madMARTYNmarsh

I went to cex and paid £220ish for a Canon 650d in really good condition.

It is well worth your time to look on their site.

23 hours ago, newbie alert said:

Hi Marty, my in laws aren't far from you then..I'm Washford farm area which is bortle 5, can see the milky way when the moons not about ..but some times I venture out to hamstreet area which is bortle 4 and the milky way is highly visible 

I grew up on Stanhope so know Washford farm well.

Do you attend the Ashford astronomical society at all? I wanted to go for the first time on Friday but my brother has tonsillitis so I didn't get to go.

On 27/09/2019 at 06:36, newbie alert said:

Welcome Marty,  I'm from Ashford  in Kent also...  if you ever need some help or just want to meet up send me a message..not too sure if I'd have the answers thou..best of luck and enjoy

What part of Ashford are you in? I live in Kennington, Nine acres but not the rough part, thankfully.

How is the light pollution where you are? I live right near the cemetery in Kennington, a short walk for Long Acres garden centre. My garden would be an ideal spot for viewing the night sky if it weren't for the massive flood lights on tha block of flats outside my back garden, they make it difficult to see anything but the brightest stars with the naked eye; I can't see most of the big dipper as an example, makes polar alignment a bit tough.

On 27/09/2019 at 07:17, Simon Dunsmore said:

Hi from Folkestone, 

Just down the road! Happy to help any time. I also have a 200pds and Synscan, took me a while to figure it out but it works like a dream now. 

Simon 

Hello Simon.

My sister in law lived in Folkestone until fairly recently. 

I still haven't figured out polar alignment but a modification I made to my polar alignment scope gives me confidence that I'll have it mastered soon.

Martyn.

On 25/09/2019 at 11:47, Nigeyboy said:

Hi and welcome to SGL. I'm still fairly new to the whole thing, but you will find this place to be a bastion of help and advise - I know I do!! Is your 200p the dob, or is it on an EQ mount?

Good shout on attending an Astro club - I am doing the same thing tomorrow for the first time!

 

It's on an EQ5 mount. I did consider a Dobsonian but decided against it as the ground in my garden is very uneven. I also have problems with my right leg so crouching is very painful.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I look forward to learning from all of you 😉

Hello there.

I am from Ashford in Kent.

In August I bought my first telescope, a Skywatcher 200p. It was a birthday present for my 38th.

Last week I bought the synscan upgrade.... I have no idea what I am doing and I'm a slow learner these days (I take a high dosage of opioid painkillers as I have a nervous system disorder) but I am slowly working things out although I have encountered a few confusing things so I am attending an astronomical society this Friday for the first time, to get some assistance.

I bought a set of Antares eye pieces from ebay, I'm happy with them, they're markedly better than the eye pieces that came with the scope and only cost around £80 for 4 eye pieces and a good barlow lense as well as some attachments for astrophotography.

I'm not sure what else to include. 

Clear skys.