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Thanks
Thank you all for your lovely welcome. And all the tips.
Stu - I never thought of aligning the finder during the day. It is a red-dot finder - I'll give it a go on the weekend. I know the 6se is not the best for AP, but it's a start. Even a shot of our closest solar bodies will be great. I've got several moon photos taken through my big telephoto lens which just made me hungry for more.
Liz - I'd forgotten about the local astronomy group up here. I'll be contacting them.
Jjjnettie- Warren or Josh? Can you PM me with some contact details for them?
I have just downloaded Stellarium again, had it years ago when we bought a Tasco reflector scope. Great for looking at the moon, useless for anything else. I'm thinking of utilising it as a super long lens for my camera - might work for wildlife photos.
I do tend to get up very early, I like the quiet early morning hours. Unfortunately there are a lot of trees around here that obscure good viewing, plus too much ambient light. I also work M-F, but there's always the weekend to drive to a good spot.
Thanks for the links too, folks. I'll be checking them out in a few minutes time.
Once again, thank you to all. You have made me feel very welcome.
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