Got my first telescope

[andyales]

Hi my name is Andy,

I have just got my first telescope for my birthday yesterday, setup it up and took it out to the garden for a quick play about with the little clear sky we had in a light polluted area and saw Jupiter and four moons in a line (perfectly aligned) WOW, whole family thought it was amazing and hooked.

I have took photos of aurora and now its time to take some photos of planets and moon to add to my collection, just need to work out how to attach my Pentax DSLR to the telescope.

My system is

Skywatcher Explorer 150P 6" Newtonian 750mm on EQ3-2 mount

[Gutross]

congrats on the Jupiter catch, Personally i can not wait untill i can do the same!

[damnut]

Hi Andy,

Warm welcome to SGL, You have seen one of the best sights in the sky, just wait until you see Saturn. Congrats on the new scope, should give years of good service.

[andyales]

Thanks, It will give me a lot of pleasure, just a pity I wasn't able to get a photo of Jupiter.

if the sky is clear tonight I will see what I can see tonight.

[-Aldebaran-]

Hi Andy, welcome to SGL, starting imaging gets you on a long slippery slope to the realm of the empty wallet!

Some great results can be brought about with the right kit, it doesn't float my boat though so can't advise on that topic.

Enjoy your scope and clear skies°

Ant

[xtreemchaos]

hi mate and welcome from south wales,you have picked a good scope and mount for your first setup,skywatchers are well made and you are going to see some amazing stuff with it.all the best.charl.

[Floater]

Welcome, Andy.

Have fun - which I'm pretty sure you will do.

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL

[slim80]

Hi Andy.Welcome to SGL.Enjoy your new scope.Sounds like your having a great time with it

[PeterCPC]

Hi Andy and welcome.

Peter

[swag72]

Hi Andy and welcome to SGL - Glad that you found us and hope that you enjoy your time here.

Look forward to seeing you around

[JamesM]

Hi Andy and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

[Dannae]

Hi Andy,

Loving the wow moment you had on Jupiter, it never gets old and I've been watching it for decades

Regards

Dannae

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Andy, welcome.

[andyales]

Thanks for the welcome everyone, I will be around for quite a while and I will post some images once I figure out the setup.

[Piero]

Hello! Have a lot of fun with your telescope! It can give you a lot of nice views! 

[Saganite]

Welcome to SGL Andy, and enjoy that very fine scope

[purdo]

Hi Andy & Welcome to SGL.  Good luck if you go down the AP path.

[Warped Drive]

Hi Andy, welcome I have just joined myself, looking forward to how you get on with mounting your Pentax on your scope. I have a Pentax K30 myself but I am not sure if it would work out on my Heritage 130p

[MarkJ44]

Hi Andy and welcome to SGL

Cheers

[Pondus]

Hello Andy and welcome from metoo, located on the coast of Norway

Rune

[canada kev]

Hi Andy, Welcome!  I too am brand new at this, I will be getting an Omni XLT 120 next week and I have a Nikon 5100 and hope to take some photos once I get use to the telescope. 

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire

[Charon]

Welcome aboard.

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Andy!

Dana