Hello from the Chicago Area

[quantum64]

Hello everyone. I'm really just joining to learn more about astronomy and meet some new people. I do not have a telescope, but do hope to get one in the near future. For now I just enjoy learning and studying the subject.

I work in the IT industry and will soon be graduating with my Bachelor's degree.

Currently in my sites is the Orion SkyView Pro 8 EQ (non-goto). It fits my budget, and appears to have great reviews. I'm not emotionally attached to it though, so if anyone has some suggestions, that would be great.

Thanks!

[Ags]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

[kris h]

Welcome To SGL

[Rusty Strings]

Hi and welcome to SGL from me too

[SwadBaggie]

welcome from me

[Bizibilder]

Hello Quantum64 and welcome to SGL!!

[Mr Spock]

Hello and welcome to SGL

[JamesM]

Hi Quantum and welcome to the forum.

Clear skies

James

[Ben Ritchie]

Hi Quantum, and welcome to SGL - my wife's from Libertyville, IL and we spent lots of time in Evanston while she was at Northwestern, so I know Chicago quite well. Stay warm!

[li'l john]

Hello Quantum and welcome from me too. I hope you enjoy your new scope when it comes.

[nobbytate]

Hello and welcome from me to

[Astro_Baby]

HI and welcome from me too -

[brantuk]

Hi Quantum and welcome to SGL

[Beyond_Vision]

Welcome to SGL Quantum

Regards

Kevin

[johnh]

Enjoy the forum Quantum.

JohnH.

[oldfruit]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

[Alfa Omega]

hello Quantum and a very warm welcome to SGL from me too. enjoy

best regards.Rob

[glowjet]

Hi Quantum,

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

John,

[quantum64]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Learning lots already! Looks like I'm moving to the Phoenix, AZ area in January. Anyone from around there?

[Skybrowser]

Welcome to the forum! Chicago - my favourite US city. Spent a great deal of time over there working alongside IBM. I was based in Oak Brook and then in the city centre - can't recall the name of the building but it wasn't Sears or the John Hancock Centre (sorry, Center...) but the third highest (AON building perhaps) - many happy times at the blues clubs, Navy Pier in the summer - fantastic. Lived on South Wabash. If you haven't been there, Phoenix is HOT - worked there too and thank god for air-conditioning! Am currently working in Oxford UK, but Chicago is my kind of town....

[quantum64]

Yes, Chicago is fantastic. I had an internship downtown over the summer. It's great.

I would love to visit the UK. I went to Europe for the first time this summer, but never stopped in the UK.

[Brendan of Borg]

Hello and welcome!

[Pete Presland]

hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire

[Demonperformer]

Welcome to the forum. A lot can still be achieved with the Mark I eyeball with no optical aid.

[Stephen Green]

Hi welcome to the SGL

Stephen