glenner75 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi to all! im Glenn and im from Telford,Shropshire,im a newb to all this but the heavens have always fascinated me,so im now ready to view the night skys in all its beauty,but then it suddenly hit home of where to start in this massive and complex past time,and then i came accross SGL and found what i was looking for with all the knowledge and experience one could ever want to find. So ive been looking around and trying to decide on my first scope and after a few headaches and changing my mind(god knows how many times lol) i think im going to go with the C8-NGT,as i feel it would be a good place to start, as then if i wanted to go down the imaging route ive sort of got a decent place to start one hopes lol i'd be interested in your views as to what you would sugest, thanks Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Glenn,wlcome to SGLI'm not familiar with the C8-NGT so I can't comment, but I'm sure there are plenty that canJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.h.f.wilkinson Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 You will have a lot of fun with a scope like that. I have an 12 year old GP-C8, which also sports an equatorial mount, but no computer control (which was out of the question back then). The optical design is very different: mine is a Schmidt Cassegrain, whereas your choice is a Newtonian. The latter is bulkier, but cheaper, and has a smaller central obstruction, which allows a bit more light in, and can produce slightly sharper images on the optical axis. I have had a lot of fun with my GP-C8, and 8" is a massive aperture to start with. There are some similar scopes from e.g. Vixen, but Celestron is generally reliable.If you can afford it, go for itWishing you clear skies,Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Glen,A very warm welcome to SGL, I hope you find what you are looking for, enjoy the forum.John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenner75 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 You will have a lot of fun with a scope like that. I have an 12 year old GP-C8, which also sports an equatorial mount, but no computer control (which was out of the question back then). The optical design is very different: mine is a Schmidt Cassegrain, whereas your choice is a Newtonian. The latter is bulkier, but cheaper, and has a smaller central obstruction, which allows a bit more light in, and can produce slightly sharper images on the optical axis. I have had a lot of fun with my GP-C8, and 8" is a massive aperture to start with. There are some similar scopes from e.g. Vixen, but Celestron is generally reliable.If you can afford it, go for itWishing you clear skies,MichaelHi micheal Thank you for thatGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenner75 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi john Thanks for the welcomeGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenner75 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Glen,A very warm welcome to SGL, I hope you find what you are looking for, enjoy the forum.John.Hi JohnIm going to enjoy SGL very much,thank youGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello Glenn,Welcome to SGL. You should have some nice dark skies near Telford, you lucky chap.Enjoy your stay.Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starjumper Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Glenn,Welcome to SGL.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil27 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Glenn,Welcome to SGL.If you need help spending your money this is the place to come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenner75 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Cheers fellas and thanks for the welcome,although since ive been thinking of getting a scope i havent seen the night sky lol, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Baby Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Few of us have of late - when you buy a scope some clouds come free in the box but sadly patience is an expensive upgrade Anyway - hi from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenner75 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Few of us have of late - when you buy a scope some clouds come free in the box but sadly patience is an expensive upgrade Anyway - hi from me too Hi Astro_Baby and thanks for the welcome,we can only wait and see what nature brings.thanks Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello Glenn, you can spend your cloudy nights here as there is a lot to look through for the newcomer so welcome to SGL. Any questions ask away.JohnH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tilley Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello Glenn, welcome to the forum!Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenner75 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Cheers JohnH and Scott for the welcomeGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talitha Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi and welcome to SGL, Glenn. As you said, there's lots of knowledge and experience here... hard to believe that each and every one of us started out as a newbie. Before you know it you'll be helping others along, too... trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattanglo Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Welcome Glenn.Kevin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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