Introduction

[doddso99]

Gday Everyone! I thought i should introduce myself to the forum considering how much time im currently spending on here! I was lucky enough to recieve my grandfathers Celestron C8 telescope which he could no longer use and since then I've been hooked! I'm finding all the information on here incredibly useful and cannot wait to learn more about Astronomy!

[ballaratdragons]

G'day Alasdair. :)

C8's are good scopes :thumbsup:
You are off to a flying start.

[brian nordstrom]

:welcome: Alastair ,and as said the C8 is a very good scope , any chance of a few photos of it ?? :thumbsup: .
Brian.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

:welcome:

Hi Alasdair,

Wow what a great start! A C8 straight off the bat, a great all round scope.

You'll have loads of fun.

Enjoy,

Justin.

[2stroke]

Wow nice scope to start out with there bud, this site has a ton of useful resources and welcome to iis Alasdair.

[Paddy]

Hi Alisdair and welcome. Glad to hear that you're having such a good time.

[doddso99]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5454/6946642924_e44fb740d2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63655425@N05/6946642924/)
photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63655425@N05/6946642924/) by doddso99 (http://www.flickr.com/people/63655425@N05/)

There you go Brian, still working on polar alignment and getting the tracking perfect but I am enjoying searching for everything out there! Any suggestions of some good places outside of Brisbane for a good viewing?

[Dave2042]

I particularly welcome you for having the same name spelt the same way as my son. So many people won't believe it's a perfectly normal way to spell it.

[brian nordstrom]

:D Nice ,and thanks Alisdair, its a beauty !
Brian.

[doddso99]

I have gone my whole entire life with my name being spelt wrong on forms and being asked "is that really how you spell your name"