Martin Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi all I'm new to Astronomy a natural progression from my interest in photography I guess I bought a syn scan 102 about a month ago ,on the few nights I have managed to see through the clouds ,happy with what I saw but as always left wanting more , so considering a 10" Dobsonian Been looking over the forum for last couple of weeks so thought I'd just say HELLO ! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark Payton Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hello, some nice folks on this forum. You'll get all the help you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi Martin, if you want to do astro photography you would do better to check out equatorial mounts and scopes, A great book everyone swears by is 'Making Every Photon Count' by Steve Richards, well worth a look before you spend a lot of money! Welcome to EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Yeah like Ron says, depends on what you want to do. For astrophotography, then an eq mount is best (but not an absolute no) but for visual, then a dob is great, can't get much better bang for your buck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi Martin, a warm welcome to EMS. The 10" dob will serve you well for visual, and there's not a lot you won't be able to see from a dark site. They are very limited for imaging though. As mentioned an EQ mount is recommended for imaging, but you don't need a big scope to get results. Very good results can be obtained from a 80mm refractor, but it's the quality of both the mount and scope, not aperture that's needed. Oh, and deep pockets. Enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi and welcome to EMS Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi Martin, Welcome to the forum, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest telesto Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi Martin, welcome to the forum clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 HI Martin, welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 welcome aboard Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thanks for the welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Hi Martin and welcome, Im a south derbyshire type as well but the other side of BOT from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glider Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Hi, welcome to EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Hi Martin and welcome, Im a south derbyshire type as well but the other side of BOT from you Hi phil I'm in swad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Welcome to EMS Martin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hi Martin and welcome to EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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