Another hello from Kent, England

[christiano]

Hello all,

I’m across the river Medway from Snodland, so mid-Kent. Plan to go to the mid-Kent astronomical society’s family night later this week.

Unfortunately our partial solar eclipse this morning was obscured by cloud but at least I can recycle this piece of cardboard with a small hole in it now!

My wife & I have had a 114mm Newtonian for about 25 years and she just bought me a used Celestron 9.25in SCT for my birthday. Have used it for 3 nights, each of which have been stopped due to dew (the first try) or clouds. I have a dew shield; just thought I might get away without it that first night.

I definitely want to capture some images as well as just looking through it; it will be interesting to see what I can get; will the imaging bug get me?

Christian.

p.s. Sorry my photo is rotated

 

Edited October 25, 2022 by cadoran
Add signature and p.s.

[Floater]

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun … and success with the Dark Art of astrophotography! 🙂

p.s. I’m sure you’ll get back on your feet soon. 😉

[TheycallmeRiver]

Welcome to SGL.
I’m pretty local to you and my kids and I will be attending the MKAS family night on Friday as well - Health permitting.

[Kn4fty]

Welcome from across the pond!

[newbie alert]

Wondered why all that cloud appeared😳 but with a SCT of any size you will need a dew band, those correctors are dew magnets otherwise...

Mid Kent has a great reputation so I'm sure that you will enjoy their meetings... Enjoy 

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL

[christiano]

Thanks all!

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Christian, welcome. 

[christiano]

Back on my feet! (I rotated my image to the correct orientation)

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 🙂

[Albir phil]

Hi welcome from Phil in Spain😃