London calling

[Dr Strange]

2 hours ago, Surreydocker said:

Thanks very much for the recommendation, my balcony may not have enough room for a dob but if not, my mother has a garden so maybe I could keep one there !

You are welcome. Another option would be the Skywatcher Heritage 130 or the Skywatcher 150p. Both smaller than the 200. And both a significant step up in terms of aperture to your Bino's.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/skywatcher-heritage-130p-flextube.html

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/sky-watcher-heritage-150p-flextube-dobsonian-telescope.html

[Surreydocker]

2 hours ago, Nerf_Caching said:

A more portable option could be the Skywatcher Heritage 130 or 150p, with the latter being a newly-released model. Both feature collapsible tubes and cost under 200.

 

47 minutes ago, Dr Strange said:

You are welcome. Another option would be the Skywatcher Heritage 130 or the Skywatcher 150p. Both smaller than the 200. And both a significant step up in terms of aperture to your Bino's.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/skywatcher-heritage-130p-flextube.html

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/sky-watcher-heritage-150p-flextube-dobsonian-telescope.html

Thanks, both, for your recommendations

[Phil Fargaze]

Hello and welcome. I`ve been stargazing from my location near to London for over forty years. I found this book to be a good bedtime read when it is cloudy.

 

[Surreydocker]

10 hours ago, Phil Fargaze said:

Hello and welcome. I`ve been stargazing from my location near to London for over forty years. I found this book to be a good bedtime read when it is cloudy.

 

 

Phil, thanks very much for this, I have ordered a copy !

[sloz1664]

Hi and a very warm welcome

Steve

[Floater]

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Ian, welcome. 

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