Hi from a newbie in South Devon

[That Bear Guy]

Hi Everyone,

Just got a second hand AstroFi SCT 125mm after lots of reading, attending one local society meet up, and generally playing with Binoculars and Stallarium!

My Game plan is to get some experience (clouds allowing) and eventually a Dob.  Look forward to seeing you around here and asking lots of questions! 😉

All the best,

Phil

 

[Floater]

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

[cajen2]

Hi and welcome from an ex-Devonian and dob owner! 😄

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

[banjaxed]

Hi Phil, welcome to SGL.

[barbulo]

Hi and welcome to SGL

[That Bear Guy]

11 hours ago, cajen2 said:

Hi and welcome from an ex-Devonian and dob owner! 😄

Had to drive to Frome to get my SCT, I should have popped by 😄  😄  😄 

[That Bear Guy]

Many thanks everyone.

 

People making Hitch-hikers guide references in their Signatures? - That's a sign I know I'm going to love it here 😄

[UKDiver]

9 minutes ago, That Bear Guy said:

Many thanks everyone.

 

People making Hitch-hikers guide references in their Signatures? - That's a sign I know I'm going to love it here 😄

Yes, sass us hoopy froods who know where our towels are.

Adrian

[cajen2]

28 minutes ago, That Bear Guy said:

Had to drive to Frome to get my SCT, I should have popped by 😄  😄  😄 

You'd be more than welcome....with a negative test result, of course!😄

[rwilkey]

1 hour ago, That Bear Guy said:

Had to drive to Frome to get my SCT, I should have popped by 😄  😄  😄 

That was probably the MC2 shop where I bought our first telescope. however, FLO, the forum sponsor must be closer to you in Exeter?  Welcome to the forum BTW, good luck & clear skies!

[That Bear Guy]

1 hour ago, cajen2 said:

You'd be more than welcome....with a negative test result, of course!😄

Of course 😄

[That Bear Guy]

Just now, rwilkey said:

That was probably the MC2 shop where I bought our first telescope. however, FLO, the forum sponsor must be closer to you in Exeter?  Welcome to the forum BTW, good luck & clear skies!

ta

FLO are near me, but budget dictated that I got my "new" kit it from a private seller on ebay - drove up about 100 miles after work.  Took a risk but was worth it.

I got my EPs from them after though.

Almost set up in the Frome Sainsbury carpark after getting petrol when I saw the moon! 😅

 

 

[That Bear Guy]

1 hour ago, UKDiver said:

Yes, sass us hoopy froods who know where our towels are.

Adrian

🤣 

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL 

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Phil, welcome.

[UKDiver]

3 hours ago, rwilkey said:

That was probably the MC2 shop where I bought our first telescope. however, FLO, the forum sponsor must be closer to you in Exeter?  Welcome to the forum BTW, good luck & clear skies!

Being close to FLO is not currently an advantage. They're not allowing visitors at the moment. They were just starting to allow customer collections prior to Omicron, which knocked that idea back pretty sharply, which is fair enough.

Edited January 9, 2022 by UKDiver

[chrispj]

Welcome!

[That Bear Guy]

22 hours ago, UKDiver said:

Being close to FLO is not currently an advantage. They're not allowing visitors at the moment. They were just starting to allow customer collections prior to Omicron, which knocked that idea back pretty sharply, which is fair enough.

True.
I tried arrange to drop a return in when working near that area recently, but still no visitors allowed.

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 🙂