Hello from Lisbon

[pedromreis]

Hi

Hello all, I'm Pedro from near Lisbon, Portugal.

I have no telescope yet, a budget refractor 80mm on its way, the one referenced here https://youtu.be/Na-aBhc_gTY

My main expectations is have a nice time with my daughter (it was her idea) and learn about astronomy.

If it sticks I'll be asking for advices on a "proper" telescope in a few months

 

 

 

[Floater]

Welcome. I hope you and your daughter have lots of fun with the hobby and the forum. 🙂

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL.

[Mr Spock]

Hi Pedro, welcome to SGL 

[Ships and Stars]

Welcome. Portugal is a great country, worked for a short period in the Alentejo, really liked it there in the rural countryside 👍

[banjaxed]

Hi Pedro, welcome to SGL.

[pedromreis]

6 minutes ago, Ships and Stars said:

Welcome. Portugal is a great country, worked for a short period in the Alentejo, really liked it there in the rural countryside 👍

I'happy you like it  And Alentejo is one of my favourite regions of Portugal also :).

 

 

[Ruud]

Hello Pedro,

Thanks for joining

[Starwatcher2001]

Welcome aboard Pedro. What a great hobby to share with your daughter. Wishing you clear skies.

[HyperBiotec]

Hi Pedro. Warm welcome from one Portuguese to another. 
I was also thinking about a budget beginning telescope but went for a reflector.
Hope you and your daughter have fun learning and watching the skies. 

[PeterCPC]

Hello Pedro and welcome.

Peter (Pedro)

[Tommohawk]

Hi Pedro and welcome to SGL. Hope you have a great time with your new scope - Jupiter  Saturn and Mars are all well placed at the moment, so hopefully you'll enjoy some nice views. Not sure what eyepieces you'll get with it - often the kit eyepiece isn't brilliant, so that might be your first "extra". Lots of advice here on this and pretty much everything else.

Boa sorte!

 

 

[igorigs]

Warm welcome to SGL! First thing to checkout I would recommend Moon, Jupiter and Saturn. For Mars I at least need to use a very high magnification to be able to see any details at all.. Checkout messier objects and learn a little bit about them. I was very happy when I saw M57 for the first time with my small scope. It is like a small doughnut made of smoke 😁 

Don’t hope to see stuff like they are from pictures and all is good. 

[pedromreis]

Im searching for a downloadable (legit) pdf with a sky map. This before I buy an Atlas.

For my location (Lisbon, Portugal), where can I find something that I can print, for free, that helps me find stuff in the sky? 

[Tommohawk]

1 minute ago, pedromreis said:

Im searching for a downloadable (legit) pdf with a sky map. This before I buy an Atlas.

For my location (Lisbon, Portugal), where can I find something that I can print, for free, that helps me find stuff in the sky? 

Maybe software is better ?

 Stellarium is brilliant

[igorigs]

 @pedromreis  Check this out, I still use it and it's very fun at least for me..

 

[pedromreis]

44 minutes ago, igorigs said:

 @pedromreis  Check this out, I still use it and it's very fun at least for me..

 

will check that! thks

[igorigs]

@pedromreis Glad to help mate

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Pedro, welcome. 

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