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Hello my name is Marc and I'm from Farnborough in Hampshire.

I've recently got back into astronomy, which I've always been interested in and I'm really enjoying it again.

I bought Meade ETX 60 to start off with which is a fantastic little scope and makes it easier for me to find interesting things, but is a bit lacking in aperture size so I've now got a Skywatcher Explorer 200p on an EQ5 mount which is superb.

I've had some fantastic views of Saturn and Mars, though mars was a bit harder to resolve than Saturn which i saw 4 of it's moons. M42 was fantastic even though i live in a very light polluted area, but with the 8 inch reflector it was still very satisfying.

I thought I'd introduce myself and tell you a little about myself.

Marc

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Hi rusty.

How are you getting on with the 200p? I'm trying to learn about the setting circles and polar alignment which is difficult to get my head around, but I suppose I will learn.

Have you had any luck?

Marc

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It is a fantastic scope and I'll eventually when I can afford it get the goto upgrade. I did manage to find the m3 the other night and even in a badly light polluted sky it still looked great. Look forward to getting out tonight.

Marc

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Hi Russ.

How's the skies in Southampton, do you get a lot of LP down there? It's really bad where I live, I was out last night and Farnborough town were playing and the whole north eastern sky was lit up, I was looking for M3 again but didn't stand a chance.

Marc

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