harry1969 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hello all, thought I should introduce myself. My name is Harry, I live in Northern Ireland and I've just bought myself a new 'scope. I bought a Zeiss Telementor 2 about twenty years ago and dabbled a bit with that but it's languished in the attic for years (and I must get around to selling I think) but having heard about Comet Ison a few month ago it reignited my interest in the night sky so I started looking about for a new and better telescope to use to see the comet and thereafter to use for general astronomy and perhaps some astrophotography too. Having long liked the design of the Cassegrain, it being a fairly good all rounder and also compact for the aperture I was looking at getting a Skywatcher Skymax 127 Goto but happened upon a Celestron C8 XLT for what seemed a very good price on Ebay. I came with a CG5 mount, Kson 2" diagonal, an unbranded 32mm eyepiece of unknown design and a 15mm Vixen NPL. I also purchased subsequently the Skywatcher Synscan upgrade for EQ5 which I have successfully installed and had a play with on Tuesday night. I tried a few DSO's on the Guided Tour option but was defeated by light pollution - having set the telescope up in front of the house in the full glare of our street lights for testing. Still it was useful to get the thing up and running and guiding accurately. It also showed me how rusty my knowledge of the stars is when I first looked through the Polar scope and had trouble deciding which one was Polaris!!! Soon got the right one and got it lined up (well, I say "soon", it was't really THAT soon) and viewed a multiple star, the Pleiades, Uranus and the moon. I have yet to try controlling the telescope from Stellarium and I'm also currently trying to build an enclosure for a Logitech C500 webcam that I have lying about. Looking at getting a few new eyepieces also as my current set is far from complete. Thinking of starting with a 25mm Celestron X-Cel or a BST Starguider.Looking forward to participating in SGL Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIP3802 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi, Harry, and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome to SGL Harry - You've come to the right place for all things astro!!I look forward to seeing you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 A warm welcome to SGL +1 for the BST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi Harry welcome to the loungenice scope, Enjoy!Good Luck and Clear Sky's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hello harry welcome to sgl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome to SGLThere are quite a few here who would tell you not to sell the Telementor I think. Or perhaps would encourage you to make sure you sell it to them James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hello Harry and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Wells Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome to SGL Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacky Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome to SGL Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi from me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome to SGL, Harry!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hello Harry and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi Harry, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi Harry and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars1967 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hello from Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hello & welcome Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starman1969 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Welcome to SGL from sunny Blackpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Hi Harry and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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