murrak Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Greetings fellow stargazers, I'm relatively new to the astronomy game. My wife surprised me with a SW 200/1000 reflector scope for Christmas and I'm just starting to get the hang of it now, (or at least I think I am, hehe). There's been a lot of reading and learning taking place in the last few months, but I believe I'm starting to get the hang of it now. Hope to meet you all soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 hi and welcome ,the first couple of months are always up and down just getting used to the scope and all the quirks they have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObscuredbyClouds Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponoobersie Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi and welcome I am in the same boat as you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrak Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 Tell me about it, It took me the first month to "correctly" figure out how to set-up my equatorial mount. It's not motorised, so starting off, I just pointed at an object and viewed it for a few seconds before I lost it and spent the next few minutes twiddling the dials to try and find it again. Imagine my amazement when I figured out how to align it properly and only use the one dial to easily follow whatever I was viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hello and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikey Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hello & welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic Deacon Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi Murrak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight 1 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi & Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul schofield Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Welcome to SGL.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOBBY Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi Murrak... & welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker1947 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Welcome to the SGL, Forums Murrak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi Murrak and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason.p Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi Murrak from another newbie. It sure is a steep learning curve. I've spent weeks just playing around with the mount, still haven't been out with it:rolleyes:. So much to learn, wish I'd started years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marki Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi and welcome to the lounge, Murrak. Only really started after Christmas myself, so I'm still right at the beginning of the learning curve! Still, plenty of time, those stars aren't going anywhere... (unless they nova ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hello Murrak and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianaiken Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ToxoLight Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi Murrak and welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 hi murrak and welcome to sgl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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