Guest Andrew-77 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Ahoy-hoy! I'm new to astronomy and have been lurking here and at SGL for a wee while now. Bought my SW 200p a couple of months ago as a present to myself. Bought the dual axis drives for the EQ5 and am about to order a couple of Baader EPs and a Barlow as the standard SW ones are pretty awful. Think that should be enough to get me properly started. Looking forward to getting involved. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi Andy and welcome to EMS, good starter scope you have there, you will not be dissapointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi Andy, Welcome to EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrew-77 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thanks guys. Given that this is not a cheap hobby, I figured I'd buy something I could grow into, rather than out of. I've done nothing with it yet, hopped around the planets a bit and twiddled around the moon. I've spent more time on dark sky maps and Google Earth so far, looking for somewhere to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Welcome on board Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DN18 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Great to meet you Andy, and welcome to EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Welcome to EMS Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 If you haven't seen it all ready, can I suggest you take a look at a program called Stellarium, just search for it on Google, cracking bit of free software to get you started (once you have found a sutible place). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrew-77 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Got that, it's an awesome piece of software considering it's free. I'm dying to take it to a site I may have found; it's a concrete square at the edge of a farmers field (about 10m on a side), just off a side road in the middle of nowhere There's even a fence I can hide from the road behind. Hopefully nobody else uses it for anything. O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hello and welcome to EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi Andy, a warm welcome to EMS. That's a great scope and will keep you busy for a while. The Hyperions will really bring out the best of it. Enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Welcome to EMS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hello Andy, another Lincs member great stuff, I tell ya the yellowbellies are taking over. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi Andy and welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrew-77 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Ticked off M13 and M92 earlier! Thrilled to have actually found something that isn't Mars. The other half didn't show the enthusiasm I'd hoped for. I'll shake her a bit harder next time, and maybe pull the covers off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Know what u mean, when I showed my mrs jupiter she said Mmmmm ok ! So I haven't botherd again lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DaveJW Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hi & welcome Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glider Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hi, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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