Hello from Portsmouth, UK, Europe, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Observable Universe...

[SnakeyJ]

Hi Jon and welcome to SGL from me - 10-12 clicks to your south east.    Good luck with the new rig, its a steep curve but a fantastic journey and you'll find a whole lot of helpful advice and encouragement here at all levels.

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Jon!

Dana

[Umbraldot]

Hi Jon and welcome to the forum

[Bizibilder]

Hello Jon and welcome to SGL!!

[Jonk]

Forgot about my intro thread...thanks everyone!

Some please steal my money so I can't keep spending it on this stufff.....

Only kidding, I don't have any money!

[terry67]

hello and welcome,,and as the old saying goes..practice makes perfect

[davedownsouth]

For the moment whilst I'm on the learning curve, I'll be in the back garden trying to locate and image as things are direct overhead, but when it comes to next winter, there's 2 dark sky sites we will use - Butser and Old Winchester Hill.

It would be interesting to know who else goes to these 2 places?

Hi Jon & welcome to the forum

I go to the Butser Ancient Farm site, and am hoping to do so tonight (please make the clouds go away  ).  It's a nice site and a friendly bunch of people, give it a try.  NB.  Facebook is the best way to get in touch with them.

Cheers,

Dave

[cockney]

hello jon and welcome to SGL. nice set up you got going on there. well should be clear for me tonight but yes can't wait for winter

[Oortrageous]

The summer is for the motorbike....!

I am into normal photography, portraits, landscapes, action mainly so have plenty to do. I'll use the summer to learn the equipment so when I get a good winter's night I can spend the time wisely actually imaging rather than learning.

Good advice that's come from this forum, so glad I read it.

Motorbikes and telescopes - welcome to the forum, and I'm sure we'll chat at some point with these common interests dude!

[nightfisher]

Welcome to sgl, portsmouth is my old home town, and the place i got started in this fine hobby

[CoseleyKen]

Hi Jon

Like you, I'm new to this but I've just finished reading 'Make every photon count' and I think I learned more about the technical side of photography from that book than from the scores of tomes I've read over the tears.

Good luck and let's pray this rain stops!

Cheers

Ken

[Jim Steele]

Hi Jon and welcome to SGL.

Some nice kit you have there

[jonnopfc]

Hi Jon and welcome to SGL. I'm just across the harbour to you and also learning. Haven't quite spent as much as you yet but slowly getting there  

[gingergeek]

Hi there and welcome to SGL