Another dob owner

[NightOwl]

Hello everybody. I discovered IIS while searching for info on dobsonians and have enjoyed browsing your friendly, informative forum ever since. Congrats on an excellent site!!

Was having trouble deciding which scope to buy, but reading what you guys and gals had to say has helped a lot, and I'm now the excited owner of a 10" GSO (Bintel Premium) dob. :) As well as extra light-gathering, I wanted a more easily movable arrangement than the C8, but wasn't sure if that was possible, so thanks Mike for your transporting trolley idea - exactly what I was looking for! Next step is to get my head around the collimation process. The scope arrived well collimated so haven't needed to tweak anything yet.

Have only had two short observing sessions so far, but wow and wow! - Venus, Jupiter, Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo, the Jewel Box cluster, the Swan Nebula, the Lagoon Nebula (I think), Omega Centauri, and galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128) - what a buzz. Looking forward to hunting down many more DSOs and seeing the Orion Nebula thru the new scope. Hope I can resolve the Horsehead ...

I never cease to be amazed by the wonders of our universe.

[janoskiss]

:welcome: Sue!
Congratulations on your purchase and well done on weeding through the copious amount of (mis)information on the forums. :)

[asimov]

Congratulations on your new purchase! :thumbsup:

[toetoe]

Another dob hey :poke: thats getting like 1 in every 10 members must have a dob, (don't quote me on that please :P ). Good for you Sue, sounds like you have had a ball already with your dob :thumbsup:

[davidpretorius]

hi fellow 10" dob owner, we are masters of the universe!!!!

[astroron]

Hi Sue we are having an IIC gathering at my place near Kenilworth on the 3rd Sept if you are interested PM me or Paul(1ponders) for directions and info.astroron :thumbsup: :astron: :stargaze:

[[1ponders]]

Hey another Sunshine Coaster. :gday: and :welcome: NightOwl. Glad to hear your enjoying your new scope. Looks like you've got a bit of a quiver going there.

[RAJAH235]

Welcome NightOwl. :hi: Great choice. Another DOB owner, & 10" to boot....
Don't know if you'll get the Horsehead tho! Need dark site & ex. conditions for that beastie. Good luck. :D L.

[iceman]

Hi Sue!
Welcome to the forums, and thanks for saying hi! You've made a great purchase with the 10" dob, and the premium model is well worth the extra for the focuser alone.

Hope to see you come back and contribute often!

[NightOwl]

Thanks for the welcome, guys!

astroron - unable to come on 3rd Sept, but thanks for the invitation. Have a great night.

Clear skies all.

[astroron]

Sue, where you once a member of SCAS? if so would please PM me?astroron :thumbsup:

[NightOwl]

No, astroron, 'twasn't me.

[Daring Dave]

:gday: :welcome:

Welcome to the forum !!!

Good to see another dob owner....we are EVERYWHERE !

[ving]

hi sue! :)
nice chioce of scope there :)
as for the horse head, dont let anyone tell you it cant be done! I have been trying for a while now from home in my 8" and sometimes i see nebulosity around the area so i figure its just a matter of time (and exceptional seeing) before it pops out. a OIII filter should help tho if you have one

[gaa_ian]

Welcome Sue ... good choice in getting the Dob.
It will be the start of a wonderful relationship for you !

[astroron]

Thanks sue :thumbsup: an oxygen three filter will not enhance the Horse Head Nebula HBeta filter is the one that does the best job,a good clear dark sky and good seeing are the prefered method for observing this object, so in the future if you can make your way upto my site you will have the best oppertunity to spot it.astroron :astron: :stargaze:

[ving]

oops thanks ron... thought i'd read that somewhere :confused:
thanks for clearing it up :)

[RAJAH235]

FWIW, It's a very expensive filter for such limited use tho. IMHO. :shrug:
Now that will cause a stir.........
Regards, L. :D

[astroron]

Your oppinion should not caurse a stir because its true, there are only a very few objects that are enhanced by a HBeta filter Ie the said Horse Head, I think the Califonia neb and one other that I cannot think of at the moment, at around $180:00 a pop I agree with you.
As I said in my prior a good clear dark sky and a good appature are the best way to see the Horse Head.astroron :thumbsup:

[NightOwl]

Thanks for your welcomes and helpful comments. :) Re filters, we have a Lumicon UHC filter -and the sticker on its box mentions both OIII and HBeta, so it looks like it filters in both?? I have just come in from a great little observing session using it on the Omega, Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae ... just brilliant ... and I'm verrrry happy with my dob ... :love:

[RAJAH235]

Sue, check link to Lumicon for details.........
http://www.lumicon.com/filterspec.htm
HTH. :D L.
ps. A review..... http://www.backyard-astro.com/equipment/filters/lumicon.html
pps. Prices....
http://www.telescopes.com/brands/Lumicon_telescopes.html

[NightOwl]

Thanks Rajah235 :thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

Hi Sue,
Great to have another female on board. We'll have to organise a get together some time.

[NightOwl]

Cool, Jeanette .. thanks.

[astro_south]

Sue

there is a star party for SEQ IceInSpacers being organised for next weekend. Check out the following link: http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=4044