Wattsy Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 hello i'm matt from Lincoln. loved reading about astronomy for years so i finally decided to get a telescope the other day (heritage 3 inch reflector) and caught the bug want to upgrade to a bigger telescope maybe 6 inch ish but watching the pennies so if anyone can recommend one for up to £250 ish i'd be much obligedcheersmatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talitha Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hi from Wisconsin, and welcome to the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hey Welcome along, you'll love it here, very friendly and very knowledgable group.With regard your budget, have a look around for known names, as long as you dont buy 'tack' you'll be ok (by tack i mean cheap no branders)Skywatcher, Celestron, Meade etc etc are all good makes and anything around the 5"/6" mark will keep you going for a long time Anyways, enjoy your stay All the bestEddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezza123 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hey Matt, Welcome From North Hampshire :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hello Matt and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai150PL Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Welcome Matt, Hope you enjoy it here as much as I do, am sure you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark7331 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hi Matt, welcome to the group.If you're looking for a scope that will last you for a while then a popular one, which on FLO is just under budget is:-Reflectors - Skywatcher Explorer 150P EQ3-2It's a "real" scope with a "real" mount for a very good price.Common advice is, if you can, visit an astronomy club and have a play with people scopes before making a choice.Anyway. Welcome to SGL. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hi Matt and welcome to the group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hi Matt,A very warm welcome to SGL, hope you enjoy the forum.John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Baby Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hi from me too For £250 you could get a pretty decent scope like this oneReflectors - Skywatcher Explorer 150P EQ3-2or this oneReflectors - Skywatcher Explorer 150PL EQ3-2If you wanted an EQ type mount either of those would be good OR you get get more aperture using a DObsonian mount same type of mount as your Heritage scope but on a larger scale like this...Dobsonians - Skywatcher Skyliner 200P DobsonianWorth giving Steve a ring at FLO and see what he suggests. Any of those scopes above will do a fair bit, are serious scopes which will show a lot.YOu do need patience though - so I would definitely say get some eyetime in and make sure its what you want to do.Bear in mind also that bigger scopes are - well - BIG. SO they cdan eat space in a house and factor that in for storage and also transporting when you want to fgo to a nice dark sky site.Hope thats of some help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Dark Night Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hello MattWelcome to SGL, Like you I hail from the fair county of Lincolnshire and you will find several others here also.There is also an East Midlands Group attached to SGL together with a couple of local star parties being organised so joining SGL will help you get the most out of your time.Buzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malx Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hello and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hi and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hi Matt and welcome to the forumClear skiesjames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxo Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Hi Matt,A very warm welcome to SGL.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just looking Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Hi from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Hi Matt,Welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan of Borg Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Hello and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Enjoy the Lounge Matt.JohnH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Welcome to SGL, Matt!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Hi Matefor £265.00 you can buy a Skywatcher Skyliner 200P Dobsonian thats a good size 8" aperture lets in the light I must agree with Astro baby spot on, I would speak to Steve @ First light optics DougEssex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Senior Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Hi Matt, welcome to the forum.Don't forget to let us know what scope you decide on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 How do, welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markymoo Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Hey Matt, welcome to SGL. I can't really offer much advice as I'm new to this stuff myself, but they say the best telescope is the one you use the most. So while a large dob may afford excellent views, you've gotta make sure you have somewhere to (a) keep it, and ( use it. Depends on your circumstances of course, but something that size would definitely be out of the question for me.I've chosen to go for a small Mak because (a) it's small, ( it's fairly light weight, and © it's a closed tube so I don't have to worry so much about filth getting on the mirrors.Be interested to hear what you get in the end - make sure you post your decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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