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Hello Forum Members,

My name is Patrick, and I've been messing around with small

telescopes on and off for a few years. My kids and I enjoy

getting out during the Summer months and viewing the Moon

at night.

I've tried viewing other things, but our scopes have been so small

that we really cannot see much of anything with great interest.

I've become jealous enough of coming here and other places and

seeing some of the pictures and whatnot others are taking and

the views you all are capable of with these larger scopes, and

have decided that I'm going to take the plunge into a nicer setup.

So I'm here to get advice and info from you, the experts, on

where I'm headed and what I'd like to accomplish.

Thanks for having me as a member, and I look forward to meeting

many of you here.

Peace,

Patrick

P.S. Really I'm not jealous, but I am fascinated by what I've seen

and heard here and am very excited about being able to experience

it as well.

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Hi Patrick, welcome to the lounge

You'll certainly find the guidance you need here. Direct yourself to the beginners section and fire away. Download Stellarium too, it's a free planetarium program that will help understanding what's there when you look up

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Hi Patrick and welcome to this forum, you will definitely find the help you need. John is right Stellarium is a definite must and best of all,.. it's free! I can't say the same for everything else in this hobby. Watching the night sky with family members during the summer months? PRICELESS!

Isabelle

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hi patrick and a warm welcome to sgl, have a good think about what you want to do with a scope, like observing or imaging get an idea of your budget then post in the help section

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