Post a pic of yourself!

[iceman]

As Mark said, I think it's a good idea to put a face to the name we've come to recognise..

If you dare, post up a pic of yourself! :)

I'll start..

[Robby]

Ok, here you go.. But's it's only so you recognise me at SPSP. :D
Cheers

[DougAdams]

Here I am... start screaming :)

[rmcpb]

Look to the left :)

[mch62]

O.K. here we go ---it's meeeeeee , with my half completed fork mount.

Any one else game.

[Striker]

I'm the gorgeous one in Pink.

[Dave47tuc]

I don't really have a close up one thank goodness:P
Hope this will do.:)

[Jonathan]

Here I am at work, but not actually working although I hope it looks like I'm working.

[ving]

which one are you ice? :P

I am the one on the right...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/ving68/8inch_dob/Dsc03554.jpg

[astro_south]

Yours truely....... about as close as you want to get while the sun is still up :-)

[RAJAH235]

You asked for it,

[Mick]

Ok. No beard but I did play Rugby League, a long time ago.

[gaa_ian]

Ok ... Me at the summit of Mt Bartle frea, QLd's highest mountain.

[wavelandscott]

Here I am in a "festive" mood

[Vermin]

Me enjoying another hobby:

http://www.webclot.com/me/images/DSCF0076ss_crop.jpg

:cheers:

[silvinator]

My turn! This is me and the fiance I keep talking about (none other than Le - no affiliation with Andrews, sorry :P)

[dwyman]

Here's a pic of me (left) and Tom Trusock of Cloudy Nights Forums with our scopes. Mine is a 15" f/5 Starsplitter Dob and Tom's is an 18" Obsession. Image was taken where Lake Superior and Lake Michigan meet in the US.

[[1ponders]]

Well what can I say. Intellegent, witty, fun loving, outgoing, cultured, in tune and she's good looking too. :P

[Comet Hunter]

You guys are all so........old :poke: :rundog:

Here's me after a few :drink: on xmas morning...

[astrodave]

Where'd that image go? I'd have sworn I put it down around here somewhere...

[rumples riot]

Well I have to join in I suppose.

Here's a shot of me and a mate at the AFL Grand final barbie last year where our team won. I'm the one doing the pole dancing at the back. Not a good shot of me but all I have at the moment.

I like to do a little song and dance routine on occassions.

Paul

[ballaratdragons]

Found this photo.

It's at our Rugby League stand at the Ballarat Show.

[Sounder]

This is me and my bike at Eucla, just the other side of the WA/SA border. A group of about 10 of us rode from Ceduna to Eucla and back one weekend last year. This photo is not long after we arrived (note the warm glass of scotch & coke on the seat). It was a bloody hot ride back on Sunday, especially around Nullarbor to Yalata, but the views from the clifftops were fantastic.

[ballaratdragons]

Hey Sounder,

Notice any similarities?

[coxellis]

Hi - Just joined from http://www.ukastroimaging.co.uk/forums/index.php where I'm one of the admins. Thanks to Robby (and David) for the invite :)

Thought I'd start off here with a pic of myself - I was going to post one of me stood by my scopes, but it's a bit of a weener compared to all the 18" dobs and 16" LX200s http://ukastroimaging.co.uk/forums/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif

So... this one was taken at a recent meet some of the members of UKAI attended - I'm Andy Ellis (drunk - those that know me would say this was just the usual state of affairs) next to me is Rob, the founder of UKAI, next to him Mikey Deegan or Mr Y-Fronts to his mates and at the back is Potzy. Me and a couple of the other site members drove 250miles through gale force winds/ flooding and powerouts (impossible to find a bacon sandwich... http://ukastroimaging.co.uk/forums/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif ) to be in on the drinking session - serious dedication http://ukastroimaging.co.uk/forums/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif 250 miles probably doesn't sound like much, here? :lol:

Anyway - hi from the other side...

Andy

[jjjnettie]

I'm short sighted with astigmatism ( I'm never without my specs ), so please take a Nikko pen, draw circles around my eyes, and that is what I look like.

[MiG]

Here I am, at a point near Jan Juc last weekend. Don't mind the hair, it's a bit windy at the beach.

[acropolite]

Here goes. H.R.H Liz & Phil northernmost dot in Tas. :tasdevil:

[cometcatcher]

This is me. :D

[mick pinner]

Sorry l missed the mosaic - l think. The lovely wife and self.

