New Scope and a Re-visit the Astronomy Hobby

"reconair" wrote in message ...
Received a new Celestron Nextstar 102GT Friday. Much to my surprise a cold
front blew through here in Northern VA and the clearest, calmest skies seen
here since last Winter were available for "First Light".

IMO, this scope is a good one to get back into the hobby with. I set it up
at dusk and viewed the heavens until 2AM. There is a little light polution
in my area, but even so I was able to get a good view of the Andromeda
Galaxy and my favorite double star Albiero in Cygnus. Can't wait to try the
scope out on the Planets.

I was shopping for a larger refractor in the five to six inch range, but
decided I would go with a smaller, less expensive scope to re-acquaint
myself with the heavens. The last time I had a scope of my own was when I
was 16. I'm now 52 with a little more time on my hands after a 27 year Army
career.

Now the hunt is on for some good accessories.

Clear Skies,
reconair


Clearest, calmest skies and First Light are a very difficult to find
all in one sentence. It must be a great omen.

Congratulations and many more clearest, calmest skies.

MAX