Good morning, Australia

[Bruce]

I've recently come across your site and compliment you on a well designed community. We're well into the afternoon here in California and if my understanding of the international date line is correct you are waking up to tomorrow's coffee. Have a good day!

Anyway I look forward to participating in IceinSpace in the future.

[iceman]

Hi Bruce, welcome to the site!

You're right, it's 7am on the east coast and the dawn of another day!

How did you come across us?

You've got some nice equipment there, looks like you do a bit of solar observing? Do you do imaging as well?

Anyway :welcome: again and I hope you find some threads of interest that you can participate in.

[[1ponders]]

:gday: and :welcome: Bruce.

Yep, it's rubbin' the sand out of the eye's time here. Man, days have either gotta get shorter or nights longer. :zzz2: :zzz2: :zzz2:



;) :cheers:

[Bruce]

Thanks Paul and Mike. I actually ran across the site through mention on Cloudy Nights.

Mike, no I don't do solar imaging (and the appropiate qualification) yet. I did attend the HOTS conference on solar imaging last Oct and I'm awestruck with the work that amatuer's are achieving with the PST (and more, obviously) and CCD's, webcams, electronic eyepieces.

[acropolite]

Hi Bruce, welcome to IIS, we have a few US and Canadian members; remember, you think it's yesterday but we know it's today....:P

[Lester]

Hi Bruce,

Welcome. Yep tomorrows coffee was prity good this morning.

[ving]

hi bruce :hi:

actually waking up to a lemsip and a cold this morning... :(

welcome aboard anyhow :)

[Tamtarn]

Hi from Australia Bruce :hi: and welcome to IIS

Look forward to your input in our forums

Barb & David

[jjjnettie]

Hi Bruce!
Nice to have you with us.

[Dujon]

Welcome aboard, Bruce, I'm a relative newcomer myself but it seems the bulk of membership here is kind and helpful and always willing to spend your money.

Oh, yes, forgot. Mind the step.

[mickoking]

G'day Bruce, nice to know you :thumbsup:

[Bruce]

Thanks. Sorry about the cold. Hope the lemon helps. (Am I close?):shrug:

[Bruce]

Thanks, mickoking. It's a site that I'm looking forward to and will visit often. BTW, I'm old enough to recognize your avatar from it's original life. Peace.:rofl:

[ving]

yeah close enough :)
lemsips a hot drink of lemony flavour that relieves some of he symptoms of the common cold. seems to work fine in that i feel more human now :)

[RAJAH235]

Hi, :hi: Bruce. Welcome, :welcome: to IIS. May your stay be long & informative. :D L.

[Striker]

Welcome Bruce.......we always look forward to some input from our international members.

[Bruce]

Sorry, I actually have an Aussie slang dictionary (I'm trying...) and the closest I could guess was lemon tea.:shrug: Get well soon.

[Bruce]

Thanks for the welcomes everyone. The astronomy community, small as it is, is truely international. These forums (fora?) are a super place to get in touch.

[[1ponders]]

fori :shrug: :lol:

[Bruce]

Graci.

[ving]

i was planning on going out telescoping tonight, its the middle of winter so the chance are i'll make it worse :P

hehe!!

[[1ponders]]

bueno vista ;)

[ballaratdragons]

Bruce!

That's a typically Aussie name.

There is an Aussie way of saying "Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen" and it is "G'day Bruces and Shielas". :lol:

Welcome to the Land of Oz via the net. Enjoy ya stay 'anddontforgettheaerogard' :thumbsup:

[ballaratdragons]

Hey Bruce,

I just did a 'Google Earth' on your town. Looks like your town is surrounded by Farmland. Hope you get some dark skies.

[rogerg]

Hey Bruce, welcome! :thumbsup: I guess you've got relatively fine and warm weather up there this time of year, unlike the rain and clouds I'm battling here.

... now I wonder where that map has gone showing the distribution of Ice In Space members across the globe...

Roger.

[[1ponders]]

Here ya go Roger (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/plot/)

[Rodstar]

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How close am I 1ponders? Been a while since Latin classes finished! (20 years to be precise). :P

[[1ponders]]

I was thinking along the lines of octopus/octopi. You know me, I certainly wasn't being serious :P

I do latin every day but only to drive horticulture students up the walls :lol:

[Rodstar]

Actually, octopodes is the plural of octopus from the Greek....but perhaps I am becoming a tad pedantic. :D

[[1ponders]]

si :D

[Bruce]

Ken, how right you are. Lots of farmland and lots of light pollution too. On a good night I have mag 4.5 skies. Better to the north and east though.

Do you remember the old Credence Clearwater song "stuck in ol' Lodi, again"? Well that's up the road just a bit.

[ballaratdragons]

Pity about the mag 4.5

I am fortunate to have 6.5 were I live. My little country town has a population of 250 and we are 100 miles from the city of Melbourne.

I love hearing the 'oooohs' and 'aaahhhhs' when Amatuer Astronomers come here for the Astro camps. :thumbsup:

No songs written about my town of 'Snake Valley'. :(

[johnno]

Hi Bruce,

Welcome.

I also hope you enjoy your time here on IIS,I am sure you will.
I suggest you get to know that Aussie Slang Manual well.

A great Bunch of people here,with lots of Knowledge,and a friendly Atmosphere

Lemsip,is a powdered formula,mixed with warm water,to make a Herbal like tea,for helping alleviate the symptoms of colds,and Flu,
My Wife Kathy,is on her second box Now.

Regards.
John