Hi from the converted.

[Newastro]

Hi to everyone at SGL,

I've been browsing though the posts here at SGL for a while now and think this astro site is great with friendly and helpful people.

I have been an armchair astronomer for quite a while now and have recently been getting a strong urge to go out and observe for myself in the cold and damp down here in Kent (guess I'm gonner need some more warm stuff).

Some time ago I bought a set of optics cheap ( 8.75", f7 ) and now I'm trying to build a Newtonian (hope I spelled that right?) for use from by backyard, it's taking a long time as I'm not an engineer, but I guess I'll have to be patient and take the 8x40 bino's out and try to find my way round out there in the universe. I'm sure I will be asking some advice from the people here along the journey to having my own scope.

In the meantime I'd like to wish everyone at SGL a very happy, prosperous and most of all cloud free 2007.

Malcolm.

[SteelRat]

Hope the build goes well - I still sit out with binos quite alot Welcome aboard Malcolm.

[FLO]

Welcome aboard Malcolm

[geppetto]

Glad you found us Malcolm

Make yourself at home.

Interested to hear about your scope build and perhaps

some pictures of it if you get chance 8)

Good luck with it all

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Welcome Malcolm. Would that be a Dob. type that you are building? If so, check out Phil's (Geppetto's) beauty in the workbench section, looks like a straightforward build and the photos are fairly comprehensive.

Captain Chaos

[CELESCOPE]

Hi and welcome Malcolm, nice to have to with us , keep us up to date with the scope ,

Cheers

Rog

[Albireo380]

Cheers Malky,

Let us know how the 'scope building is getting on. Lots of helpful people on this Forum.

Tom

[barkis]

Hi. Newastro,

welcome, and if you need any help with that scope, sing out.

All the help you need is here.

Barkis.

[Jamie]

Hi Malcome welcome to SGL.

[ZOG]

Welcome Malcom. There are some very wise heads on the forum that will be only too happy to give advice on your project.

[radioactive]

Hello Malc and a big welcome to the stargazers forums glad you have started so positive love to view your project sometime

[Kai]

Hi Malcolm and welcome

See your from Kent ,So hello from another Kentish Lad.

[Jeff RV]

Hi Malcom, Looking forward to seeing results maybe you could photograph the scope in the making so we can av anose. Im sure your get lots of freindly advice from this forum, there a great bunch of people........Jeff.