Hello from Dorset UK

[richardtheboffin]

Hello all!

I am just getting sorted now that I have moved to Dorset and have nice dark skies.

I have a small dome observatory with a permenant polar mount for my LX200 gps (14").

I need to get the collimation fine tuned as I have not collimated it since the move here.

I have started taking a few photographs with a Nikon D3100 attached to the scope and been very impressed with simple single exposures of the Orion Nebula, Dumbbell nebula and Ring Nebular.

I am now investigating what kit I need to take more serious photos, so I'm looking into autoguiding and also all the post processing software.

I'll start by having a good look around in the beginners section on autoguiding setups.

Cheers!

[cosmological]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

[nightfisher]

Welocme to sgl

[Zul]

Welcome!

[RobH]

Hello Richard and welcome to not only the forum, but dozy dorset too

I used to have the same setup as you.

Whereabouts are you....I'm in Weymouth.

Cheers

Rob

[Charon]

Hi Richard and welcome to the forum.

[JamesM]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

James

[Tinker1947]

Welcome to SGL, Forums.

[Duns]

Hi and welcome to SGL - I have found the forum very welcoming and helpful - enjoy:)

[mcsheffield]

Hi, Welcome to SGL

[Catweazel]

Welcome to the forum Richard

[Demonperformer]

I am just getting sorted now that I have moved to Dorset and have nice dark skies.

Obviously a different bit of Dorset to mine:)

BTW Hi, and welcome to the forum.

[DOBBY]

Hi... & welcome to the forum

[King of Eton]

Hello and Welcome,

You are in a nice spot :-)

[Astro Imp]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

[glowjet]

Hi Richard and welcome to SGL

John.

[Bizibilder]

Hello Richardtheboffin and welcome to SGL!!

[Rusty Strings]

Hi and welcome

[todd8137]

hi and welcome lovely scope you have there

[Mr Spock]

Hi Richard, welcome to SGL

[Orion_the_Hunter]

Hi & welcome!