I've been browsing for a few weeks and decided to join up as the site has helped me a lot.
I've been fascinated by the night sky since I was a kid but I've only ever used cheap wobbly refractor scopes in the past which have left me disappointed.
However I recently acquired a reasonably sized Dobsonian, that needs work, for £50 which, thanks to this site, I was able to identify as a Darkstar 8.75" 52"fl F5.9.
I'm an engineer to trade so I'm happy to do some DIY restoration and improvements on it.
I've been fascinated by the night sky since I was a kid but I've only ever used cheap wobbly refractor scopes in the past which have left me disappointed.
However I recently acquired a reasonably sized Dobsonian, that needs work, for £50 which, thanks to this site, I was able to identify as a Darkstar 8.75" 52"fl F5.9.
I'm an engineer to trade so I'm happy to do some DIY restoration and improvements on it.