Hey from West/North Yorkshire!

[stellawolf]

Hi & welcome to SGL

[paul schofield]

Hello Johnny and welcome to SGL. Great scope to be getting going with, you will have some great views with it. Be careful, visiting star parties and looking through bigger scopes can lead to you becoming bankrupt or at the very least a severe case of aperture fever.

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Johnny!

Dana

[camoscato]

Welcome to SGL!

[Rockrae78]

Welcome Johnny!

Hello Johnny and welcome to SGL. Great scope to be getting going with, you will have some great views with it. Be careful, visiting star parties and looking through bigger scopes can lead to you becoming bankrupt or at the very least a severe case of aperture fever.

Seriously, you need to heed this advice! I got my first scope for my birthday (July) this year (it was actually purchased in Feb and like you, I just couldn't resist using it before I was supposed to!) and already my Christmas gift list is full of accessories, eyepieces and books! This could become a very expensive hobby!

I would also agree with previous posts about not needing too many eyepieces at first... The 9mm and 25mm that came with my scope have been brilliant. I have been using a 2x Barlow lens as well though.

The eyepiece I have asked for for Christmas is a 2" (cos I can fit both 1.25" and 2" in my scope) just because I would like to see how different the two different sizes are and what they offer! Can't wait!

AND, this morning I fought myself on eBay looking for telescopes with larger apertures! Aargh! Help! Think I'm going to need a different type of support group if I spend anymore money!

Clear skies and happy looking!

Rae

(also from w yorks!)

[Matt Scunthorpe]

Welcome to SGL

Matt