Newbie in SE Pa.

[edsmx5]

Good Morning,

I'm a complete noob, have just got my telescope(s) a month ago. I was gifted an old Galileo 5" reflector on a GEM. I had it cleaned, and when I went to pick it up, there was an Orion XT8, used, sitting in the showroom. The price seemed too good to pass up, so it came home with me ! So, before I ever put eye to lens, I now had two scopes !! The Galileo came with two Huygens EPs , 20mm, and 8 or 9 mm, not sure, they don't get used much. The XT8 came with a 25mm and a 10mm plossl, and I've since purchased a Celestron Xcel 7mm. Looking at a 28mm UWA next. Purchased (two cheap) laser collimator, "Turn Left at Orion" and "The Pocket Sky Atlas", and peices to attach my cell phone and DSLR to the scopes. Other than this new pastime, my interests are Photography ( Olympus bodies and lenses; Four-thirds mount) and my '91 Miata. Any help and/or encouragement is greatly appreciated

[Butterfly Maiden]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

We have a lot of very knowledgeable and friendly members here, so don't be afraid to ask questions

I am sure you will enjoy your time with us.

[Unitron48]

Hello and welcome aboard! Learn the night sky and get out under the stars!

Dave

[Thefatkitty]

Hi, welcome to TSS! Nice collection of scopes too. That 8" will serve you well, also too the books.

Look forward to hearing the adventures

All the best,

[Juno16]

Welcome to TSS!
It’s great to have you here.
Nice scopes, especially the XT8. You will have a blast with them!
Keep us posted!

[Frankskywatcher]

Welcome aboard you are going to love it here !

[smp]

Hi edsmx5, and welcome here to the Forum!

smp

[messier 111]

welcome home .

[Makuser]

Hi edsmx5. It's great to have you join us here on TSS and that was a nice introduction from you too. You have come to the right place to learn more about astronomy and telescopes from the knowledgeable and friendly folks on here. Welcome to the forum edsmx5 and those are fine telescopes that you have and you should enjoy using them for may years.

[helicon]

Hello and Welcome to the forums. With those references you are in good shape to start observing. I had a '90 miata (white) which got up to 201,000 miles on the original engine then threw a rod which damaged the valves and crankcase. Time for a new (or rebuilt) engine. That was like in 2005. My wife (ex) at the time talked me out of getting it fixed, unfortunately!

[Gordon]

Welcome to TSS!

Be sure to give us some reports / images of your adventures. We have lots of helpful members here!

[JayTee]

Hello Ed,

Welcome to TSS. Glad you joined us. Telescopes are like puppies, you can never buy just one!

Cheers,

PS, look at the bottom of my signature. jt

[edsmx5]

can you move the clouds ?? :-) Thanks for the welcome; I'll be back for help next time I go out !

[Ylem]

Welcome to TSS Ed, thanks for joining us

Since you bought 2 scopes and a few accessories, your "cloud curse" may continue a bit longer