Kev25

Hi, nice to hear from you, how have you found the light pollution in saxondale?

No, I have never been there, didn't realize that had open evenings, will have to keep a look out for that. Thanks.

Placed an order with FLO this morning, not in stock, so will have to be patient . Thanks for the replies and words of encouragement. Tiny Clanger has me worried now, sounds like this could just be the start of something very expensive😊😊

Hi, I am a new member just thought I would introduce myself. I am a complete beginner in astronomy, have thought about getting a telescope on and off for many years, but have always been daunted by which was worth buying as a first scope . Thanks to this forum's advice I am pretty confident now in buying a heritage 150p flextube. I live in a village about 15 miles from Nottingham so the light pollution isn't too bad here. My aims are quite modest, I would like to examine the surface of the moon and would be super thrilled if I could see Saturn and Jupiter. Kevin

Thanks Geoff, it's definitely looking like the way to go. Once I have got it there's going to be a steep learning curve I think, but it does sound like a good piece of equipment for the price.

Thanks all for the reply's, it definitely sounds like it's worth spending the extra and getting the 150p (once one is available). I am not planning to use it for photography, and need something I can store fairly easily. Will be mainly using it in the garden, but also intend to take it to a dark sky area too, so the collapsible design of the flexitube sounds perfect.

Hi,. Hope you don't mind me cutting in on this topic. I too am a complete beginner in astronomy, and looking for a first telescope, after reading the posts in this topic I think the 130p flexitube would be a good start. My question is, would I gain much by going for the Skywatcher 150p flexitube over the 130p ?. Thanks