keepthebeercold
28-07-2016, 03:21 PM
Howdy.
About three months ago or so I registered here looking for advice about which budget-ish refractors to buy. Mostly against my satisfaction the knowledgable forum members successfully bullied, err *cough cough*, convinced me to rather consider an 8 inch telescope of the preferably dobsonian variety.
Well, three weeks ago my new 8" Bintel GSO arrived.
What can I say - it's been mostly a blast. Apart from a very minor nitpick (I seem to have received the lemon version of the finderscope, screws breaking and such) I am very happy with my new dob. So thanks for that, bullies :)
My skies are reasonably polluted (I can just so make out mag 5 on a good night and with patience) and my observing time is rather limited, but I love it. The moon is a just a stunner. Saturn is amazing. And lots of fuzzies are very faint.
After bits of randomly poking around I have started to sort of systematically explore the "tea pot". So far I have managed to get good views on M22, M28, M24 (whoa!), M21 a a few others. I would love to see the nebulae, but so far I wasn't able to. Not sure if light pollution is too bad, I need a filter or have to wait until later in the night/better conditions.
One highlight in these "tea pot" sessions has been - and I know that sounds silly - a feeling of familiarity when I know I see Kaus Borealis in my finder because I can spot the smudge of M28 just a bit below it. It's like "oh, yeah, I know where I am again"
Another highlight was fooling around with the telescope and my 4yr old. I focus something and tell her to look, she'll know what is is. She looks and screams "It's Saturn" :)
So yes, thanks for making me buy that Dob and running this nice place here.
If you'll excuse me - I have to plan my next observing night in Stellarium.
Sven
About three months ago or so I registered here looking for advice about which budget-ish refractors to buy. Mostly against my satisfaction the knowledgable forum members successfully bullied, err *cough cough*, convinced me to rather consider an 8 inch telescope of the preferably dobsonian variety.
Well, three weeks ago my new 8" Bintel GSO arrived.
What can I say - it's been mostly a blast. Apart from a very minor nitpick (I seem to have received the lemon version of the finderscope, screws breaking and such) I am very happy with my new dob. So thanks for that, bullies :)
My skies are reasonably polluted (I can just so make out mag 5 on a good night and with patience) and my observing time is rather limited, but I love it. The moon is a just a stunner. Saturn is amazing. And lots of fuzzies are very faint.
After bits of randomly poking around I have started to sort of systematically explore the "tea pot". So far I have managed to get good views on M22, M28, M24 (whoa!), M21 a a few others. I would love to see the nebulae, but so far I wasn't able to. Not sure if light pollution is too bad, I need a filter or have to wait until later in the night/better conditions.
One highlight in these "tea pot" sessions has been - and I know that sounds silly - a feeling of familiarity when I know I see Kaus Borealis in my finder because I can spot the smudge of M28 just a bit below it. It's like "oh, yeah, I know where I am again"
Another highlight was fooling around with the telescope and my 4yr old. I focus something and tell her to look, she'll know what is is. She looks and screams "It's Saturn" :)
So yes, thanks for making me buy that Dob and running this nice place here.
If you'll excuse me - I have to plan my next observing night in Stellarium.
Sven