New here and I buy my first Scope tomorrow TAL-1 4.3"

[purplepeopleeater]

Hi All you Star people, I'm new to this site, and it's also because of this site and a most amazing review that i read by one of the members here that I am taking a 3 hour bus journey to Aberdeen tomorrow morning to pick up my first real Telescope a TAL-1 and I must say I'm so excited I don't know if i'll even sleep,

I am a keen photographer and most interested in Astrophotograpy, I have a Sony DSLR and a 600mm AF Zoom lens which gives me pretty good shots of the moon .. but I want MORE ! so with a little patience and a lot of time i'll be posting up a pic or 12 for your viewing.

[Baselessum]

Gratz on the new purchase and I am sure you will be enjoying the set up if the sky's stay clear tonight, here's hoping for you, and good luck with the DSLR, might even be able to get some shots of Saturn if your lucky

[Charon]

Welcome aboard.

[ronl]

Hi and welcome to the lounge

good luck with the A P, sure you will have fun.

Clear Sky's

[VigdisVZ]

Hi welcome aboard! You should be able to get some cracking shots at the Moon with that beast. Just keep in mind it becomes a lot more expensive when you decide you wanna go after deep space objects and need a tracking mount. And after that it get's even more expensive The curse of the amateur astronomer.

[jonnopfc]

Hi Purple and welcome to the forums. Being relativly new myself i can vouch for the fact that you will get plenty of good advice from the older/longer members on here.

Clear skies

Jon

[HIP3802]

Hi, purplepeopleeater, and welcome to SGL!

[Atlas]

Welcome to SGL PPE!

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, PurplePeopleEater!

So... do YOU like short shorts,too?

Dana

[JamesM]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

James

[Watchman]

Welcome, this is a very friendly and helpful community, enjoy.

[glowjet]

Hi PPE and welcome to SGL, may you be in for some interesting times with your new scope, enjoy

[Bizibilder]

Hello Purplepeopleeater and welcome to SGL!!

[Tim64]

Hi and welcome.

Ahh the Tal 1, I had one many moons ago.its still the only scope I miss and I have had some nice scopes in my time.

The moon, saturn and jupiter look fantastic with the Tal optics, one tenth wave mirror if I remember right,also it will show on a good night many dso objects and I think with good contrast to boot.

My one came with some coloured filters for the eyepiece , a moon filter and a sun filter.If you have the sun filter that screws onto your eyepiece, please dont use it, mine broke in half and shattered the eyepiece lens , lucky for me I had just turned away from the scope as it happened. I did not know this type of sun filter can be or is dangerous. Still I know for sure you are going to like this scope, great choice, fantastic buy.

All the best

Clear sky's

Tim

[Pig]

_{Hello & welcome}

_Shaun

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL

[Jim Steele]

Hi purple, welcome to the lounge. My first view of Saturn was through a Tal, blew my mind. Sure you will love it. A Great beginners scope and built like a tank

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire

[LightweightTim]

Hi PPE, good luck with the ap & welcome to the lounge. Cheers Tim

[Blazar]

Welcome.

Got to love a TAL or two....or three....

Though as other people have said....aperture fever will eventually get a grip on you ;-)

Best of luck with the AP. I have done a few AFocal shots with the 100R and RS and it is great fun.

Regards

[Colin A]

Welcome along and clear skies.

[Pyrodave]

Hi and welcome