[Starkler]

Damn I thought I could hide forever :P

[blackpearl]

Here I am ready to take the new 12" Dob outside, second night of viewing the nebula in the saucepan, the moon, Jupitor and moons and Saturn. These where the only things I recognised but the rest of the sky was awesome - my journey begins!!
I wondered where the wine would go and that little holder on the side of the base is perfect!!!!

[Starkler]

Thread cleaned due to popular demand.
I hope I didnt clean anyones photo by mistake !

[Toshi]

:newbie:

[ballaratdragons]

Hi Toshi,

Welcome to the gang! :cool:

[ving]

welcome aboard toshi :)
enjoy your stay!

[Kieken]

Sorry for the waiting but here is a pic. Don't be scared, it's me but not feeling so good.

http://users.pandora.be/willy.geys3/DSCF.jpg

BTW, noticed my shaving accident under my nose?

[ballaratdragons]

There you go Kieken, it fits on the post now.

<b>Kieken Below</b>

[xelasnave]

xelasnave

[robin]

Ah nuts...the only half decent pic I've got of myself with out looking like a swamp monster is my wifes birthday pic.Brace yourselves....http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/makemineameade/robin.jpg

[astroron]

thought I would join the party. Regards Ron

[CosMos]

Gotta have some kiwis in here!! A picture of myself with 2 friends from the Auckland Astronomical Society...Humiko and Jennie.

[janoskiss]

I was really hoping the avatar would be enough, but the mob has spoken so here's one ugly mug:

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~janosk/misc/selfport.jpg

[robin]

Well I've come to the conclusion that we are a magnificent looking bunch on this fine forum so the next logical step is a calendar. Not like Manpower or AFL/NRL players - no, something more warm & fuzzie with our telescopes! It'll sell like hot cakes & women will find us very appealing.....ok,ok- if not a calendar,what about a stubbie holder? :-)

[iceman]

haha more like a list of suspects on australias most wanted :)

with striker as mr january :)

[Striker]

ME....no no no

Have a look at you all.....75% of you dont even know that shavers have been invented....looks like you all should be ridding Harley's......with Ken.......lol

[john_drummond]

My curvy one and I - she keeps me up all night! (I'm not married).

John Drummond
Gisborne
New Zealand

[Striker]

John thats huge......is it 16"?...what mount?

[ballaratdragons]

Look out!!!! Tony's LX200 is for sale again! He has spotted his dream scope! John Drummond's reflector. :D

[john_drummond]

Hi Tony,

it's a 16" (41cm) f4.5 Meade Starfinder Newt with an 8" f4 Vixen Newt as a guidescope. The mount is a standard Meade Satrfinder mount with a parts upgrade from Australias very own Anssen Technology - wheel, worm, motors, gears, and electronics.

To see more about the scope (if interested) go to:

http://www.possumobservatory.co.nz/10-B-16'%20Meade%20Eq.htm

or

http://tinyurl.com/4cfm2

Cheers

John

:astron:

[ballaratdragons]

Tony, that's the exact one I showed you in the other thread! COOOOOL!!!!

$2995 US dollars

[robin]

Wow...thats a big fella! You don't appreciate the size of a large telescope until you see someone standing next to it for comparison.

[ving]

your finder/guide is as big as my scope! :eyepop:

[john_drummond]

I understand completely. My 31mm Naglar 2" barrel EYEPIECE has a larger diameter than the objective of my first telescope!

John

:astron:

[ballaratdragons]

Hey, your right.

You can see it's proper size with someone standing next to it!

Ron has modelled with it for us. Thanks Ron.

[john_drummond]

Hence the reason I recently crawled inside my scope to do prime focus astrophotography like David Malin at the AAO.

Cheers for the image.

John D

[ving]

that hand controller look heavy :)

[ballaratdragons]

It's only heavy if you can reach it!

[h0ughy]

this is me

[ballaratdragons]

Hahahaha! Another beard. Good onya Houghy!

[h0ughy]

I have had it ever since the hormones kicked in. I have shaved it off once in 20 years (I have been married 12 years) and all my mother in Law could say after looking at me for several minutes was had I had a very short haircut. It wasn't until 2 days later she realised that the beard had gone as well. Now with late nights, mozzies and sun the beard is a practucal astronomical tool. Thats what I keep telling myself anyway!!! It really hide a rather ugly feature - me?

Houghy

[dhumpie]

That's me and my weapons of choice ;)

Darren

[astro_south]

Someone should throw some advertising on those vans in the background - they appear in a lot of photos in this forum :)

[ballaratdragons]

Hi Darren, I like your Orion.

Andrew, I've never noticed the caravans in other posts. They do have advertising on them. Take a closer look below!!

