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Jackstay

Jackstay

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Hello,

I have been doing astronomy off and on for nearly a decade and have recently decided to get back into it in a big way.  I used to own an 8" dob and currently have a 6" newtonian EQ.  When I first saw the rings of Saturn in my dob I knew I was hooked and have been since.  My goal is to purchase something more substantial in the future and grow my interest by seeing even fainter objects.  I am thinking of a C9.25/11 or a comparable newtonian for visual astronomy only on a GoTo set up. Not very interested in astrophotography.  The staff at Vancouver Telescope have been a great help in assisting that discovery process.

Primarily I like to observe nebulae and doubles.  Lyra's double-double is one of my favorite things to observe because of it's complexity.  Looking forward to picking your brains about and contributing to the hobby of amateur astronomy.

Best,

Jackstay

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swag72

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Hi and welcome to SGL - Glad that you found us and decided to join. I have C9.25 that I use for imaging, I've sneaked a look through it a couple of times and Jupiter looked good. There's quite a lot of folks with the C9.25 so I'm sure you'll get lots of opinions on your new purchase :grin:

Look forward to seeing you around :smiley:

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