[andreas.jordan (Andreas)]

Hi All,

Well my first viewing was a little disappointing. Pointing my newly purchased 6" Skywatcher Dobsonian and pointing it at a bright(ish) star in the eastern sky...

All I saw was a close-up of a pinprick sized bright spot!
I shouldn't complain. No moon last night, neighbour busy working in the shed with all security lights glaring away and significant light pollution.

I must say though, transporting the 2 boxes (containing the scope and stand) was a challenge. Using a Nissan X-Trail, the box for scope simply wouldn't fit in the back. In the end I had to squeeze inbetween the two kiddie seats in the back and sit the box in the front.

In any case, Woot - I gotta scope!