Gradie Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi all,Thought it'd be nice to say a quick hello before spending the next few weeks trolling!My wife recently proposed getting me a telescope for my birthday and its awoken a long held interest in the skies. Having worked in the past for a well known photographic retailer I know full well how atrocious cheap refractors can be, so I'm starting my research. Birthday isn't until September so I have plenty of time to choose an appropriate model, and more importantly to start learning my way round the sky. I've got a set of binoculars already, but for some reason I've never thought of pointing them upwards!Expect to hear more from me once I'm finished trawling through old posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamski Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi and welcome. good luck with your new hobby. Bino's are pretty good for looking up, you can see quite a bit more than with the naked eye. I got my first scope from jessops not realising i was buying a bag of rubbish. Although i did see the moon and jupiter with it and it did inspire me to get something a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOBBY Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi Gradie...& welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi and welcome to sgl:hello2:, not long joined myself, lots of very helpfull people on here, im sure there'll be lots of recommendations for a good scope to fit your needs. I found it almost impossible to choose my first scope tbh, after much research and indecision I went for the evostar 120mm/f8/eq5 frac. I did also consider skymax 127 or explorer 150p/pl, im sure theres lots of people who can give you a rundown of the pros and cons of all the differant scopes.Good luck with whatever you choose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 hi and a warm welcome from me ,binos are great not just for learning your way round but for great wide fiels views and theres lots to see with them hope you choose the right scope for youpatps point them binos skywards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lw24 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hello and welcome to SGL. I'm sure some folks on here will give you some trustworthy guidance soon enoughClear Skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi,Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Welcome to SGL Gradie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altruythm Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hey Gradie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telrad Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi Gradie, Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi, Gradie, and welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twotter Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hello Gradie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radman40 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi Gradie, you will find all you need to know here!Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si W Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi Gradie, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david o Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi there Gradie, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamp thing Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi GradieWelcome to the SGL.Feel free to join the "Surrey Observers", community link/social groups, top of the page.Come along to one of our observing sessions on Ranmore common Nr Dorking.There is usually a selection of different scopes there you can have a look at/through.Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hello Gradie and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old glyn Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 A wise move Gradie and welcome aboard. Time spent pondering which telescope to buy is never wasted. Lots of folks here will be pleased to advise you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradie Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Wow, such a nice welcome . I look forward to plaguing many of you with questions once I've done some initial research!Steve - thanks for the pointer, I'll certainly join the community. It'll be a little while before I can think of coming along to Dorking due to injury, but I guess viewing conditions haven't exactly been ideal lately anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Welcome Gradie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Hi Gradie and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildwood Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Hello and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Hi Gradie and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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