Hi all.
I thought I,d introduce myself and give a quick run-down of my start into the world of astronomy.
My official welcome into astronomy began just over a week ago, so I am a total Newbie.
I have always had a mild interest in astronomy, but never enough to go out and purchase a telescope. That was untill about 12months ago, when a friend got a telescope for his 40th birthday. He showed me a couple of stars, and I thought "yeah....pretty"...but that was about it. After about an hour or so, he found Saturn. One look and I was hooked.
After a bit of research and sweet-talking the other half, I was able to order a GSO 10" Dob from Andrews as a combined 40th birthday and Xmas present. For $900 I got the 10" Dob, 4 EPs (6.5, 9, 15, 25mm), 4 filters(moon, 2 blue, violet), a small planisphere, and a set of 10x25 compact Binos.
Am I happy?
You Bet.
I,ll give you a quick run-down of my first week with my scope.
Continued next message.