Angusmac62

Hi all, Thanks once again for all your responses. I have a bit to be going on with and one of my two books recommended by members on SGL arrived today so will be more clued up once I have read it. I will try to get along to local astronomy club and take things from there. i have to say I was surprised at how many and how quickly people responded. I must say it is a pleasure to be part of the SGL family knowing that everyone is so friendly and helpful. Thank You Angus

Hi everyone, My wife and I are new to astronomy and the SGL but I have already spoken with a few members on another topic regarding using binoculars and a Nikon pro staff 5 82mm digiscope we use for birdwatching until we can work out what we want to buy. My wife and I are looking to buy our first telescope but don't want to rush in and spend our money on something that we will regret as would appear to happen to others frequently. We live in Glasgow and I noticed oobydooby, that you had a mount and telescope going free in the Dundee area. I hope you do not think I am being chee

Hi Cosmic Geoff, Many thanks for your response. Yes I currently own the Digiscope and use it regularly for birdwatching. The Scope has a 45-degree angle on the viewing eyepiece. I will have a look to see if there is a 90-degree one available and price it up. If it is not too expensive I might just buy it and give the scope a go too. My wife and I attended a talk recently, given by a Fellow of the BAA and found it very interesting. We decided to have a chat with the gentleman, Leon De St. Croix, and we spent over an hour just chatting and discussing the ins-and-outs of Astron

Hi everyone, Many thanks for your responses so far. Happy-Kat - Yes I currently own the Digiscope and use it regularly for birdwatching. I will have a look at binocularsky and Stellarium as you suggest. ronl - I will indeed download the newsletters from binocularsky as I probably need all the help I can get to get started. JOC - You are correct in that the Scope has a 45-degree angle on the viewing eyepiece. I will have a look to see if there is a 90-degree one available and price it up. If it is not too expensive I might just buy it and give the scope a go too. Ray

Hi Everyone, Like a few others out there, my wife and I are new to Astronomy. We are currently looking at purchasing our first Telescope and have been looking at some of the posts on your great forums. We thought we had an idea of what we wanted to get but like everyone, that changes with the information you give and receive from others and what you want to be able to do. I am going to take the advice from some of your members and do a bit more reading before spending our hard earned cash. My questions are as follows: 1. We currently do a lot of birdwatching. Would t