[dhumpie]

Ha! ha! ha! The SAS will have your head for that Andrew ;)

darren

[ving]

hehe! good one ken :)

[astro_south]

Darren,
Just noticed that the ST80 looks huge compared to you and the 6". I must have been standing right next to it when I took that photo - interesting effect.


Ken,
Nice work (as usual :) ). I kind of half anticipated you would have a go at it when I posted my comment.

[frogman]

ME ME ME ME ME ME

[xrekcor]

Me and my son Jake and our 8" f/6 Newt Leyburn, QLD

[Nortilus]

This is I...don;t ask about the ladies..hehehhe

[Striker]

You are one lucky man......go Nortilus

[acropolite]

Norti-lus....figures.... :P

[Seven]

OK - I'm game, this is me with my LX90.
Cheers, JO

[Seven]

PS: Squinting at the sun - I'm a night person....LOL
cheers, JO

[robin]

Hi Jo, pardon my ignorance but where in the blazes is Nimmitabel?!! :P

[Striker]

South Africa....lol

[xrekcor]

Striker,



Scopeless?

Mmmmmm.... is that one of them new mirror-less scopes with no eyepiece:D

[acropolite]

:cold:http://www.snowymountains.com.au/Nimmitabel.html :face:

[Seven]

Robin,
Nimmitabel is in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales - about 30 minutes out of Cooma. We have about 120 people the village and the surounding farms. There is NO light polution and we are at a height of 1,100 Metres about sea level. And yes, it snows!
Cheers JO

[Seven]

PS: George the Elephant is more of an eyesore rather than a point of interest....LOL
Cheers, JO

[EddieT]

Great to see you all. This is such a great site. I keep discovering new things (like unanswered personal messages 3 weeks old, oops).
Here's me in my astroshed with the latest equipment.

[gbeal]

OK, I have resisted this, but as I read earlier in this forums existance, "Resistance is Futile".
During the course of the astro photo weekend this was snapped, mainly to scare young children, hence the daggers look. Nice mount but.
Gary

[Orion]

Updated my photo......

[Little Dragon]

Hi everyone. This is me!:scared:

[astromark]

I trust this will not bust your PC

[Moonman]

Here I are.

[Kieken]

New pic from me and my girlfriend. It was made yesterday (26-7-2005) during our visit to Walibi (used to be SIx Flags Belgium :) )

http://users.pandora.be/willy.geys3/hihi.jpg

[TidaLpHasE]

Here's me with a nice size Australian Salmon, taken in the bay on a small Squidgy.....

[rowena]

and here's a Piccie of me, with one of my babies... the 10" Meade LX200..
yes... that is ski gear i have on, as it gets down to 0C :eek: where we observe from with the WAAC'ers.

and also attached a photo of my little baby... "backup" scope.. a 5" G5 Celestron. This one is great for observing the moon with, and is so light and easy to carry...

[ballaratdragons]

Back up scope!!??!!

Lot's of folk would like that as their only scope!

[rowena]

hehehe... well I can't lift the 10" onto the tripod... its soooo heavy!!!

The 5" was my first 'serious' scope. I bought this second hand... found it in the trading post. I don't want to sell it because it is so easy for me to move and carry... where as the 10" I need to steal the other halfs car just to drive it to observe nights!

[asimov]

Well! Thought it was about time..:doh: :D

This is me sitting in the 'armoury'

No quips about the long hair cos' I just had it cut! ;)

[Wombat_In_Space]

Well her I am with my lovely :love:wife Toni

[mickal555]

Here's me:



It when I got my scoppe so It's a year old... I need a new one- maybe there will be a non-bad one of me when I get the astrofest photo's developed.


How about a photoalbum for all theese photo's?

I could start one with yahoo if anyone wants?

[RapidEye]

Me and the little one going for a romp through the sheep pasture! :scared:

Before I get yelled at:

Neither of us have a helmet on because we are only driving 10MPH
Its not muddy because that shot was taken about 10 minutes after unloading it from my truck after bringing it home from the dealership :thumbsup:
It has since been very well christened in mud :drink:
Good thing my daughter gets her looks from her mother!!!:D

[xrekcor]

Hey Jim,

Where do you insert those XW's :rofl:

Sorry must be the VB's talking :D

regards

[GrampianStars]

http://www.grampianstars.com.au/Invision/uploads/photo-2.jpg :lol:

[RapidEye]

The 4Trax version that is sold in the Southern US has beer holders built into the handlebars. They size it to hold a Budweiser tallboy, but a 10mm Pentax XW will fit nicely. :drink:

If I was a weakly girly-man like you, I'd buy a trailer for it so I could haul my scope around behind it too. :lol:

Cheers!

