Hi Everyone,
I'm new to astronomy and have always had a passion and interest about what's up there for as long as I could remember.
I have been reading magazines and drooling for years about buying my own telescope but with work & family commitments have never made the almighty plunge until my wife asked what I would like for my 43rd birthday
....... So I did some reaserch for a compact/portable GoTo telescope and purchased a Meade ETX-125PE from Bintel in Melbourne and had my first light last week. I was blown away with the moon & Jupiter as were my wife & kids and hopefully this will get them into it.
One problem I have is the GoTo function is off by 5-10 degrees to the right and after speaking to Bintel & trying an advanced alignment and the helpful staff determined my ETX-125PE had a faulty RA motor and offered to repair, replace or upgrade, and guess what I did? I'm afraid "Aperture Fever" had set in so I am waiting for my Meade LX-90GPS 8" to arrive next week
..can't wait! I'm glad I purchased from a reputable retailer, and hope I made a good choice.
Anyway I don't want to blab too much, just want to say hi
looks like a friendly forum and will be posting lots of questions.