Newbie

[glosmikey]

Hey guys,

I'm pretty new to stargazing, looking for advice on my first telescope.

Mike

[tony69]

hi and welcome

what scope do you have.

[pessoa]

Hi and welcome.

[W8152]

Hi Mike. I joined today aswell. I'll leave the scope advice to the others as i'm a complete novice. My research lead me to the Celestron Astromaster 130EQ, so far i've been able to find the stars i was looking for without even doing the pre-reqs like polar alignment (granted one of the stars i was looking for was polaris but hey) so it cant be that hard to use

There is a sticky in the help forum about choosing a scope, i'd check that out.

[JamesM]

Hi Mike and welcome to the forum.

Ask away as much as you like as there is a lot of kit out there and is easy to get a little overwhelmed with it all - I still am.

Clear skies

James

[faulksy]

hi and welcome to sgl. when i joined not that long ago i was asked a few questions like budget,what do you want to see planets,galaxys e.t.c. your viewing location i.e. apartment,house with a garden or have you got to travel to use it.also were would you store it as in the size of the scope.

[Mr Spock]

Hi Mike, welcome to SGL

[imarcs]

Hi. Welcome to SGL. make sure you ask plenty of questions as the people here sure don't get bored of answering them......,

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[glowjet]

Hi Mike and welcome to SGL

John.

[brantuk]

Hi Mike and welcome to SGL

Any questions feel free to pop a thread up in the Beginners Helps section and someone will be along with an answer soon. Enjoy the forum

[glosmikey]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys, there will be a nice list of questions in beginners section.

Mike

[Astro Imp]

Hi Mike,

Welcome to SGL.

[Bizibilder]

Hello Mike and welcome to SGL!!

[kris h]

Hi Mike , Welcome to SGL .

[ScubaMike]

Hi Mike,

Welcome aboard.

Plenty of knowledge here

[Multi-Coated]

Hi & Welcome.............

[todd8137]

hi mike and welcome a board

[swamp thing]

Hi Mike

Welcome to the lounge

[Rusty Strings]

Hi and welcome

[Big E]

Hello, welcome to SGL.

[jmr.6@att.net]

Hello newbie, May I suggest a small fast refractor first,like a 80mm f-5(Orion makes a great one) rich-field telescope. It's pretty cheap and it will get you started. And when you want to boost your light gathering ability(and you will!) a nice 8in(200mm) Dobsonian will show you thousands of objects for not much more than the little refractor! I hope that helps a little. I'm sure others have excellent advise for you as well. Always look up!...JMR

[Charon]

Hi Mike, welcome to the forum.

[spaceboy]

Welcome to SGL Mike

[imarcs]

Hello, welcome to SGL. tons of good advice here. Dont rush

[Smood]

Hi and welcome to SGL Mike..