Munkie 13 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. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
swag72 6,570 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 post Share on other sites
HIP3802 264 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 post Share on other sites
Mr Spock 7,417 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi Geoprge, welcome to SGL Link to post Share on other sites
michigander 665 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Welcome to SGL, George!Dana Link to post Share on other sites
wookie1965 3,030 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 A warm welcome to SGL Link to post Share on other sites
Munkie 13 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 post Share on other sites
JamesM 1,661 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to post Share on other sites
andyman 242 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi george welcome to sgl Link to post Share on other sites
Charon 1,386 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George. Link to post Share on other sites
Sandancer10 200 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George and welcome from another newbie. Link to post Share on other sites
glowjet 1,181 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George and welcome to SGL Link to post Share on other sites
Pig 6,107 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hello & welcome Shaun Link to post Share on other sites
ronl 942 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 post Share on other sites
Gumph242 5 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 post Share on other sites
Munkie 13 Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thanks for all the warm welcomes Link to post Share on other sites
sbj 28 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Welcome from another North Easterner - albeit a tad further north Link to post Share on other sites
ToxoLight 284 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hi George and welcome along to the lounge. Link to post Share on other sites
Bizibilder 4,751 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hello George and welcome to SGL!! Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Presland 11,373 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire Link to post Share on other sites
saturn4me 148 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Hi and welcome to SGL! Link to post Share on other sites
JamesF 18,027 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Welcome to SGLJames Link to post Share on other sites
Barto 24 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 1 Link to post Share on other sites
lars1967 14 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hello from Lars Link to post Share on other sites
Pliadian 34 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. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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