[RB]

Well here goes....

See if you can pick Rocket Boy :shrug:


:poke:

[iceman]

wow quite a brood Andrew! You need a wide angle lens to fit them all in the photo :)

[beren]

:P ready to hit the stars
:whistle: with the missus keeping an eye on equipment expenditure

[[1ponders]]

Dressed like that it looks like your going dancing with the stars :lol: :)

[beren]

:D Ladies mate, gotta look presentable :poke: hang on been married 8months i can be a slob now :whistle: ahhh the remnants of bachelorhood ugg boots and a flennal shirt next :rolleyes:

[h0ughy]

and whats wrong with a few flannos , I have only been married for 12 years :P

[beren]

:thumbsup: nothing Houghy just avoid the mullet look

[h0ughy]

I have no fear of that, too much is falling out behind the fringe!!

[seeker372011]

um........are you the fifth from the left? :whistle: :whistle:

[RB]

Goodonya "seeker" :thumbsup:
I knew someone would guess it ......:)


:innocent:

[davidpretorius]

i have already posted my pic and and now posting my observation area

[toetoe]

Looks wet down there David. :cloudy:

[ballaratdragons]

And there is no Telescope anywhere to be seen :shrug:

[davidpretorius]

yes beautifully flooded out, got the carpet out to dry this morning in the sun and it started raining again

[mickoking]

Cobbers,

I am presently in the middle of China with no acess to a photo of my self so I will give a vivid description.

Picture this, I am 36 almost bald havent shaved in 5 days wear specs, missing a front tooth and refuse to wear dentures. I am sitting in front of this computer with a Beer and I am wearing a red shirt with a yellow star on it.

Despite all of this somehow I managed to produce attractive offspring, My daughter Nadia is 5.
:cheers:

[anthony2302749]

Hi

Here I am with my old Meade Research Grade 12.5” Dob before I transformed it into a Truss design.

Anthony

[ballaratdragons]

Where's your pic? I didn't see it in here anywhere! C'mon Dave, show & tell time!!!

[Orion]

Nice work Anthony :thumbsup:

[davidpretorius]

I thought i had!!!

Mike might have deleted the thread as it was off topic????

The girls Jessica and amy with the scope

Me and the scope!!!

[ballaratdragons]

Yep, I do remember you posting those pics. But they've dissappeared. Thanks dave.

[Itchy]

Ok, scarey time: :scared2: :scared:

Here is my ugly mug during a brush with fame. Me receiving my "David Malin Award" in July.

Please don't be too put off. You will still talk to me won't you?:prey:

Cheers

[davidpretorius]

thanks tony, excuse my ignorance, what did you win, i had read about Eddie.

A big belated congrats anyway!!!

[Itchy]

David,


I won an "Honorable mention" in the amateur deep sky section for my M42 ::cool:

http://users.bigpond.net.au/itchysastro/M42web.jpg

Thanks

[davidpretorius]

i can see why!

do you mind if i just gaze at it for a while?

[atalas]

Congrats Tony,Its a brilliant image !

Louie

[RB]

Well deserved award Tony,

Well done and congrats........ :thumbsup:


And now I can put a face to the famous Tony Hitchcock

:)

[Itchy]

Famous??? Who me??? Naaa!:o


Thanks guys.

Now don't look too long at that face. It's not pretty:rofl:

Cheers

[RB]

Your famous in my books itchy, with images like yours mate.

I can only dream at this stage, to take em' like that.
I can't even get polar alignment yet. :rofl:

:thumbsup:

[acropolite]

Nice image Tony...You're famous now, at least at IIS....:D

[ballaratdragons]

Hooray, more beards!

I think the bearded folk are winning!!! :cool:

[Itchy]

Neck and Neck last time I looked (or should that be chin and chin?):confuse3:

[danielsun]

Me when i had more hair!!!!

[RB]

Danielsun is now Balanced & Polar Aligned.... :lol:

Well done Daniel-Dude.
Wax on, Wane off.......

:party:

[rochler]

Here is one of me when I was going thru my Chinese astronomer phase....

[lateralus]

here tis, but no telescope!:)

[ving]

welcome aboard lateralus :)

[davidpretorius]

sorry laterus, you will have to do something rather drastic to become a "rough" head like the rest of us. Iceman is a "pretty" boy, but for the rest of us....well, were ugly!!!

but as they say , you will shine like a rose between the nasty thorns at a star party!

