Newbie G'Day

[davox]

Hi,

Gday to all !

the kids got a 50mm dept store refractor for xmas, I set it up for them and took one look at the moon, my breath was taken away for a bit....."why did n't I do this long ago? "......

After abit of research and emptying pockets.....( I'm on disability, so money is always a problem and I've got some physical limits moving, esp carrying even viewing), I decided on a Celestron EQ 127 one of the powerseeker range and yesterday ran out and bought one.

I enjoyed myself quite a bit last night, nice big black rings under my eyes and quite satisifed with a first look at things I've always wanted to see but never had the time.

I live on the northern beaches and so light pollution is a big problem esp out to the east. Which begs me to ask about LPC filters. The scope uses 1.25 eyepieces and I understand it is not a pure reflector (short tube) and would like some kind of idea on what optical improvement to expect from using such a filter.

thanks in advance

Davo

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Hi there and welcome. You will gain a great deal of information, advice and enjoyment from this forum. The more experienced observers will no doubt chime in soon and answer any questions or at least point you in the right direction. Keep watching.

Cheers Petra

[Ric]

Hi Davo and welcome to IIS
On occasions I use a Astronomiks CLS filter which essentiall filters out the wavelengths of streetlights and other manmade sources of LP and enhances the views of nebulas and such like.
I am still not up on the technical side of things as some of the other members are but viewing wise I am very happy with it.

Cheers

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Another Davo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That must make about 40 Daves, Davo's, Davids etc!

It's a conspiracy

Welcome davo, I hope you get a lot of satisfaction with your scope, and your kids get hooked too!
I know nothing about Light Pollution filters, sorry. I am fortunate to not have light pollution.

[davox]

Hiya guys!

thanks for the replies and welcomes......

I used to belong to a Davo club ie only Dave's, Davo's etc could join and of course it was a evening social club ....bad news...

Well so far had the scope for 4 days and only one night of clear skies, after weeks of mainly clear skies......

The LP filter seems a must and it's in the budget for next month. Until then I'm going to have to man pack the scope and mount into a darker location. I'm going to have to make a carrying frame of something which is another project spawning into life.

Davo

[iceman (Mike)]

Hi Davo

to IIS! Hope you enjoy your time on IIS, and become addicted like the rest of us

[DobDobDob (Ron)]

Welcome Davo, seeing that I have a measurable period of time longer than you as a member...er...actually 5 days, that makes me only a half a rung higher on the forum evolutionary ladder than you.

However, I have been on other forums in other industries for decades and the old 80/20 rule is a standard i.e. 20% active members, 80% lurkers, yet I sense this one is far different. This forum is very active, very friendly, and manages a mix of serious astronomy in a down to Earth friendly atmosphere.

I have learned more in one week reading old postings than I ever imagined I would. I have bookmarked dozens of websites for future reading, I have discovered a myriad of helpful resources, that will take me a good while to fully utilize, however the point is, it's all out there, and it all starts from IIS.

[toetoe (Peter)]

Originally Posted by tailwag

I have discovered a myriad of helpful resources, that will take me a good while to fully utilize, however the point is, it's all out there, and it all starts from IIS.

Well said tailwag.
Welcome to IIS Davo, plenty of info in here to help you with your questions, when the right person comes along they will help you..

[Outbackmanyep]

Welcome Davo!
You'll love this forum, theres plenty of info and help and the people exceed themselves everyday!
Cheers!