Hi and hello from Harrow

[jonathan]

Reading between the lines,so to speak, I've noticed a lot of people also have a pair of binoculars alongside with their scopes,

What would be a suitable make/size to have?

Most people recommend 10x50, but I prefer my 8x42 because they are lighter to hold. Check people's signature info or read the binocular forum.

[MarkTwo]

Hi,

it's nice to hear from an obvious gear junkie. Keep us up to date on your future purchases.

Cheers,

Mark

[telesto]

Hi Lenny, welcome to sgl and the forums

Clive

[spektrumdx8]

Hi,

it's nice to hear from an obvious gear junkie. Keep us up to date on your future purchases.

Cheers,

Mark

He he he, sorry but couldn't resist, but I THINK this will be the last scope as I've now got 4 in total !!

Found out my boss at work is also into astronomy and he's just upgraded to a Meade LTS8- so I bought his old Meade ETX 90EC !!!- nice and cheap too and with a digital camera attachment - just spent the last 1hr and 45mins setting up and playing with my new toy,, got some ok shots of the moon and can honestly say Its really a lot of fun,

apart from slugs everywhere and me treading on them - its an exciting learning curve,,

Have noticed that everything gets damp- how do you deal with this and keeping warm at the same time???

[stolenfeather]

Welcome to this forum and to this extremely addictive passion!

Isabelle

[chesty]

welcome

[AndyHa]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Andy