Hello all,
My name is Andrew and I have just started on this great journey of astrolotofthings. I have been watching/reading this and other sites for a couple of months now and decided that this maybe the place to start getting involved.
My Wife has always wanted a "scope". I have secretly been researching the topic and a couple of weeks ago (Xmas) I bought Her a Celestron Nexstar 4SE. I do not know if this was a good or bad decision, we have since learnt that it would not allow us to see what we would like to,even though the sales lady said we would.
We have now (maybe) decided to let that be. We may add to the set with a larger scope in the near future. I have so many questions that I am trying to gather as much info as I can from any/everywhere and am now probably confusing myself.
Maybe the first question is "is bigger better?" Considering as a second scope a 10 or 12 inch Dob. i am very open to any comments on this as a starter question (there will be many more to follow).
To assist in answering this we live on a farm which means near enough to zero light pollution, the space, oops area, to move, no transport issues with the convenience right out our front door. We live in far East Gippsland, star parties/observing nights out here do not seem to exist. Our aim is to see as much as we can nebulae, planets, clouds etc. We will probably eventually head down the path of astrophotography as I am an ex-photographer. But i need to learn about scopes and the universe first. (that sounds like a huge statement)
I will use the incorrect terms on here and be corrected, I expect that, the learning curve seems huge at the moment but am trying to work with it.
I look forward to hearing from any that would like to add to this.
Andrew & Kim
