betamax Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hello folks, hope everyone is good, this is my first post so abit about myself, 33 years young, 2 daugthers and a wife who got me a MERCURY-705 70mm (2.75") f/500 REFRACTOR TELESCOPEa few years ago, now with a buget of 5-7 hundred pounds im after a upgrade, theres so many to look at but no shops that show them, they just say they can order, what im after is good advice on a good scope for deep space viewing and starting into astrophotography.please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfisher Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 hello and welcome to sgl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li'l john Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi Betamax, welcome. I'm using the the same scope as you. Can't offer much advice but I'm sure there's plenty of choice with your budget. I'm sure you'll have plenty of advice soon. Lot's of online retailers of course but it can be difficult to get dimensions and weights. It surprised me how big seemingly modest scopes can be.Best of luck! PS AstroBaby has a post somewhere on this forum titled "Have you seen the size of that?" which may be of use to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Senior Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi Betamax, welcome to the Lounge.Iam a visual only kind of guy, but if you post your question in Beginners help and advice some one with knowledge of the dark side will be able to advise.Seeing that you are from Nottingham, feel free to pop over to East Midland Stargazers and have a look.Enjoy your stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi betamax and welcome o the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire,that should get you a cracking scope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi Betamax and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbytate Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi and welcome from me to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi Betamax and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromart Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi Betamax welcome along. You'll get all the advice you need from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 hi and welcome to the lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hello beta max and a warm welcome to SGL.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 A warm welcome to SGL.JohnH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan of Borg Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hello and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betamax Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Wow thanks for all the welcomes, and thanks Li'l john ill take a looksy, i least i know already my budget gets a cracking scope, its just all the choices it boggles my mind, but i got my eye on the EXPLORER-200P (EQ5) or the EXPLORER-150PL (EQ3-2) with a pro scan, but not that bothered yet, anyone own one of these or similar ? are they any good to get started with astrophotography ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Betamax, a warm welcome to the SGL forum John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hello Betamax and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeyears Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Betamax and welcome to the forum, nice username, I can remember buying one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satnavsatnav Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hello and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic77 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Betamax,Welcome to SGL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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