VE6CPU Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum so a little introduction is in order. I live in East Central Alberta Canada. Right in the middle of the bald prairies. We usually have a lot of clear nights which is nice, but we also have a lot of atmosphere to look through. I did a few astronomy classes in University as I've been a star gazer since I was a kid. Parents bought me my first telescope. It was a cheap small refractor. You could barely see the moon in it let alone any stars. I knew there where better scopes out there but at the time they where out of mine and my parents price range. Fast forward 35 years and I finally purchased a Celestron 6SE. I wanted a SCT as I used them in University and liked them. Also wanted something motorized so it could track objects so I could do some photography also. I got my scope a week ago and because of that we had a week of nothing but clouds. But last night it cleared up and I was finally able to take it out side. I quickly found Jupiter (moon wasn't up yet) and saw four of it's moons. After that I picked up Saturn just a little ways away. First time I've seen her rings in 35+ years. Then I did some gazing at the moon. I love how by looking at the edge you can see how tall some of the craters are. Like mountains jutting up. I'm hoping to hook up the camera tonight and use the computer to gaze at some objects. I'm finding that I get dizzy if I spend to much time hunched over looking through the eye piece. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maw lod qan Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Welcome to an incredible group. The amount of knowledge here is almost as vast as the universe. Edited September 30, 2020 by maw lod qan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hi, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletrac1922 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Welcome from across the ditch, Pacific Ocean John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 A warm welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hello and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjaxed Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hi and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil H Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hi and warm welcome Joe is in your part of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Green Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hi welcome to the SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigella Bryant Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Welcome to the forum, yes lots of experienced people here so ask any questions, someone will eventually/hopefully be able to answer them. Have fun with your renewed hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hi and welcome, big skies eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloz1664 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hi and a very warm welcome to the Lounge Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwatcher2001 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Welcome aboard. Good to have you with us. Sitting down is a relaxing way to observe and helps you keep your eye in a good position. Enjoy your new scope, there's a lot of fantastic jewels up there just waiting for you to take a peek at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringB Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Welcome from someone who just joined as well. About all I have in common with you is that I'm on the same continent and have a love for the skies. I'm a complete newb but I wanted to join in in welcoming people as I was greeted yesterday. I have found everyone to be so nice and open to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pete Presland Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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