Hello from Cumbria

[Hungrymark]

Hi, I'm Mark from Ulverston. After years of being interested but not really being in a position to buy one, took the plunge on the apparently ubiquitous Skywatcher 200p Dob. I've only had it a month but impressed so far. Really enthused about using it more, problem being that Cumbria isn't exactly renowned for clear skies! LP not too bad from my garden though - milky way visible overhead, I've seen M81/82 with no probs fairly low down etc. There's a reasonably dark site (I think it is anyway but I'm new - found M33 through binos if that tells you anything) just out of town for trickier stuff anyway, and Grizedale not too far away. Anyway, howdy all, been lurking for a while, seems a good place for advice.

[Mr Spock]

Hi Mark, welcome to SGL

[DougM43]

Hi and welcome to SGL,, plenty of help advice and inspiration on here 

[Sam]

Welcome to SGL Mark!

[faulksy]

hi mark and welcome to sgl

[Guest]

Hi Mark, welcome to SGL

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire :-) 

[Floater]

Welcome. Have lots of fun.

[Nyctimene]

Welcome, Mark, to this friendly forum, and congrats to your scope, and your fairly dark sky. To see the Milky Way naked eye, and to spot M 33 with binos are really good indicators. There seem to be a lot of dark sky places all around you, according to this:

https://screenshots.firefox.com/GFnnqlS0zNdOCAYW/www.lightpollutionmap.info

The link: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=13&lat=6381246&lon=993318&layers=B0TFFFFFTF

Have fun and keep asking!

Stephan

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Mark, welcome. 

[ronl]

Hello Mark and welcome to SGL, good choice of scope, you will get lots of pleasure

and enjoyment for many years.

Clear Sky's.

[osbourne one-nil]

Yay - a fellow Cumbrian, although you're from the posh end!

[sloz1664]

Hi Mark and a very warm welcome to the Lounge

Steve

[Hungrymark]

3 hours ago, osbourne one-nil said:

Yay - a fellow Cumbrian, although you're from the posh end!

Haha, not too far from Barrow though, so I'm still keeping it real ?

Thanks all, nice welcome.

[Alan White]

Hello Mark

Welcome to SGL, from a southern boy who likes to think of Cumbria as my second home!

[JamesM]

Hi Mark and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

[Demonperformer]

Hi, Mark, and welcome to SGL.

You have dark skies, so you really can't expect clear skies as well

[PeterCPC]

Hello Mark and welcome.

Peter