Hi guys

[Zephod]

just thought id say hello to you all im new to these threads after reading about it in Sky and Telescope mag. Myself am relatively new as well to night sky observing and am also looking for a bigger telescope as well for im using a 114mm newtonian reflector at the present time.

[asimov]

Hi & welcome to iceinspace!....I was going to call you mate, but I don't know if your male or female lol!

[Robert_T]

G'day Zephod and welcome to IIS - you've come to THE best place to learn the astro ropes among a very friendly and helpful bunch of guys and gals...


:welcome:

[mickoking]

Cobber,

Welcome to the forum, Ive only been on this forum for a few months but I am having a ball, I do try not to be serious too often because I find the world is Serious enough as it is. If you are looking for a bigger scope may I recomend a 250mm Dob as your weapon of choice ;)

:) chill:)

[seeker372011]

welcome to IIS

....and if we IIS Sydneysiders ever manage to get our act together for an observing night you are more than welcome to come along

[davidpretorius]

Hi mate / matess,

campbelltown tasmania????????

It is the best and friendliest place for asking what you think may be dumb questions and they will be answered with straight forward answers that will help you make a decision.

So ask away, it is usually a few weeks before we all go nuts and try and get you in trouble with those pesky moderators!!!!

Welcome!!!

[ballaratdragons]

Hiya Zeph! Welcome!!!!

Don't worry about rushing to upgrade your scope. I had a 4 1/4" (114mm) reflector for 19 years before I upgraded to my current 12" monster. And I loved every bit of viewing through it. Just that now I can hunt down those faint fuzzies a lot (a real lot) easier.

Take your time upgrading until you are 100% sure you are getting what you need for your style of viewing: Planetary, Deep Sky, Astrophotography, Widefield, etc.

At least you have a scope to use in the meantime that will allow you to learn the sky!

Enjoy your stay here with us.

[Zephod]

Wow guys thnx for the input at the moment i mainly use my 4 1/4" scope mainly for planetary observing on a good night I can manage to get a decent focus on the lagoon nebula but only the stars seem to show with little nebulosity and the same goes with the orion nebula would love to in time upgrade to a better scope so i can then try my hand at astrophotography but until then am enjoying using my little scope

[ballaratdragons]

Good stuff Zeph!

The Nebulous gas becomes more apparent the larger the aperture. In my 12" I can see colour very clearly in Orion Neb. It's not very common to see colour with visual astronomy. 99.999% of the stuff in the sky has no colour to our eyes through a scope.

But some stars look lovely in any scope with their reds and blues and oranges.

Try meet up with some of our forum members in your area.

[RB]

Luke's father was male...... :lol:



Welcome Zephod, I joined IIS last year and I'm still trapped in here.
But then why would you want to leave.......
:)

[ving]

42....
sorry i couldnt help myself :P

hi Zephod, how big are they going to make Macathur Square!!!!!! :eek:

I'm from rosemeadow :)

[asimov]

Oh I see now...That avatar pic was'nt there when I posted, oh well lol.





"Luke's father was male...... :lol:"<<



RB can you prove that statement...hmmmm? I reckon he had a pink skirt on underneath!!:nerd:

[RB]

Keep the faith buddy boy, keep the faith.
Only a few people know this ;)

:scared:

[lost_in_space]

Welcome Zephod, you and I are at about the same stage with scopes and decisions I think. You will soon find that the common recommendation is for a "Dob with a gob", the bigger the better. I am just waiting for Andrews Communications to return to work on Monday to order the 10" GSO deluxe, but I'm still undecided about the EP's to get with it.
My 114 newt finally died in the a*** 2 nights ago, the RA gear has worn down to a point where the worm drive has nothing left to grip, so I will convert it into a mini dob or mount it onto my new one to use it as a large finder scope.
You should have fun here.
Is that Cambeltown in Tas or NSW?

[ving]

thats NSW lost in space. :)
check his location :)