Munkie Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hello SGL, My Name is George, I'm 29 from Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK).I have been a member for a few years but never got around to being an active member as I felt lost/confused with all this telescope jargon.Anyways I have came back this time to post and learn as yesterday I bought my very first telescope (still need to learn how to set it up tho).I have got my hands on a Celestron NexStar 90GT, I know its cheap compared to a lot of the scopes you guys/girls will be using, but I didnt want to spend a fortune on my first scope.It also has SkyAlign with it, which I had trouble setting up as I have no Idea what Time zone to enter for it (UK), so any tips would be great for that too.In the future once I learn how to set it up and use it, I will also be attempting to try AstroPhotography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George, welcome to SGL! A great place to be and find out lots of stuff and make some friends.If you think AP will be your bag, can I suggest a purchase of the book 'Making Every Photon Count' available in the book section of the FLO website. It's an imagers bible and we should all have one for when we start out!!!Look forward to seeing you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIP3802 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi, George, and welcome (back) to SGL! I don't know your exact scope, but when entering the details using the handset there should be an option for "Universal Time" this is the one to choose for the U.K. Until the end of this month we are also on 'daylight saving' and this option, too will have to be chosen. Most handsets also require the American system of date entry: Month, Day Year.Hope this helps,Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi Geoprge, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Welcome to SGL, George!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 A warm welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thanks for the warm welcome.I think I figured out the settings from another post on here regarding Skyalign.This is the said telescope, sorry about picture quality, it was taken on my iPhone last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi george welcome to sgl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandancer10 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George and welcome from another newbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hello & welcome Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George welcome to the loungeyou will get plenty of help setting up your scope. Enjoy!Good Luck and Clear Sky's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumph242 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George, welcome and here's to clear skies.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk - now Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thanks for all the warm welcomes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbj Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Welcome from another North Easterner - albeit a tad further north Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxoLight Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George and welcome along to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hello George and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Hi and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Welcome to SGLJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barto Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hello SGL, My Name is George, I'm 29 from Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK).I have been a member for a few years but never got around to being an active member as I felt lost/confused with all this telescope jargon.Anyways I have came back this time to post and learn as yesterday I bought my very first telescope (still need to learn how to set it up tho).I have got my hands on a Celestron NexStar 90GT, I know its cheap compared to a lot of the scopes you guys/girls will be using, but I didnt want to spend a fortune on my first scope.It also has SkyAlign with it, which I had trouble setting up as I have no Idea what Time zone to enter for it (UK), so any tips would be great for that too.In the future once I learn how to set it up and use it, I will also be attempting to try AstroPhotography.Hi George,I've just joined too. Going to get involved in the forums, seems the best way to get knowledge and get used to the termsGood luck,Barto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars1967 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hello from Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliadian Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hello SGL, My Name is George, I'm 29 from Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK).I have been a member for a few years but never got around to being an active member as I felt lost/confused with all this telescope jargon.Anyways I have came back this time to post and learn as yesterday I bought my very first telescope (still need to learn how to set it up tho).I have got my hands on a Celestron NexStar 90GT, I know its cheap compared to a lot of the scopes you guys/girls will be using, but I didnt want to spend a fortune on my first scope.It also has SkyAlign with it, which I had trouble setting up as I have no Idea what Time zone to enter for it (UK), so any tips would be great for that too.In the future once I learn how to set it up and use it, I will also be attempting to try AstroPhotography.This vid on Youtube is not exactly your scope but setup is the same : Look around at video's it helps a lot at picturing what to do for setup. Time, Align etc..All the best and welcome.Ask anything, anytime, were all here to learn.Clear Skies,Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.