[RB]

:welcome:

Welcome lateralus.

[lateralus]

why thank you, you three!

[davidpretorius]

our combined pleasures.

hey, we are the only three that matter.

no matter what anyone else says:

ving is the lord of the double star;
rocket is the lord of the camera;
i am lord of "full of crap"

you will love the forum, lots of fun, and fantastic for all levels. Beginners are always taken under the wings and the new members that are experienced astronomers have great peers to swap techniques.

[asimov]

Uuummm...welcome to the madness Lateralus.

[G00GS]

Sheeeeesh Ok I will coz I have seen all of you and its only fair...

Me and the beautiful wife Tor and my little man Aaron...

[RB]

Goodonya GOOGs.


:thumbsup:

[danielsun]

O.K.then! Now that ive bought myself a 350d i can now post a real picture of me!! Brace yourselves!!!

[mickoking]

Check it out baby,

[h0ughy]

Funny thing about most astronomers, we have excellent heads for radio :lol: .

Nice to put a face to a name ;)

[RB]

Hey thanks you two, just like I imagined you both........male. ;)

[JohnG]

OK, I'm game.

Throwing liferafts out of a Piper Chieftan

JohnG

[astrogeek]

Look up and left and ye shall see, the hairy little man that is me!!!

Also here is another shot of me showing my affection for my wonderfull 8" dob that has served me well for many years. The booster stand was built to accomodate my 6'1" height. With it I can comfortably view any part of the sky standing up :).

[Ziggy Stardust]

me and my favourite tool for solar work....


yeah every one says I'm crazy using a 6 inch scope for solar work...

but I have proooved them wrong before :nerd:


Tony

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6766/meandscope9au.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[xrekcor]

Dont tell me that's your eyepeice box :scared:

What short of filters are you using?

regards,CS

[Ziggy Stardust]

yep, I keep all my toys in that box!!! it is great cause it is one wheels... so it can carry the three eye peace cases, cameras and battery etc...

Filter was a home-made Milar filter, stopped down from 150mm to 125mm.

here some of the results

Tony

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/9988/bwtotalityoriginal0lt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2933/dring4xx.th.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dring4xx.jpg)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8927/eclipse20026ry.th.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eclipse20026ry.jpg)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5803/008totalitycolourcorrected9co.th.jp g (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=008totalitycolourcorre cted9co.jpg)

[Sonia]

Here is moi! ;)

[jjjnettie]

Heyyy Sonia,
Nice to see ya.

[Ziggy Stardust]

ahhhh I see young WakingAngel has graced our presence....


and next you need to post the Dob when it arrives :prey2:

Tony

[Hammerman]

OK.... here's a pic of me with my trusty (and sometimes dusty) Orion XT8 in my backyard. The dob is sitting on the homemade base that I threw together out of scrap lumber I had in my garage. The photo is from a few summers ago. We're knee deep in snow out in the backyard right now.

[andy]

andy hazelbrook nsw

[rogerg]

After a month or 2 in the forums I just stumbled upon this one! Thought I'd better do the done thing and post a pic of myself...

Rather than the usual scope/astronomy pic... a shot from a trip to NZ over a year back now with my partner who also has put up with years of my astronomy addiction.

As much as I enjoy astronomy, I prefer the peaceful open space of the country & hiking....

Roger.

[Adrian-H]

picture of me, i was sleepy!! yeah, those are dreadlocks too.
ziggy scares me with his solar scope..

hey h0ughy my head is picking up alien radio. by studies our foreheads are rather larger then the domestic common humans.

[Sonia]

Heres a picture of me with my skywatcher 10" Dobosoanian and the meade etx 90 GOTO.

[Photon]

This is me, just after installing my shiny new Argonavis!!

[leon]

My family has christened me Galelaio. :scared:

[h0ughy]

Adrian -H,
You have some interesting, umm, personal features:welcome:

[ballaratdragons]

Leon,

IIS member Andrew (astro_south) just said to me, "just saw the pic of Leon on IIS - is there a certain "Ballarat" look that you guys have".

Those that know me, know exactly what Andrew means!!! :rofl:

Leon must be my long lost brother!!!!!!! ;) :lol:

[astro_south]

Thought so!!! ........no offence Leon ;) :D

[xstream]

Hey Andrew! I hope they use Mr Sheen. :lol:

[Lester]

G'day everyone,:hi:

This is me.

[spacezebra]

Hi all

Just a few pics. "The Unbeliever and me":hi:

12489

and not forgetting the kids - very proud parents!

