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[CKP]

Hi all,

I'm pretty much new to astronomy.

I have my phases where I feel dedicated and read up on everything I can, only then to forget everything i've read shortly after.

I have a beginners telescope (Skywatcher Heritage 130P) and a pair of binoculars (Helios Naturesport 10x50), between the two i've seen some of the beginners objects.

I want to restart this hobby and relearn the things i've forgot, to also progress further than before and enjoy the night sky as I once did!

Thanks.

[Greymouser]

Hi and welcome to this great forum, welcome back to astronomy too. it won't take you long to get back into it.

[bosun21]

A warm welcome to SGL 👋

[PXR5]

Welcome to SGL! Thanks for joining us 🙂 

[Floater]

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL 

[barbulo]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

[CKP]

Thanks for the welcome into/back to astronomy.

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi there and welcome. 

[badhex]

Welcome back! Sometimes it's easy to feel down about learning and forgetting stuff, or not feeling up to going out to observe, but don't worry about it - I started with this hobby over ten years ago and got to the point of grinding my own mirror for a dob, until I moved countries and ended up doing not doing any astronomy for nearly 5 years and forgetting most of the night sky, until got the bug again and have been back with a vengeance ever since. Just enjoy the hobby and do what you can! 

[SthBohemia]

26 minutes ago, badhex said:

ten years ago and got to the point of grinding my own mirror for a dob,

🙂 Only 10 years? I am in the process of final figuring the 2 mirrors for a 200mm Newt/Cass that I began sometime during the 90's!!! Great to see another that has been through the ordeals of mirror grinding 🙂

[badhex]

2 hours ago, SthBohemia said:

🙂 Only 10 years? I am in the process of final figuring the 2 mirrors for a 200mm Newt/Cass that I began sometime during the 90's!!! Great to see another that has been through the ordeals of mirror grinding 🙂

Haha impressive! I will get back to it one day 😂

[SteveWolves]

Hi I would suggest joining Wolverhampton Astronomical Society www.wolvas.org.uk and coming along to the Perton Library Astronomy Group as we meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Library Thursday 21st July is the next one. Feel free to contact president@wolvas.org.uk for further info.

[SteveWolves]

Perton meet is tomorrow and is free just rock up 7pm - 9pm

[CKP]

5 hours ago, SteveWolves said:

Perton meet is tomorrow and is free just rock up 7pm - 9pm

Thanks for this Steve. I will have to do some juggling about to get there, thursdays are swimming and running clubs. I'll try and arrange it for next month though.

[Sunshine]

Welcome to SGL! I’ve been observing over twenty years and still aimlessly point my telescope around like every time is the first 😂

Edited July 21, 2022 by Sunshine

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire  🙂