Hi from Northern Ireland

[MalcolmM]

Hello everyone,

I have been following this forum for a good few months anonymously researching telescopes, eyepieces, mounts etc. and have found the posts very useful.

I have always been interested in astronomy since teenage years but lockdown provided a great opportunity to upgrade my gear from a cheap but much loved SkyWatcher.

I am now vast sums of money out of pocket having decided that Takahashi is the only way to go

I loved my FC100DC so much I bought an FS60CB/Q as a travel scope!

I am mostly visual but occasionally stick a DSLR on the end of the scope.

Thank you to all the Tak lovers who's posts persuaded me there was something special about them. I am very much in that camp now; no disrespect to the many other excellent scopes!

Malcolm

[banjaxed]

Hi Malcolm, welcome to SGL.

[Dave scutt]

Hi and welcome to the lounge 

[Les Ewan]

Looking forward to seeing your DSLR images, that's how I like too image as well, maybe its not as good as a dedicated astro equipment but cheap and cheerful and great fun. However don't let it dominate over your visual observation. 

[Padraic M]

Welcome Malcolm, enjoy that Tak!

[JeremyS]

Welcome to a fellow Takophile 😊👍🏻

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Malcolm, welcome. 

[barbulo]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

[MalcolmM]

1 hour ago, JeremyS said:

Welcome to a fellow Takophile 😊👍🏻

Thanks! I'm afraid you've been blamed every time my partner complains about another expensive telescope appearing from FLO

 

[Starwatcher2001]

Welcome aboard SGL Malcolm. Good to have you with us.

Nah, you haven't been spending, you've been investing.

You'll be quids in when your FC100DC and FS60CB/Q have puppies  🙂

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL 

[MalcolmM]

2 hours ago, Les Ewan said:

Looking forward to seeing your DSLR images, that's how I like too image as well, maybe its not as good as a dedicated astro equipment but cheap and cheerful and great fun. However don't let it dominate over your visual observation. 

Just to put a stake in the ground as to my amateurishness here's my favourite two. The deep sky is 10 half second shots (no guided mount at the time), no darks or flats and processed in Sequator. I used a Skywatcher 4" Startravel. The moon is a single shot through the Tak. I must say I have been blowen away by the incredible images posted on this forum.

[JeremyS]

1 hour ago, MalcolmM said:

Thanks! I'm afraid you've been blamed every time my partner complains about another expensive telescope appearing from FLO

 

Pleased to be of service 🤣

[Floater]

Welcome. Hope you continue to have lots of fun - though expensive fun in your case. 🙂

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

[Rekrab]

Welcome to SGL. It's always nice to see other people from Norn Iron

[MalcolmM]

On 18/09/2021 at 06:35, PeterCPC said:

Hello and welcome.

Hi Peter,

I have just been browsing through your pics in the link in your signature.

They are fabulous!

Malcolm

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire🙂