Newbie from the Republic

[hobbiesaregood]

Finally thought I should post something here.

I'm based in Dublin (Ireland not America)

I finally got my first and second  scopes last week.

After a lot of thinking, looking and advice I went against all the advice and saved myself €700 by buying a second hand scope and goto mount. 

Next of course came the means of powering it and looking through it which was sorted yesterday.

I'm now awaiting everything to arrive by post and the opportunity to survey the clouds in detail. I assume that's the idea since we get more cloudy nights than clear ones....it wouldnt make sense not to use it...right? 

I'm now the proud owner of the following

Meade LXD 75 6 inch goto

8 & 18 mm BST Starguider

26mm 4000 series Meade

2x Barlow

Celestron Skymaster 20x80

Olympus 10x50

Skywatcher Star travel 80... I couldn't resist a grab n go.....with 10 & 20 mm EP. :) ....on the way from Essex. 

I now need a bigger house

 

 

 

 

[Bart]

Good luck from me down in Cork. Don't worry, we do get the odd clear night......

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL.

[tony210]

Welcome- do you get good dark skies where you are ? That scope should give you loads of options - best wishes Tony

[Soupy]

Good luck with the "new" kit! I must get back to the motherland sometime to do do some viewing. Miss the dark skies of Donegal of my youth!

[hobbiesaregood]

I'm in the middle of the city so lots of light pollution.

 

Funny that I never considered the lights a bad thing until this month! 

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi and welcome.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Failte go SGL. Dub born and bred here. Living in Kildare the last 2 yr.

[Dave In Vermont]

Greetings and welcome to SGL - nice to have you aboard!

Clear & dark skies,

Dave

[purdo]

Hi & Welcome to SGL.  Good luck with the new gear.  I'm from Dublin myself, living in Co Down now. I visit family there quite often.

[des anderson]

Greetings from cloudy Essex.Des

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 

[MarsG76]

Hello and welcome to SGL... clear skies

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

Peter

[Charon]

Welcome aboard.

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Hobbiesaregood!

 

 

Dana

[Dark Knight Gazer]

Hello and welcome to SGL!!

[JamesM]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

[baggywrinkle]

Welcome to SGL...what about the 3rd scope

[triton1]

Hi there and welcome to SGL there's always something else to buy with this hobby 

[hobbiesaregood]

7 hours ago, baggywrinkle said:

Welcome to SGL...what about the 3rd scope

Considering I've only pointed my binos to the heavens so far I daren't get a third scope.

I hope to bring my ST80 in hand luggage to Slovakia next month. 2500 feet and guaranteed dark skies  is just too tempting . If it wont fit, it'll definitely be my binos.

My wife thinks we're having a  romantic few days away while her parents mind the kids 30 miles away  in their house

 

[Bart]

Brave, brave man

[glowjet]

Hi Hobbiesaregood and welcome to SGL, enjoy your new scope and the forum,  I have heard a whisper that second-hand houses can be had on the cheap, from those observers extending into Astrophotography 

[xtreemchaos]

hi mate and welcome from charl in south wales.. uk.

[hobbiesaregood]

34 minutes ago, xtreemchaos said:

hi mate and welcome from charl in south wales.. uk.

Never heard of Charl but have been to bort and Llanelli.