fenrisulfr Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Greetings,My wife surprised me with an Orion 130st as an early a Christmas present. I've thouroghly enjoyed seeing Jupiter and its 4 moons and also the moon craters. Looking forward to seeing a lot more! Located near Columbus Ohio.Trying to figure the equatorial mount out...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Welcome to SGL.Equatorial mounts seem complicated at first, but they're fine once you get the hang of them.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenrisulfr Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 So i watched the eyes on the sky youtube videos this morning and i totally got the hang of it tonight. We saw Jupiter the best we've seen it yet. We saw M45 which was totally cool! Lastly, we looked around Orion's belt but didn't see much. I'm totally happy. Oh yea and we are in the middle of a city with a ton of light, cant wait to go somewhere dark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi Fenrisulf and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hey, what a terrific gift and I'm pleased that you are already enjoying looking through the scope. Welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 He and welcome to SGL.Great gift and a good time of year to start observing, nice long evenings and all the winter goodies plus Jupiter.Keep on enjoying the views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 A warm welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwc Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hello and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigdisVZ Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi and welcome! Glad to have you on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Scunthorpe Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Welcome to SGL.Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 hi from me great news on the new scopepat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Welcome to SGL, fenrisulfr!Reds fan?Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astronomit Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi, and welcome to SGL!Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobee Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranas Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Welcome to lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningMajor Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi and welcome from me tooEnjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazel Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi Fenrisulf, welcome to the forum. The 130's are lovely scopes, and you should get many great nights viewing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siriusmeg Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hello and welcome from me too enjoy your scope, get out to a dark site soon, it'll blow you away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris h Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hello & welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi and welcome to the forum. I must say that was a nice surprise - the best I get from my better half is a shrug of the shoulders and the words "....very nice dear, what am I supposed to be looking at?" Bless, you can only help them so far! :grin:Clear skies for the next observing session and hope you enjoy the forumJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Green Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi welcome to the SGL Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telesto Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi and welcome to sglClive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hello Fenrisulfr and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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