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Tim Armes

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Tim Armes

Tim Armes

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Hi all,

I've always been fascinated by astronomy and the discoveries that science is making, and this gave my wife the idea of buying me a telescope for my birthday....

After looking into it and getting herself totally confused she let me on her idea and told me to buy one myself :)

I thought it was a great idea - I'd never really considered it before. A little investigation later and I found myself buying an 8" Meade LightBridge. It's all a bit spur of the moment, I'll admit, but I'm really looking forwards to seeing some of the wonders of the universe first hand - even if they're dim, fuzzy and lacking colour :icon_eek:

As a professional photographer I was initially inclined to go for a telescope that I could mount a camera to, but the good ones are very expensive for someone who's just starting out, so I decided to take pleasure in chasing objects and seeing them in real time with a Dob. I'll see what the future brings once I've had (much) more experience.

Although I'm a Brit I live in the countryside of the South of France so the skies should offer me some great seeing. That said, the very day I bought the scope ended weeks of perfect whether and we've been rained out ever since!

Tim

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carastro

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the very day I bought the scope ended weeks of perfect whether and we've been rained out ever since!
that's a well known phenomenon when new kit is bought. Welcome to Astronomy and SGL, many happy hours with your dob.

Carole

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Hi Tim and welcome,

Our family summer holiday this year is to be spent travelling to and from Cannes over a two week period in late July / early August, and I fully intend to take my 150P along for the ride to catch some of those darker skies!!

Hope the weather clears soon!

Best Wishes,

Jim

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rfdesigner

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Hi, welcome.

Good choice of scope, 8" is enough to be worth having but still very portable and dobs are great for 'just taking a peek'.

Derek

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RikM

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Welcome to SGL Tim. New scopes always come with free cloud, but it doesn't last forever. You should be able to see loads with your 8" LB and a good dark sky.

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