Hi all !

[JonR356]

Hi,

All change for me. I'm moving from the UK to Sydney in April, and am getting back into stargazing after about a 20 year break!

Anyway, just wanted to say hello, look forward to enjoying the forum and my new scope.

[seeker372011]

welcome to IIS Jon and to southern skies

[Liz]

:welcome: to IIS Jon, and Australia in April. Lots to learn and enjoy on the Forums, and our beautiful southern skies, have fun!!

[[1ponders]]

:welcome: Jon. If you haven't been here before you will love the night skies

[barx1963]

Welcome to the Southern Skies Jon.

Malcolm

[Paddy]

Hi Jon and welcome both to the forum and the fantastic southern skies!

[Brian W]

You will be awe struck with both the heavens and the people. Welcome to IIS. Wait until you get a look at Eta Carina!
Brian

[BlackWidow]

G-Day Jon (Aussie for hello).. At last you will be able to look up at the sky and see things the right way up.. Now you will be able to see the face in the Moon without standing on your head. However you will have to put up with Cr*p Fish and Chips... Oh Well! LOL. Welcome



Seeing Stars
Mardy

[Suzy]

Hi Jon and a big welcome to the forum and to the land down under. :hi:
Perhaps you should brush up on the Aussie lingo. :lol:
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Aussie-Glossary

[JonR356]

Wow, thanks all for the amazing warm welcome! Seems like a great forum.

Really looking forward to the move down under, been planning it for a while now and it's great that it's finally only a few weeks away.

Any recommendations for good astronomy retailers and astro clubs/societies would be most welcome. I'm going to have no scope for about 12 weeks until all my stuff gets shipped over, but I'll be throwing a pair of binoculars in my suitcase to start to check out the new skies!

[Keshdogga]

I had a good chuckle at the list Suzy :lol: Seems like it was constructed by a quick google of "strangest australian language" :P

But Welcome Jon! looking forward to seeing your progression into the wonderful world that is Amuter Astronomy.

[Brian W]

From my own experience, and not to say others are not also good... if you are near Frontier Optics, Daniel is knowledgeable, honest and fair. If you are not near him there is no reason to fear doing over the web transactions with him.
Brian

[JonR356]

Hi all,

Quick update - been in Australia for just over a month so far. A few trials and tribulations to deal with, but nothing too serious.

The wife has found work but I have yet to do so. Which leaves me with an excellent opportunity to be an almost full time astronomer. Once the container with our stuff in turns up that is.

I'm finding the lack of pollution up in north Sydney amazing, but the southern skies are taking a lot of getting used to. It's literally like starting from scratch, but what great fun it will be learning my way around the skies again.

[Markaus]

G'day John....we've been here about 10months.....yes the good old container! That's fun times....


What part of North Sydney are you in......

[JonR356]

Hi, moving to Pymble this week. It will be interesting to see what the light pollution is like.

[Rick Petrie]

G'day Jon and welcome to IIS.:welcome:
You will definitely be amazed at the southern sky and it should be getting to it's best in winter.
Feel free to come to the Pony Club any time on a new moon night and get a a good fix of the cosmos. It is just a short drive up the F3 from Pymble.(about an hours drive). There are a good few people come up from Sydney most nights, so if you haven't a vehicle and need a lift, I am sure someone coming would oblige. There will be a good range of scopes to look through.
If you are interested, keep an eye on the posts here for upcoming events.
Cheers Rick:thumbsup: