new member

[davepfc69]

hi all,new user from waterlooville in hampshire,just brought me and my 12yr old boy skywatcher1145p with eq1 mount with very limited knowledge of scopes and astronomy,just hope i dont get to dissapointed with my scope,and will be asking lots of questions already looking of upgrading eyepieces to better quality and maybe 5mm or 6mm lenses,so hi all again....dave......

[Starlight 1]

Hi Dave & Welcome to SGL.

[Naemeth]

Hello Dave, Welcome to SGL!

[JamesF]

Welcome to SGL.

James

[DOBBY]

Hi Dave... & welcome to the forum

[ToxoLight]

Hi Dave and welcome to the lounge, people in hear are always ready to help, have you found the free planitarium download Stellarium. www.stellarium.org/ it's a great tool in helping you find your way around the skies.

[Marki]

Hi and welcome, Dave!

Loads of helpful and friendly and knowledgable folk here, so ask away! I'd also recommend the book TUrn Left at Orion, a really good read for starters. REally helped me get an idea of what I could see with a small telescope, and I still refer to it all the time!.

Sure you and your son will be seeing great stuff soon enough

[davepfc69]

cheers toxolight just had a look and download looks really good,thanks again mate......

[telesto]

Hi Dave, welcome to sgl

[Tinker1947]

Welcome to the SGL, Forums Dave

[Rusty Strings]

Hi and welcome

[saturn4me]

Hi and welcome to SGL!

[Spikey]

Hello Dave and welcome to SGL.

[todd8137]

Hi Dave and family ,if you did your research and no what to expect of course you ,no every thing will be in black and white and not like the glossy images you see on tv and in books just remember,that what you do see is brill start with the moon at medium power

Pat

[glowjet]

Hi Dave and Son, welcome to SGL, you have already been recommended Stellarium the next step is a copy of Turn Left @ Orion even if you do not buy it straight away, see if you can borrow it from your local library, it comes with a long pedigree of acclaim

John.

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Dave!

Dana

[Charon]

Welcome to the forum Dave.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Welcome to SGL from me too!

A 4.5" is a nice starter scope. It can show you a lot, especially if you can get it to a dark site

[ScubaMike]

Hi Dave,

Welcome to the forums

[JamesM]

Hi Dave (& son) and welcome to the forum

Clear skies soon to put that scope into action.

James

[gingergeek]

Hi there and welcome to SGL

[Bizibilder]

Hello Dave & Son and welcome to SGL!!

[LukeSuppalot]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

[spaceboy]

Welcome to the lounge

[Quatermass]

Hi Dave and a very warm welcome to the forums