Andy350 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Hi, my name is Andy, new to star gazing. Always wanted a telescope as we both enjoy astronomy. My wife wants to buy me something post Xmas, hopefully I can find some helpful information here. Happy Xmas all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobby Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Hi Andy, lots of types of scopes available, what are you interested in ? Planets , deep sky objects ? This will tailor the scope to suit your interests ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 hi andy and welcome to sgl need to know a few things first 1, budget 2, storage (have you got somewhere to store it ) 3, transport (are you planning on taking it with you on trips, have you got a big vehicle) mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clanger Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Andy350 said: Hi, my name is Andy, new to star gazing. Always wanted a telescope as we both enjoy astronomy. My wife wants to buy me something post Xmas, hopefully I can find some helpful information here. Happy Xmas all. Welcome and Happy Christmas to you too. I just searched for 'first telescope' on here (the search box top right) and it came up with 'Found 23,324 results' you are not the first ! As others have said, a bit more information will help pare the suggestions down. Another important factor is are you in a town or rural setting ? Light pollution may have a big bearing on what you will be able to see from home. Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjaxed Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Hi Andy, welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun with your research and the hobby. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PXR-5 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Welcome to SGL Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Hi Andy, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloz1664 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Hi Andy, and a very warm welcome to the Lounge Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Hi Andy, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Many thanks for being so welcoming. I'm going to post up some more information in the proper section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Hi Pete, many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Hello and welcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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