Hello

[YouCannotBeSirius]

Hi all,

I'm new to the site... I'm here to learn and enjoy the company of like-minded folk. I've always been fascinated by the night sky, for me it keeps things in perspective and the ability to look back in time is endlessly fascinating. I don't know what I'd do if I was unable to see the stars and it never ceases to amaze me how much of the universe I can see from my little back-garden. Individuals such as Carl Sagan, Brian Cox and Sir Patrick Moore have fuelled my interests over the last few years too.

My telescope is a Skywatcher explorer 130P supatrak parabolic Newtonian reflector which I decided on after much online research. I've only been able to use it one night, thanks to the Cumbrian weather, but I managed good views of Jupiter and its four Galilean moons almost aligned, and the Orion nebula. I'm yet to master the supatrak. And I use a pair of Olympus 10x50 DPS I (field 6.5) binoculars which provide fair views of the Andromeda galaxy. I'm in the process of buying a light pollution filter and additional lenses as my main interest is deep sky.

I'm looking forward to learning from those more experienced than myself and being part of the community. Thanks for having me!

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Welcome to SGL, Jupiter makes quite a sight.   I'm hoping to image it for the first time this Christmas.

[JamesF]

Welcome to SGL

James

[YouCannotBeSirius]

Hello, thank you both for the welcomes.

I love Jupiter, good luck with your imaging, I hope you'll share the results with us.

[sologuitarist61]

Hello and welcome to SGL

[Mr Spock]

Hi, welcome to SGL

[YouCannotBeSirius]

Hello, thank you both for the welcomes. It's nice to 'meet' you all.

[stargazerslivingroom]

Welcome from me, too.

Great handle and avatar!

Clear skies

Steve

[YouCannotBeSirius]

Welcome from me, too.

Great handle and avatar!

Clear skies

Steve

Hello and thank you! Much appreciated.

[NoSiriusly]

Welcome to SGL. Nice avatar name by the way.

[swag72]

Welcome to SGL, glad that you found us. There's loads of well informed folks on here to help if you have any issues, so pull up a chair and enjoy the ride!!!

Look forward to seeing you around

[JamesM]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

James

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL

[YouCannotBeSirius]

Thank you all for the warm welcomes and kind comments, it's great to be here. I am mostly looking around and reading at the moment, learning a lot already.

[Pig]

Hello & welcome

Shaun

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire  

[Bizibilder]

Hello You and welcome to SGL!!

[YouCannotBeSirius]

Hi all, thank you for the lovely welcomes. Nice to 'meet' you all.

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, YouCannotBeSirius!

Dana

[YouCannotBeSirius]

Hello, thank you for the welcome!

[Charon]

Welcome aboard.

[Stephen Green]

 Hi welcome to the SGL

   Stephen

[YouCannotBeSirius]

Hi both, thank you for welcoming me.

[glowjet]

Hi, welcome to SGL

[Maystar]

Let me know how you get on with the light pollution filter for your Newt.  Thinking of something similar for my humble beginnings as Hubby says I can't leave our suburban garden on my own!