Astro_hobbie Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Hello everyone, hope you’re all well. Just want to introduce myself before I start asking hundreds of questions and looking for advice. I’ve been interested in astronomy for about half my life (19 years) with buying my first telescope, Skywatcher Dobsonian 200p about 12 years ago. I was out every clear night with it looking at the moon and planets until one day I decided to try and observe some galaxy’s but with every failed attempt and not knowing exactly where to look or what to look for the enthusiasm soon faded away. Fast forward a few years to 2018/19 I decided to get back into this amazing hobby once again so I dusted off the dobsonian and took to the back garden to view the planets and moon once more. (Which instantly gave me the buzz) With the help of a few apps on my phone I was able to find M42,M45,M13 and even managed to find M31. By this time I was contemplating astrophotography as I’d managed to get a few snaps with my DSLR thanks to YouTube tutorials. As lockdown hit I thought it would be a good time to follow up and start taking some images as I would be spending a lot of time at home. So with very little research and only going by what a couple of YouTubers recommended I purchased some new equipment and got to it and have been hooked on it since. Which brings me to now, I still have very little knowledge in what I’m actually doing but I have enough to get me by. I am looking at upgrading some of my equipment so I’ve come here to find answers and hopefully hear advice as I know I have so much to learn. The last thing I want to do now is rush out and buy something then a month later buy an upgrade ( learnt from previous mistake) Look forward to chatting to you all and meeting some fellow enthusiasts at some star parties some time. Clear Skies Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun on the learning curve and success in the Dark Art of astrophotography. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Hi Chris, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Hello and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Hi Chris 👋, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greymouser Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Hello and welcome, but beware it is a very expensive and slippery slope, that dark art! ( I am at the top of that slope too, but so far hold my footing! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurenceT Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveWolves Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Try joining your local astro society. see list under the resources tab at the top of the page. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 A warm welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_hobbie Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 Thank you all for the welcome. ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjaxed Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Hi Chris, welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoinfletcher Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Hello Chris! Welcome to the forums! Clear skies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Welcome! your story is not unlike many of our own starts in this hobby, including my own. When I first started I was discouraged when I couldn’t see any fuzzies in my 60mm refractor 😂 but in time as I grew into the hobby I found that it’s all about exactly that, time and patience, welcome and thanks for joining us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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