12488

Cheers Petra

[Kieken]

How was Paris? I personally have never been there (went instead to Rome :) )

[spacezebra]

Hi there

I loved Paris and cant wait to go back - we only had a three day stay - just enough time to get in some sights and then it was back to the UK.

Going back in August/September 2007

[vespine]

Actually, well, I'm very biased but I didn't like Paris. I'm very much into art and culture but I hate tourists and I was there during the summer so.... Granted aspects of it were amazing but overall it was just too tainded by the mood and streets covered in feces. That might sound snide, but I really don't mean it to be, it really detracted from the experience, made me realise how we Australians take it for granted...

After Paris, we went to Bordeaux and I loved it. May have had something to do with the fact that the Wine Festival was on too ;)

[ving]

hmm... so THATS the unbeliever hey!!! :)

[spacezebra]

Unbelievable isnt it!

Cheers Petra

[obga]

Here is me behind the smoke :face:

[johnno]

Well,
Heres me,
Pouring a beer from my home brew fridge,taken during a party for my 55th Birthday,

Crystal clear Beer,just like in the pub,Mine is 20 cents a middie.

Regards.
John

[Sonia]

And tonight playing live....

[Smogbound]

Surprised myself by joining this forum while I think about building another scope again. Like IIS, it looks nice by the way.

Here's a mugshot of me, waiting for the clouds to lift, and for the curious here's an odd little telescope I made long ago. Those puzzled by all the reflections (count them - it's no ordinary Newtonian !) can read more about it here http://web.mac.com/nloveday/iWeb/Folded%20Newtonian/Concept.html

[iceman]

Hi Smogbound!

Welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy your stay and find some threads of interest to contribute to.

[Shawn]

Here you have it, taken at some Island off the coast of NZ last year. Yup me other girl is in the background. happy days...

[Dujon]

Now that, John, brings a whole new dimension to the term beer fridge.

[johnno]

Hi John,

Glad you like the fridge,I have had it for several years now.

When I was working (self employed) I found the cost of a couple of beers a night just too expensive for what I was earning,especially when my wife likes a drink also.

just 4 twist tops a night each,means over 2 cartons a week,I donk know how much that is now,but it was at least $50.00 several years ago.

My beer is fermented twice,put in a 23 litre Stainless steel Ex coke keg,and gassed up.

Provides about 80 standard middy's, crystal clear beer,with no sediment whatsoever,for around $15.00

All the best.
Regards.
John

[dugnsuz]

Oui,c'est moi!

[smersh]

Taken in '78 at Engadine Public (year 6)

Terry on the left

:lol:

[HyPer7]

Ok so this is the place to show off your "mug shots" Eh!
No time like the present, I guess.

http://kilroywuzere.bigblog.com.au/blog.do

Cheers :drink:

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[iceman]

haha nice one Michael, has Terry seen this post!? :)

I still remember you from digging holes at SPSP ;) Did you come across any funnelwebs?

Wayne, that looks like a passport photo! :)

[HyPer7]

It is - other wise I would of used the one in the pic gallery my link (which is 9 years old) :-)

[smersh]

I don't think Terry has seen this pic...I was just waiting....


There were no spiders at SPSP06 - it was not a funnywebsite, unlike this one :)

[Shawn]

For those at are following the Cruise the South pacific thread, which I guess is going to drag on for a bit, dont encourage me !!!!!,,,,heres the face behind the waffling:D

[Astroman]

Man thats a big scope, is the guide scope on the wrong side or is it just me? Personal preference I guess.

Man thats a big scope :P

[Shawn]

Well Observed,,,Yes I moved the things around a bit to get a nice balance..
the fork arms are unbalanced at manufacture, I moved the finder, and put the 100 where the finder was, dropped 5kg off the weight required to balance the overall units..seems to work ok,,, I can bias it either way by moving the counter forward or aft by quater inch,,,fluked it really...

[Dujon]

I now understand why you have "Need a bigger truck" in your signature, Sir D. What a beast.

Nevertheless it's good to see you have your daughter learning the finer points of computer control, but I'd be more careful when you do move it; it looks like you've done a fair bit of damage to the house already. ;)

[Shawn]

Hey ,,,what do mean,,,Its not a house...its an Observatory, we happen to live in....Seriously the observatory is being built as we chat,,,I had to assemble the beast, work out its shortfalls, there are many,,,flatten out the wrinkles, so I can be imaging ASAP...

Thanks for your reply...

