Hello from the dark skies of the Isle of Wight

[simon955]

Hello SGL,

I thought it about time to make my self known and make my maiden post. A brief intorduction, I have always been interested in astronomy and a year ago I bought my first and still current scope. My Celestron Nexstar 6SE serves me well for fairly bright objects for visual observing, but I feel the need to move on and be more ambitious such as home made Dobs and solar observations prehaps an imaging setup in the future.

I am lucky to live one the IOW and have decent skies, very good when looking south and am a member of the local astronomy society.

Clear skies everyone.

Simon.

[Brendan of Borg]

Hello Simon and welcome!

Lots of great DIY advice on here if you trawl the threads! Enjoy

[MarkF]

Hi Simon,

Welcome, dark skies and good fishing on the door step what a great combination.

[WayBig]

My parents have just moved to the IOW, I was there a few weeks ago - scopeless but enviously looking up at the skies there. Definitely taking my scope for any visits later in the year once the nights draw in.

[david o]

Hi Simon,

Welcome aboard

You'll find a wealth of experience and knowledge on here, whatever direction your astronomy takes.

[angusb1]

Hello Simon

[Rusty Strings]

Hi Simon, welcome to SGL.

[Talitha]

Hi and welcome to the group, Simon.

[JamesM]

Hi Simon,

Welcome to the forum, glad to have you aboard.

Clear skies

James

[Space Beagle]

Hello from me too Simon

Doc

[kidlands]

Hi Simon

A warm welcome to the stargazers lounge forum.

steve

[brantuk]

Hi and welcome to the group

[Astro_Baby]

HI from me too

[BAZ Senior]

Hi Simon, welcome to SGL.

[weega]

Hi!

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Simon!

Dana

[johnh]

Welcome from me too.

JohnH.

[the rev]

Hello

used to live on te IOW, but work took me to Dorset. Nice dark skies out there.

Welcome to the forum

Kate

[glowjet]

Hi Simon,

A very warm welcome to SGL, hope you enjoy the forum.

John.

[Nermal]

Hi Simon,

Welcome to the forum! Quite fancy a holiday to the Isle of Wight - might take the scope along

[R2-ditt0]

hello and welcome......how I envy those skies of yours.....try living in slough!

[SkyHermit]

Hi Simon, just over the water in Lymington so we share the same bit of Sky, bet it's darker where you are though. Welcome to the forum.

SH

[ks414]

Hi Simon and a very warm welcome. Make the most of your dark skies and enjoy your time here.

Kev

[russ]

Hi Simon,

Welcome to the forum. Just across the water near Southampton. Although IOW is where we hope to retire too one day (getting ever further away now). It's a lovely place, we usually stay in Niton or Freshwater. Skies down at St Catherines Point were awesome last year.......just watched the stars sink into the horizon.

[Mamsoth]

Welcome Simon