Hello

[starwave]

Hello Deep Sky enthusiasts.

I just wanted to say a "Big" Hello.

After many years of digital imaging with CCD and DSLR. I have decided, to give that side of things a rest. I now want to look up again at our local patch of the galaxy and the faint fuzzies it has to offer.

Do I hear applause

I own a C9.25 with XLT coatings, and also a fine Altair Astro 115mm EDT F7 Apo. And an Ioptron MT-II Pro and Losmandy G11 L4.

I have a 2x2" filters, a UHC and an LPR, to use with a TS 2" Star Diagonal.

I have a box of very good eyepieces too.
A 24mm Panoptic a 35mm Celestron Ultima, 13mm Baader Hyperion and three Vixen LV's 6-5-4mm

It will make a pleasant change to look through an eyepiece again.

[Jimi Lowrey]

Welcome back from the Dark side and welcome to DSF.

[starwave]

Thank you, Jimi,

I used to do do a lot of DSO back in the 1990s. Back then I was using an 8" Newt a 12" and latterly 10". I wish I still owned that 12". It was a very good telescope. Now that I have an SCT. I want to try too push it to it's limits.

Over here we don't have the clear skies you have. And there's a lot of light pollution. But- I am able to travel to local dark sky's that allows me to see stuff under rural skies.

And every September I go to the Equinox Starparty in darkest Norfolk.

When the skies clear next. I will endeavor to do some observing, despite having a Moonlight sky.