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Thanks Heather Changed it now. Didn't realise it was 10 years ago I was here on the forum. One thing up here is lack of shops that sell astronomy equipment. When I was in York and before that Halifax had a couple of shops within an hours drive. Now it's going to be mail order.

Thanks barbulo, already searching.

Hi everyone. Getting back into astronomy properly now, only played at it years ago. Moved to Scotland a couple of years ago from York area, where there was a lot of light intrusion. Where I am when it's a clear night it's amazing what you can see with the naked eye. Bought a 2nd hand Astromaster 130EQ with motor drive (junk) and waiting for some clouds to disappear to try out properly. Have aligned it roughly, and collimated it so when the clouds disappear I'll finish that off. However bad news is I'm already window shopping for a potential wife allowed upgrade. Goto? not sure EQ3-2 and mC 102 or 127? Mm look nice, and could double up with the 130 whose mount is agricultural. I'll ponder on it. Anyway I'll be searching on here for tips. Clear skies