Total Newbie (Rebel without a clue)

[kreed]

Hi All,

I acquired (cough) a telescope a couple of months ago, Nexstar 102GT, & it's sat in the study whispering to me. I've never looked through one before but have always looked up at the night sky & wondered. I now have the time & the inquisitiveness to give it a go.

I'm pushing 60, male, & computer savvy ish. I live near Bedford, UK & have a big garden to tend. Off to Tenerife next week to top up the tan. I also collect old hand tools, engineering & wood, & have an untidy mind.

So hello everyone, & be afraid, very afraid!

 

[xtreemchaos]

hi mate and welcome from charl in south wales, you come to the right place for all your astro knowhow, dont forget if you get stuck just ask were here to help. clear skys  charl,

[mcsheffield]

Welcome to SGL Kreed,

take a look around here, there is so much information and help, you just have to ask.

Download yourself a free copy of Stellarium from Here and take a look if there a local group close to you here

then just remember you have the whole sky to look at.

Cheers

Andrew

[Floater]

Welcome. Enjoy the journey.

Ain't nobody afraid in the Lounge ... ??

[JamesM]

Hi Kreed and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL.

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi and welcome.

[ToxoLight]

Hi Kreed and welcome to the lounge, only one thing I'm afraid of...................four grandchildren.

[swag72]

Hi and welcome to SGL - I'm sure that you'll love it on the forum, it's full of helpful and knowledgeable people.

Look forward to seeing you around

[Starwiz]

Hi Kreed, Welcome to the SGL.  An untidy mind is a sane mind   

John

[hippie]

Welcome to SGL .

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

Peter

[Linda]

Hi Kreet,

Welcome to the site. Tenerife is a very good site for astronomy. If you have the option, bring along the scope. You can watch the stars at night and sleep in the sun in day time.

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire :-)

[seo]

Hi and welcome aboard.

[Charon]

Hi and welcome aboard from me too.

[glowjet]

Hi Kreed and welcome to SGL, enjoy the forum

[BeerMe]

Hi and welcome!  I was in your shoes (minus the scope) a couple of months ago but with all the great advice on here, i've progressed to my first scope and now have all the family looking to the heavens and pointing out stars and constellations lol.

If you really want to get involved in astronomy, then this is the place to be.  There's a wealth of information in the search bar alone but if nothing answers your query, there's a ton of people who look forward to imparting their knowledge.

Have fun with your scope, and clear skies!

 

[triton1]

Hi there and welcome to SGL 

[purdo]

Hi & Welcome to SGL. 

[Paz]

Hello and welcome to SGL!