Display Name Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Hi there, New member here. For years and years I've been meaning to take some time and start looking upwards rather than at a tv screen or monitor, so last month I got myself a pair of bins and headed away from the city to see what I could see in the sky. I have to admit I was quite staggered at what I was able to see after my eyes got used to the dark. Since then I've been pretty much hooked. Why didn'tI get into this years ago! My wife bought me a telescope for Christmas so looking forward to getting the chance to check it out. I believe it's a reasonable scope for a starter then hopefully work my way up to something better. I was driving down from Aberdeen to Glasgow this morning and Venus was nice and bright over Aberdeen so I stopped to take a wee photo. Jupiter kindly put a an appearance and I was pretty delighted as that was my first glimpse of Jupiter as the weather has been pretty rotten. All the best Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charic Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Thats a good start. Binoculars are a worth while investment, alone or aside any scope. I have a pair of Strathspey Marine 10x50's primarily for mobile use when out in the car. I often travel via the A9 to/from Glasgow, and on the better nights, there are many places along the A9 to stop and nip out for a quick look. What scope you waiting to check out? Welcome to the Stargazers lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Welcome. I hope you have lots of fun with the scope and the hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark81 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Hi, welcome to the forum.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo204 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIDO Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Welcome to SGL, Best of Luck and Clear Skies... Freddie ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hi, Pete, and welcome to SGL. Despite being almost exclusively an imager with the scope, the binoculars often put in an appearance ro "cruise the sky" while the scope is doing its thing. And there is nothing like them for "learning the sky" ... discovering things that you can then revisit with your scope. Enjoy the journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hello Pete and welcome. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hi Pete, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hello Pete, and welcome to SGL, hope you enjoy the community, see you around the forums. Clear Sky's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 13 hours ago, Charic said: Thats a good start. Binoculars are a worth while investment, alone or aside any scope. I have a pair of Strathspey Marine 10x50's primarily for mobile use when out in the car. I often travel via the A9 to/from Glasgow, and on the better nights, there are many places along the A9 to stop and nip out for a quick look. What scope you waiting to check out? Welcome to the Stargazers lounge. It's a Celestron Powerseeker 76AZ. Whilst not that great, I'm looking forward to some decent weather to get out and give it a go. I'm sure it won't be long until I move onto something like a 150/200mm Dob. Just ordered Turn Left at Orion so looking forward to getting stuck in. Thanks everybody for the welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charic Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 26 minutes ago, Display Name said: It's a Celestron Powerseeker 76AZ. Whilst not that great, I'm looking forward to some decent weather to get out and give it a go. I'm sure it won't be long until I move onto something like a 150/200mm Dob. Just ordered Turn Left at Orion so looking forward to getting stuck in. Thanks everybody for the welcome! Just incase you need any persuasion..... I'm sure it won't be long until I move onto something like a 150/200mm Dob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 45 minutes ago, Charic said: Just incase you need any persuasion..... I'm sure it won't be long until I move onto something like a 150/200mm Dob. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hi Pete, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloz1664 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Hi Pete and a very warm welcome to the Lounge Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shine153 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Welcome and happy new year! Clear skies~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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