gr8ful_dead Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi, just joined so I dropped in here to say hello. I am a rank amateur, my 7 year old son told me he wanted a telescope. I asked my brother what he had since I had seen a few in his house.. now here is where the fun begins.He gave us one of his and asked me to learn how to use it so I can show him how to use the other one. Like many folks do I am sure, he got started but get frustrated somewhere along the way. More on my first adventures later - suffice to say I have learned that the red dot finder and a low res lens are your friends.So, equipment I have is Williams Optics Zenithstar 70, EZ mount setup on nice tripod (the one with the wooden legs?), a bunch of lens and extenders that I do not understand yet other than to say (high res or low res). That's about it. I have seen some cool moons and happened to catch Jupiter on new years eve (it was brightest thing up there). Enough rambling, now off to do some reading.-Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Green Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Rob a warm welcome to the SGL:icon_confused: Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Ro,Welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOBBY Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Rob... & welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome to the forum Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lw24 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapallokid Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pessoa Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Q Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hello and welcome to the SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hello Rob and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Rob, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig20264 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome and Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Rob and welcome to the forum. You might have heard of Stellarium, a free bit of planetarium software that can make a lot of difference in finding objects or identifying ones you are not sure of and can be downloaded here.Clear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker1947 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome to SGL, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Kick Drum Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Rob and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMike Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi Rob,Welcome to the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Welcome to the SGL, Forums. you should read through the jargon and pick up the lingo hope you enjoy the scope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Hi Rob and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Welcome to SGL, Rob!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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