Kirkus
05-12-2007, 08:37 PM
Greetings from California, USA.
I just wanted to take a second to introduce myself. I found IceInSpace after reading your article about astrophotography using a dob (which I found by Googling something). Anyway, I was given an old beat up 3" Bushnell several months ago. The poor thing was rusty and came complete with dents in the tube. It won't stay collimated, the red dot view scope needed a few well placed drops of solder before it would work and the insides of the "GoTo" were so full of corrosion I just disconnected it. But, man oh man, what that thing has shown me.
My new 10" Dob will be delivered tomorrow (one day before our first winter storm is due. LOL), but the Bushnell will never be mistreated again. It's like a poor old lost dog that finally found a loving home.
Most of my free time, before I found the night sky, was spent administering my own website which is dedicated to tennis enthusiasts. I founded it just over three years ago. In fact, we use the same forum software so I already kinda feel at home. It's staffed by some great people, so I've decided to take some time away from it and try my hand at astrophotography. The article that brought me here was a welcome read. Astrophotography with a Dob can be done. Yippee!
The site here looks wonderful, and from the few threads I've read in the forum, you all seem like a very friendly and helpful community. I hope to be back again and again.
I just wanted to take a second to introduce myself. I found IceInSpace after reading your article about astrophotography using a dob (which I found by Googling something). Anyway, I was given an old beat up 3" Bushnell several months ago. The poor thing was rusty and came complete with dents in the tube. It won't stay collimated, the red dot view scope needed a few well placed drops of solder before it would work and the insides of the "GoTo" were so full of corrosion I just disconnected it. But, man oh man, what that thing has shown me.
My new 10" Dob will be delivered tomorrow (one day before our first winter storm is due. LOL), but the Bushnell will never be mistreated again. It's like a poor old lost dog that finally found a loving home.
Most of my free time, before I found the night sky, was spent administering my own website which is dedicated to tennis enthusiasts. I founded it just over three years ago. In fact, we use the same forum software so I already kinda feel at home. It's staffed by some great people, so I've decided to take some time away from it and try my hand at astrophotography. The article that brought me here was a welcome read. Astrophotography with a Dob can be done. Yippee!
The site here looks wonderful, and from the few threads I've read in the forum, you all seem like a very friendly and helpful community. I hope to be back again and again.