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[Irish stargazer]

Hi

This is my first time posting to Ice in Space so I hope I am using the correct thread.
As you may tell from my log in name I am an Irishman living in Ireland. I have just been granted permanent residency in Australia and hope to move over in the next year (once I get a job:D). Not sure where my wife and I will move to yet-it depends where the work is I guess.
We haven't had a single clear night in months now in Ireland so I am hoping I can do a bit more astronomy down under-if my scopes survive the trip over.
I know some of your members post on our boards (IFAS.org). Some of Birds images have been posted on IFAS are they are just stunning. I hope to hopefully meet a few of you in the new year.

regards
john

[renormalised]

Welcome to IIS, John...and top of the mornin' to you:P:D:D

You'll be coming out to Ireland 2....54% of us have Irish ancestry:)

[wmzaphod]

Hi there John, leaving one beautiful country for another :)



Um - well - yes, pretty close there :P (check my name;))

[iceman]

Hi John

Welcome to IceInSpace! Ireland is a beautiful country, to be sure.. but you will certainly love Australia and our Southern Skies.

I hope you enjoy it here at IIS!

[Liz]

Welcome John :hi:, am sure you will find this forum fun and informative. Am also of Irish Heritage, and visited Ireland 3 years ago, yeh, loved it. You will love Australia when ya get here. What kind of scope do you have?

[Dog Star]

G'day John :hi:Welcome to IIS and welcome to Australia(whenever you arrive:lol:)
There's plenty of work and lots of clear dark skies in Alice Springs.(You soon learn to tolerate the heat, the cold, the dust and the flies.):thumbsup:

[Irish stargazer]

Thanks for the warm welcome.
I am looking out my window while writing this and sure enough, it is raining outside:(
Liz, my main scopes are a Celestron C11 on a CGE mount and an old meade 2080B (which I originally bought in Brisbane;)). An 80mm orion short tube and some binoculars complete my arsenal.
I recently bought a DMK 21 colour camera for planetary work (especially after seeing some of Bird /Mike Salways amazing images). Damien Peach will be at our "Whirlpool starparty" this September in Birr, County Offaly which I am helping to organise. I will be sure to pass on any tips I can learn from him.
My wife and I will be visiting Australia in October for a holiday and to look for work.

John

[Ric]

Hi John, welcome to IIS and welcome to Oz.

I know you'll enjoy both.

Cheers

[jjjnettie]

Hi John,
We look forward to seeing more of you online.
What sort of work are you looking for? If it's not too rude to ask.

[Irish stargazer]

Hi Jeanette

I'm a technical/ R&D manager currently.

regards
John

[AstralTraveller]

When we visited Ireland a couple of years ago the Birr scope was on the 'must see' list. When we arrived at Birr Castle we found we had missed the starparty by a week. If we had known earlier we would have changed our plans and attended. As it was we spend a marvelous afternoon looking through the museum, photographing the scope from every possible angle and touring the grounds. It looks as though being a Lord is great work if you can get it! ;)

We had a great time in Ireland. It is obviously very different to Oz but both are very pretty in their own ways. Everyone was very friendly, though a few did want to souvenir my Akubra :whistle:.

[Jen]

:welcome::welcome:
:hi: Hi John hope your scopes survive the plane trip over here
cheers
Jen