Hello from NE Scotland

[scarp15]

Great images - the 'Imaging, Widefield' section might be another area on the forum you may become interested in.  

Of course its not however your profile picture brought to mind a bit of resemblance to Scottish artist (1942-2013) John Bellany;

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Andy R]

12 hours ago, Ships and Stars said:

I jumped in the deep end and just bought a Stargate 20" dobsonian

And so it begins.......sorry I’m watching lm lord of the rings at the moment. It seemed appropriate lol. 

Hello and welcome

Andy

[Demonperformer]

Hi, S&S, and welcome to SGL.

That is some beginner scope! I'm sure you have some magnificent sessions ahead of you and look forward to reading your reports.

Enjoy the journey.

[Ships and Stars]

Thanks everyone - scarp I like the painting. Work is really busy this week, so I may not even be able to set the scope up until next weekend, but I've inspected the mirrors and powered up the GOTO system and it slews and does its thing properly on initial inspection. I bought it second hand but completely unused, sadly the original owner fell ill before he could get first light with it and I purchased it from his son in law, so it was a definite leap of faith! No warranty but a sizeable discount, or I'd be looking at a 12-16" tops (still massive scopes). Look forward to more chat and learning here, thanks again all.

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire ?