Newbie Reporting...:)

[LancerCK]

Dear Gurus, a newbie here. Though I have been interested in the Astronomy since secondary school time, but weren't been able to get further till now. Went once to Gary's sidewalk star glazing for a short while with my daughter, and decided to get myself a telescope. Through consulting Gary, I decided upon a 127mm MCT. So here's my humble equipment. Nothing to shout about, but its my first step out .

Telescope : SkyWatcher MAK127mm;
Eyepiece : Stock SkyWatcher Super 10mm and 25mm (ordered a PLOSSL 20mm to try, awaiting for delivery);
Finderscope : Skywatcher Red Dot;
Mount : None, but I'm using my Manfrotto 055 with 141RC Head. Thinking of getting either the Manfrotto 410 or the Orion slow motion adapter as per Gary's recommendation.

[Gary]

Hi LancerCK.

Congrats on getting your telescope and welcome to Club MCT!

The humble Mak127 will humble a few telescopes costing about the same price for certain objects in the night sky under certain sky conditions.

If it's within your budget, the Manfrotto 410 is definitely a more hassle-free and more stable option than tripod + slo-mo adapter.

Looking forward to observing with you. Our Toa Payoh - Bishan sidewalk group have a few Mak127 owners and they will be glad to "poison" you with more ideas on how to get the max out of yours. Let me start by saying a binoviewer works great on a MCT!

Good luck and have fun exploring the Universe with your family and friends! Stargazing season 2013 is here!

[antares2063]

Good chance to catch some triple planets in the evening and saturn at near zenith

(no wonder skies so cloudy today....hehe..)

regards
Junwei

[depardeuz]

I am so going to stick to my 5" newtonian for future tpy sidewalk..