michigander Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Welcome to SGL, Paul!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Hi Paul the archer from.....erm...another Paul who is also an archer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pduk Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 I think there is a lot to be said for taking time, starting with cheap binoculars, getting to know the constellations and main stars etc. then if poss getting advice or even better getting to a local star party or astronomy club and trying out some gear to get an idea of what kind of gear suits you.Just a brief update, and having taken on board what Luke says: I should be taking delivery of a cheap pair of 10x50 binoculars this week (the Bresser ones) and I have a couple of books to get going with so I can try to gain some basic familiarity with what's up there. The telescope can wait for a while I think.I've just found out that there is in fact a Hertford Astronomy Group... I think I should contact them and try to pop along to their next meeting in October... Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Hello Paul and a warm welcome to SGL.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argon Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Hi Paul, welcome on board!Paul, Eastbourne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Senior Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Hi Paul, welcome to the forum.Check out the dark sky map, there may be somewhere dark near to you.http://avex.org.free.fr/cartes-pl/uk/UK-pl-relief-topo.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argon Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Hi from East Sussex!Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyM Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Greetings Paul.You know....A few (or several hundred) well placed arrows could help in solving your LP problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albedo0.39 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Welcome to SGL Paul. Good luck in all your astro adventures and as mentioned, the only daft question, is the one you didn't ask.Lots of help here - no matter what the interest ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Hey Paul, welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedds Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Welcome to SGL Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pduk Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 I dug out my old welcome post to write an update. Though I haven't been posting, I've been busy reading and discovering, and playing with some cheap 10x50 bins as well. I've just placed an order with FLO for the skywatcher 200p dobsonian, along with a collimation tool, rigel, 2x barlow and r/a finder. Yes, santa has been kind! I know it'll take a while for everything to arrive but at least I have started the ball rolling. I also have the new edition of "Turn Left at Orion" and a couple of other books plus some nice apps on my phone.This forum has been incredibly helpful in providing information to make an informed choice and also to set expectations... more later Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Hi and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker1947 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Hi Paul,Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMike Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Hi Paul,Welcome to the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Welcome to the forum Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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