[Shawn]

The Stars dont twinkle up here,,,at 17S...:D ,,

[bojan]

OK... everyone is doing it it seems, so I am supposed to follow :-)
This is me and my 10", watching Venus transit on Aug 2004... (when I did not know about this forum). I did not change much since then :-)

[venus]

Interesting 'time' deduction there bojan? A long transit hey! You must have got tired sitting for that long:lol:

[bojan]

Well, we (astromers) are a patient people, right ? :-)
Hmmm it seems I managed to indicate a wrong date, the Transit was in 8t June, not 6th Aug :-)

[sheeny]

OK, here it is. I've resisted for quite while now... I haven't got a good photo of me showing my eight inches (of scope)... so here's a photo from another life. Taken at Parliament House Sydney December 2002... Bob Carr is just there for scale:thumbsup:. This is about as shiny and polished and beautiful as I get - isn't that a shame! (BTW I'm the dude on the left;) ).

Al.

[smersh]

That's not Bob Carr! It's Ivan Milat :scared:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Milat

[sheeny]

:rofl: Hmmm ... things are starting to fall into place...:rofl:

[EzyStyles]

I thought that i will show my ugly face finally lol . Getting abit sick of my UFO avatar. most recent pic last month. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[RB]

It's about time Eric !
Now I can see who I'm talking to.

:lol: :thumbsup:

[GrahamL]

I think this one was from a few years back .. I was looking at 10 to life
until they lost the forensic evidence..Idiots .. I am better looking in real life .

take care ns :rofl:

[spacezebra]

Hi Eric

Nice pic - good to put a face to a name;).

Cheers Petra

[EzyStyles]

cheers andrew and petra. ive stopped hiding myself lol

[ballaratdragons]

Problem is Eric,

if you ever change your Avatar again there will be no pic of you in here :lol:

[EzyStyles]

ill try not to ken :P

[jazzodict]

Is that a star ... a supernova ... no it is jazzodict!
I'm either stupid or (very) brave to do this .... will face the music!
Cheers,

[Omaroo]

Ok... it was a couple of years ago.... but at least we're both in the photo...

[Blue Fire]

Hi all! Since this is my first post (after lurking a bit), I've decided to start modestly. Here's lookin' at ya. :)
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[Ric]

Hi all,
Ok here it is, the dreaded mug shot :eyepop: I can hear the sounds of hard drives shutting down in self preservation across Australia.
This was taken about a year ago building at the deep sky site whoops I meant the farm and I've lost 20 kilos since then, amazing what diabetes can do for you if your positive and my lovely wife keeps an eye on me (help I'm starving to death :help: LOL).
I'm still saving for the Harley (mental note - must stop buying telescopes).

Enjoy

[jjjnettie]

Nice to meet you all.
Jazzodict, that isn't what you wear when you're out observing is it?

[RAJAH235]

Hello to all the new members...:hi:
What's up, Jeanette, you jealous???

[jjjnettie]

Quite frankly YES I am jealous.
My secret girly vice ( and those who know me know that I'm not a girly girl )is collecting fabrics from over the world. My favourites are from Peru, Japan, Africa, Bali, India, Thailand and the Middle East. I have a hand sewn dress in my collection dating back to the 1920's with lots of fancy work on it, and a square of mid 1800's dress fabric that I had framed to save from further deterioration. At them moment there is a 1960's fabric revival and lengths of original material from that era is fetching very good prices.
But don't get me started on the subject because I can be a bit of a bore. LOLOLOL

[ving]

:zzz2:

hehe, sorry. :) just kiddin

[jazzodict]

Hi jjjnettie,

I've only ever worn the gear once ... during my daughter's wedding last year. We travelled to India & did it the traditional way .. was great fun & got to meet a lot of old school/college mates & relos after almost 25 years!! However, its no fun wearing heavy silk fabrics during peak Indian summer (was April/May).

Not a bad costume to wear at a star party to liven up things ... eh:rofl::lol:!

Cheers.

[jjjnettie]

What an experience for your daughter! Did she enjoy it?

You could have nicked the fan off your dob and wired it to the underside of your outfit just to keep the air moving. LOL

[bloodhound31]

Aaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!! This may give you an idea of who I am...as well as an astronomer.

Gotta live the life we were given and die satisfied!!!

Baz.:D

[Suzy_A]

Hi Everyone,

here I am with my 10" F4 newt and mounted on it as a guide scope is my Orion ED 80 mm.

Of course, as I didn't want to ruin my night vision, I didn't use the flash and I didn't want to sit around in the cold not moving for a 30 minute exposure, so you can't actually see very much...:shrug:

Susan

[GTB_an_Owl]

is it April 1st over there ?

