Hello!

[AndyG63]

Hi all,

Great forum! I feel I have to join - not least because it's with some shock that I realise I've been an amateur astronomer for about 35 years.

I'm here to improve my woeful astrophotography skills, and maybe occasionally rant about my night skies: I live on a hill and have a great view from the northeast via south to west from my back garden, with no trees or buildings to obscure the view above about ten degrees.

So what's wrong with that? Well, the sodium-lit skies of Airdrie, my hometown, make a mockery of the dark: a good night is about mag 3.0 with the naked eye. The incentive to buy better (bigger) equipment is outweighed by the need to stay portable enough to sling it all in the car and head out of town.

Andy

[SeedyF]

Hello back.

I hear you about the light polution. Drives me nuts, that and the neighbours trees :-(

[oldfruit]

Hi and welcome.

[glowjet]

Hi Andy,

A very warm welcome to SGL, maybe with the Government cut backs the Council may think about turning them down in due course, we can live in hope, enjoy the forum.

John.

[JamesM]

Hi Andy and welcome to the forum.

Sounds an obvious question but have you tried using any light pollution filters? They're not a miracle cure but as they say, every little bit helps.

I live in Bristol, I won't say its bright at night but we've saved a small fortune in not having to turn on any lights at home when evening comes around.:D It might be a pain contemplating the need to be mobile but to be honest, sometimes its easier going out to the countryside to avoid the unnecessary 'creeping' around in your own garden or if you drop something on the floor you can curse at full volume - swearing in silence just isn't quite the same!!

Clear skies for your future obs.

James

[Stealth]

Hello and Welcome

[malx]

Hi Andy, welcome to SGL

[just looking]

Hello Andy from me too

[nightfisher]

Hi andy and welcome to sgl, my home town is bad for light pollution but im lucky i cane be on the moors in ten mins

[Bizibilder]

Hello Andy and welcome to SGL!!

[RayGil]

Welcome Andy, I'm sure you will find all the info you require in the SGL

[Patrick1948]

Hi Andy and a warm welcome to SGL...clear skies to you.

[weso]

hi and welcome to SGL

[phillc]

Hello Andy and a warm welcome to SGL.

phillc

[Pete Presland]

hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire

[Rusty Strings]

Hi and welcome from me too

[BAZ Senior]

Hi Andy, welcome to SGL.

[Guest Andromeda1]

Hello Andy Welcome to the group

[brantuk]

Hi Andy and welcome to the forum

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, Andy!

Dana

[Brendan of Borg]

Hello and welcome!

[mark7331]

Hi Andy and welcome to SGL.

[AndyG63]

Many thanks for all the warm welcomes! I'm going to spend the next few days leaning on the "search" facility and learning stuff before I come out with newbie-nonsense questions!

Andy

[Aussie]

Hello, and welcome to SGL.

[johnh]

Welcome from Brisbane.

JohnH.