new idiot here

[Harpspitfire]

hi all, i made few posts here and thought layout a few tidbits about myself, i was invited by hammerman (gary) and also live on the other side of world, mainly where all the clouds and light pollution condense, somedays the sun is actually visible here, i havent observed for quite awhile now, mainly because i got this obsession to take astro photos, 99% end up in the recycle bin and im a complete idiot with processing, i got a kick out of garys post welcoming chris g, saying he had a twisted sense of humor- LOL, course you have to know me better to realize what im talking about!,i took a more serious interest in $$$$$$$$$hobby about 6 years ago, i have a great 9.25 OTA mounted on a chinese ASGT thats fairly accurate and leaves star trails with a lagging DEC, 12" DSH thats a pain in the butt to push all night, SV80mm nighthawk supposedly built like a tank and seems to WEIGH about the same, and a newly aquired WO66ED i got for a guidescope due to the ASGT 'super tracking' ability, course i havent figured out the guiding programs either yet- thats about it i guess- you have a great looking forum here- john

[Astroman]

Welcome aboard John, great to see another overseas person make it to the forum.

[Davelrkn]

Hi John
Welcome to the forum from someone that is also new to IIS
I to can relate with you when it comes to processing and feel like a lame duck at times.I have been involved in Astronomy for last 20yrs and have always wanted to have a dabble in imaging but the processing has kept me at arms lenght.Just recently became interested in Video Astronomy and purchased a camera which enables me to view direct to the monitor live.
The images seen are spectacular and now find it hard to view visualy.

Now I find myself getting involved with the processiing side with a steep learning cuve with programs like Registax and visual dub and dvdx
It is forums like this were people have a wealth of information on all topics and are only to willing to share with others can ease the frustration.

Regards
Dave

[astro_nutt]

Welcome aboard John!..great to have another from across the briney blue!!

[RB]

Welcome John to IIS, glad to "meet" you.
Dump your recyle bin here mate.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=8172&highlight=worst+images

:thumbsup:

[mickoking]

G,day John and welcome :)

Cheers, Mick

[leon]

Hi John, you sound like me all those years ago when i started astro-photography, but it was film in those days digital haden't been invented then, (well maybe it had), but i knew nothing about it.
i didn't even know what a computer was.
In those days the first one i saw was a Commadore 64, which took ten days to load a program :rofl::rofl::rofl:
I think i just about used all the film that Kodak had, and most went into the bin.
Anyway welcome to this site i'm sure you will enjoy it. :thumbsup:

Leon

[xelasnave]

:hi: John :welcome:
alex