[mickoking]

Time for an update, took this the other night.

[jjjnettie]

Har Har Susan.
Come on, post us a real one!

[spacezebra]

Nice one Micko - cool shot

Cheers Petra

[iceman]

Nice shots Baz, and very funny Suzy! :)

[beren]

Top shots Barry......:thumbsup:

Same as Micko time for a update :P

[bloodhound31]

Plenty more where they come from. An active lifestyle but I reckon my bones and joints are going to pay for it in a few years...

I pray they don't.

Baz:D

[Suzy_A]

Hi Everyone!

For those that couldn't see me in the other photo that I put up, well, here are two more.

As it seems that when many stargazers aren't stargazing they are doing other outdoor stuff, I have put up a few photos of similar stuff that I do.

Actually, one is of photos is of my friend Marianne. We are about 150 m above the Southern Ocean near Albany, WA. In the other one, you can see me. I'm the white speck in the red circle.

Happy viewing!

Susan

[Sonia]

Here is me with all my telescopes!

[beren]

Wow Susan what an awesome experience :thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

Might as well update mine.

[bloodhound31]

Onya Susan! Its good to see that we astronomy brethren also share many other similar interests. I guess its all about experiencing and getting to know the natural wonders of the world as well as the universe.

[Nexus6]

not the smoking man, not the camel... still waiting for my Christmas present...

[iceman]

Wow, would love to go to Egypt one day.

[Little Dragon]

Here I am at my Debut Ball last week.

1. That's me up on the stage walking down in front of everyone with my Dance partner.
2. That's me dancing
3. Me and my Dad (ballaratdragons)

[Dujon]

Onya, Harry. You scrub up pretty well. I hope you had . . . well . . . a ball.

Nice to see your Dad dressed up for the occasion. ;)

(Sorry, Ken).

[nightsky]

G'Day,
Nice one Sonia :)

[Outbackmanyep]

Hey everyone!
Im a newcomer to this forum but hope i get to know some of you soon!
So this is Me!

Cheers! :)

[mickoking]

G,day and welcome Outbackman :thumbsup: I hope you enjoy this forum as much as I do.

[Outbackmanyep]

Cheers Micko!

Hows the weather over your way? its bloody raining here! We do need it though but i wish itd stay clear until after 9th of November ...it can rain as much as it wants to then!!

Make that after the 10th ( U2 concert in sydney! :D Woohoo! )

Cheers! :thumbsup:
Chris

[mickoking]

Yeah, weathers OK few clouds tho. I think everywhere needs rain but its best if it falls during the day :)

[xelasnave]

This is one of those "snobby people" from Cheltenham:eyepop: .
After my episode in the train I thought I would post an update.
alex

[iceman]

nice one Alex, quite different from your avatar :)

[[1ponders]]

Not a hope Alex :rofl:

Mind you I'm lookin' a bit feral meself atm, so I can't say too much. :lol:

[xelasnave]

The avatar was just as the mohawk was disappearing and well that ear had to go the earthlings were becoming suspicious;) .
alex

[spacezebra]

Ya gotta love those avatar ears;)!!!

Cheers Petra

[xelasnave]

To tell my Son what happened in the train I sent him an email linking direct to the story (the things people say thread) about me hearing the ladies in the train .. he had not been here and had never seen the avatar.. he commented "I suppose you could hear them with those big ears you have grandma" had to laugh he got me.
alex

[xelasnave]

And well here is the family shot after that I have some photos of the last holiday;) :D

[Phil]

This is my setup as you can see the STL-11000M is hanging of the scope on a G11 mount. Finally got someone to take a photo of myself. I am the one that takes all the photos.

[mark curtis]

hello everyone
I am glad to be here with such a fine group of people with the same burning desire.
below is a photo of myself at the 7 inch Meade APO, It is one of two very fine systems that I have use of. I also have a 15 inch F5 newtonion, both are very nice telescopes but i am in a very light polluted location and it really limits what I can do.
I really hope we can share techniques and methods in the field of CCD astrophotography and a funny story or two.
Mark C

[iceman]

Hi Mark, :welcome: !

Great piece of gear!

[nightsky]

G'Day Mark,
Wow what a great set up m8, and :welcome:

[mark curtis]

you guys are wonderful, thanks so much for the warm welcom.

[matt]

:hi:Great set-up Mark, and you are most welcome here. Great to have you on board.

That's an amazing dome and array of equipment.

Keep posting, so we can get to know you:welcome: