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On 05/01/2015 at 22:07, John2503 said:

Hi all, the wife and I are total novices at star gazing

In our late 30,s have always had a bit of an interest in the subject.

I just bought my wife a celestron nexstar slt130 for Christmas with 9mm and 25mm eyepiece

Aware we might have to add and upgrade these at some point

I hope the kit is a good starting point

Keen to get out and view the night sky

Any advice and tips are very welcome

As at the moment we seem to be just muddling along

Living in Lancashire Im hoping there are some good spots to set up

Many thanks for reading and happy new year everyone

Hi there John, i am a tad late on this thread but i also live in Padiham, no telescope at the moment due to finances and no where to use it in my house (no garden, light polution) working on an idea for the attic though, just a simple set of bino's.

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Pondus
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Heya John. Happy new year and a warm welcome from cloudy Norway . Rune

jason.p
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Welcome John, and congrats on new scope. Don't hesitate to ask anything, there's always someone only too willing to help. I would thoroughly recommend you download "Stellarium". It's free, and an inv

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Hi John, and a warm welcome to SGL to both you and your wife! I'm just up the road from you - east of Nelson. That's a nice starter scope you have there, and a great Christmas present!  Although it is

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