MrGold Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hello. New member here. Used to work in astronomy outreach and actually have a degree in astrophysics which put me off the whole thing. Recently went to some friends who had this terrible refractor scope (up to 60x zoom... with probably a 40mm aperture and you couldn't change eyepieces). And I managed to focus in on Jupiter ( and by focus I mean orange blob smaller than a pea) and could see 3 bright spots around it which were its moons. That brought a lot of things back so long story short , I now have a skywatcher explorer 130p (wanted heritage for portability but you cannot find those second hand in the UK) which ai got for a very reasonable 100 quid with a small CMOS camera included (looks like a Orion Stargazer) and a bunch of outreach books. Oh and a Barlow lens from Baader planetarium. I think it is safe to say it was a decent bargain. I am located on the Southeast of England and will plan on going to the downs and Glynde to do some observation. Pleasure meeting you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hello and welcome to SGL, hope you enjoy your time with us,see you around the forums. Clear Sky's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr niall Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hello sir! Would you mind amending your post so it’s not got that rude work in it (sorry forum rules ?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGold Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 29 minutes ago, Mr niall said: Hello sir! Would you mind amending your post so it’s not got that rude work in it (sorry forum rules ?). Is it better now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr niall Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, MrGold said: Is it better now? Thanks pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Welcome. Don’t let the degree put you off having fun with the hobby and the forum. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletrac1922 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Welcome from land down under Once hooked, always hooked, irrespective how many years in between Have fun with your new scope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hi, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Hi, Mr G, and welcome to SGL. Sounds like you have some good gear there to help you back into the hobby. I may be waayyy off-base here, but in view of your user name I have to ask ... O.U.A.T. fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Hello and welcome. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGold Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 15 hours ago, Demonperformer said: Hi, Mr G, and welcome to SGL. Sounds like you have some good gear there to help you back into the hobby. I may be waayyy off-base here, but in view of your user name I have to ask ... O.U.A.T. fan? Not sure how it started but I have been using it for ages... it just kinda stuck. Did my first observation last night and saw Jupiter and a couple of other things. Quite more than I was expecting in the middle of Brighton. One question though, Jupiter seem led a tad too bright and when using Barlow 2.25x with 10mm eyepiece (around 150x magnification) I had a lot of trouble focusing. I checked for collimation and it seemed fine (laser dot on the centre of the scope and back through laser eyepiece). Now, I did see the edges of Jupiter waver a bit due to atmospheric distortion and so was able to see 2 bands and the South pole but Jupiter just seemed white. Could it be just the atmosphere, could it be just hw it looks (though I don't remember it quite so bright and it doesn't explain the trouble focusing) or should I check my laser collimator for collimation and see if the spider is centred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGold Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 8 hours ago, Demonperformer said: I may be waayyy off-base here, but in view of your user name I have to ask ... O.U.A.T. fan? Actually, checked what OUAT means and imdeed, I used to watch it sporadicaly. I also thought the only good thing about that show was Rumpletiltsky (I am a huge fan of Robert Carlyle) so you might be right where I got my name from ^^ Totally forgot that show ever existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwilkey Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Hi Mr. G, and a warm welcome from me here in Swindon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Hi there, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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