopefully the owner will be found. As for the lattitude , i have a similar case, and it has to be set around 50degrees to fit in the case. Anything much lower, or higher it doesn't fit.

Hi welcome to SGL. Great image!

As always depends on your budget. You cannot go wrong with something like a 6-10 inch dobsonian. That being said, you will probably find everything out of stock at the moment. I have no experiance of celestron nexstar 102 SLT, but having owned a Celestron 9.5 inch SCT , and sold today my 11inch SCT celestron. I have nothing but 100% recommendation in celestron scopes. Sorry i am not much help, but good luck! and clear skies!

Hi there , just a quick question. I am thinking of getting these (after several weeks of research) Explore Scientific MN-152/750 6" Maksutov-Newtonain OTA Skywatcher AZ-EQ5GT Alt Az / Equatorial GOTO Mount & Tripod. I plan initially to keep my 11inch SCT , we have no garden to observe from, and the problem is we have steep steps on exit, and coz i'm getting older my back ain't what it was , it's kinda tricky to deadlift a bulky 30 kilo ota/mount and put it into the car. (Then carry it to location,). Any experience using this mount? I've read up on it, seems great. As for the scope, it's a bit niche, but yields contrasty wide field views. (was tempted with a 6inch doublet, but the CA put's me off). Seems only Rother Valley (in the UK) have it in stock, and i have sent them an enquiry. Any info is always appreciated. Tripod/mount OTA Clear skies all !

Hi there Paul. I started astronomy many years ago with a much inferior scope to your 3 inch reflector. You should be able to see many double stars, open clusters, globular clusters, a few nebulae and galaxies, plus of course the moon and planets (although they are really quite poor for northern observers at the moment). I would echo the thoughts of the other folk on here. For certain do not buy filters or eyepieces yet. Try your scope out first.... And I agree with all the previous replies, the most useful piece of advice .. buy/read/download a beginners guide/book. The advice and information, will be much more valuable to you. I wish you well.

Great scope, enjoyed the views from it the other day in Wymeswold. Amazed how pin sharp stars are in yours in comparison to my 11inch. Different focal length makes a difference. Amazing comparing M27 (Dumbell) it was amazing in my 11inch sct, looked the same in yours initially, then I noticed loads more stars, and the longer your peered, even more,truly a sight to behold.

Recently got the ES14mm 100°. The televues are great. Once you go green and black you never go back. A big shout out to the Myriad 100°, I don't use it much as I have an F10 SCT, but when I do its great (on brighter objects like the moon, planets > if you can ever see 'em, and brighter planetary nebulae and Globs ), and especially good on my friends 14" Dob. Clear skies!

Hi Liam. That's a great scope you are intending to buy. My advice is look for an astronomical society near you in Aldershot. http://www.farnham-as.co.uk/ Societies have advice and usually a dark sky area. I did a quick search and found the Farnham society which is near you. Good luck and clear skies!

Looking forward to meeting everybody. Thanks for putting this up.

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