johnb1955
11-03-2013, 10:30 AM
Good morning all,
Well, I have been lurking for some time and decided it was timely to join the IIS community.
I have been interested in astronomy for several years starting with binoculars, then a 10-inch Dobsonian telescope but I found the solid tube a bit hard to transport with my small car, so I sold it some time ago and reverted back to binoculars. Besides, work and travel got in the way and I never had much time for observing. I recently took delivery of an old, homemade 17.5-inch Dobsonian from a family member but it needs some work. My knowledge is limited but I hope to learn more, especially on my newly acquired Canon 350D. I want to start with some tripod imaging soon and build up my knowledge base from there. I don't have a large desire to jump into imaging just yet.
Anyway that's all for now. Look forward to learning more and bugging you all with my questions.
Regards,
John
Well, I have been lurking for some time and decided it was timely to join the IIS community.
I have been interested in astronomy for several years starting with binoculars, then a 10-inch Dobsonian telescope but I found the solid tube a bit hard to transport with my small car, so I sold it some time ago and reverted back to binoculars. Besides, work and travel got in the way and I never had much time for observing. I recently took delivery of an old, homemade 17.5-inch Dobsonian from a family member but it needs some work. My knowledge is limited but I hope to learn more, especially on my newly acquired Canon 350D. I want to start with some tripod imaging soon and build up my knowledge base from there. I don't have a large desire to jump into imaging just yet.
Anyway that's all for now. Look forward to learning more and bugging you all with my questions.
Regards,
John