1st Light at long last!

[Icey85]

Good evening all,

Wow! Now i know everyone must come on here and burble away at how awesome their first light experience with a 'proper' scope is, but wow!!

The 150pds arrived a few weeks back and this is the first time we've had anything approachng a clear sky,and certainly the first time Ive been without work commitments.

I could see clouds were on the way so very roughly pointed the polar North, and swung straight for Jupiter......oh my goodness! There she was - in front of my very own eyes with my very own 'scope! And with her Ganymede,Io,Europa and ( though i wasnt 100% at the time- thinking it could just be a rather neatly aligned distant star) Callisto. Even surface detail in the planet was - not much detail by anymeans , but if you were to look at the viewfinder image in isolation you could tell it was jupiter.

Oh , the standard 28mm SW that came with the OTA used to locate, and detail view with my thus far only other eyepiece - BST Explorer 8mm (starguider)

Then i had a quick little hunt around Orion and M42 - tick ! The Trapezium showed - to my eye clear separation. (well 3 of the 4 at least!)

Not forgeting a quick glance at the moon- nice

So, notwithstanding some issues with my motors not auto tracking as expected, all in all a very happy bunny!

Roll on many more clear skies, one and all!

[upahill]

Congrats! Exciting isnt it

Clear skies to you!

[faulksy]

congrats mate sounds like you had a great night. wait till the moons gone then your in for a treat

[ianle]

Brilliant isn't it.

Bagged my first Planet, Saturn, with my new scope early yesterday morning - awesome.

[astrofox]

Now the bug has really bitten you

[Bart]

Well done, there is lots of fun to come yet. Lots of exploration ahead. Good luck

Barry

[wookie1965]

Congratulations given good seeing conditions in M42 with the 8mm BST you should be able to make out the 6 stars in the Trapezium there is two faint ones you can make them out once cooled and your eyes have accustomed to the dark.

[Astro Imp]

Well done, once you get that first look through your very own scope you start on a very exciting journey and begin to realise why we all love love this hobby so much.

Clear skies and good luck.

[Icey85]

I know its a silly thing to say but having seen it with my own eyes, it kind of makes it all real ! Lol, not that there wasnt enough scientific evidence floating around already !!

[badgerchap]

Excellent, another convert lol! Hope you continue to enjoy it for years to come. Jupiter is a 'him' though