Olek110 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi everyone my name is Richard and I'm a complete newbie from Southampton, England. A family member bought me a Skywatcher Explorer 130p for my birthday in march. I'm assured this is a fairly good newbie scope and so far on the few cloudless nights we've had I've managed to start learning the ropes with some amazing views. I've found the topics and conversations on here infinitely helpful in getting started and thought it was about time I actually registered.Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Richard and welcome to SGL. Yep, they have got you a good scope there, enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamp thing Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi RichardWelcome to the forum.Nice present you received there. Glad your enjoying the views.The night sky is wonderful isn't it?Good to read you're finding the forum of some help. Anything else we can help with just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Welcome to SGL.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight 1 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi & Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Richard and welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAGRANGE Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Richard and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotterless45 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi, read everything you can and keep a notebook.Watch the wallet though!Clear skies, Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikey Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hello & welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Richard and welcome to the forum. To help find objects and to generally learn the constellations etc, you may want to look at this free piece of planetarium software called "Stellarium". It's very popular here on the forum and there are plenty of features to keep you occupied when the clouds come in. One of them is the advance date/time feature which will let you see what is coming up and when. Very useful if your view is obstructed and you want to know when Saturn is going to appear from behind next door's rooftop!Clear skies for now and hope you enjoy the forum.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olek110 Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Thanks for the advice guys. I've bought a couple of different eyepieces, the two the scope came with are very good but two felt a little limiting, fortunately these were very inexpensive and add a new dimension to viewing the sky, can anyone recommend any other equipment that might be useful? I'm told Barlow Lenses are worth having on board. As far as software goes I'm a hardcore Linux user so I'm more or less limited to kstars which so far is doing a superb job keeping me orientated. Once I feel a little more comfortable with the basics I'd like to take a crack at some photography, I'm told the Philips spc880 is a good and inexpensive place to start are there any strong opinions on this webcam either good or bad?Sorry for the barrage of questions. Any advice or opinions will be very great fully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Haze Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Richard & welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObscuredbyClouds Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Richard and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telesto Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Richard, welcome to sgl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker1947 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Welcome to the SGL, Forums Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Richard, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSuppalot Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Richard and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxoLight Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 HI Richard and welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hi Richard and welcome to Sgl enjoy the forums Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naemeth Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hello Richard, and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hello Richard and a warm welcome to SGL.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatermass Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Great little scope you have there I started with this one 2 years ago. Welcome to the forums lot of help and advice on here for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hello Richard and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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