Hi All,
Thanks for the warm welcome to IIS.
Last night was my first outing with my new GSO 680 Dob.
I was impressed. The optics were well aligned and the unit is very easy to move. The 8X50 sight scope works very well (after alignment with main scope of course)
Conditions were not great but, I managed to find Mars, Jewel Box in Crux, Orion nebula and of course the moon.
Getting back into astronomy after many years you forget how much great stuff is out there.
Clear skies (hopefully)
Cheers
Peter