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Originally Posted by astroron
I had my first view of Saturn through a 50mm spotting scope in Malaya in 1966,then along with watching a recording of man landing on the moon on TV, (I did not see it live as I was listening to it on radio from a jungle dropping zone) in 1969, I had lots of interest in astronomy but did not follow up.
Bought my first scope in july 1986 and have been an active observer ever since.   |
Well Ron,
An old timer like you will be one of the few around that remember that magnificent naked eye comet of 1970, Bennett's Comet. This is what got me started as an 11yr old. Been in and out of the hobby many times since that wonderful comet of 1970, some returns have been more serious than others.
Fortunately even during my periods of inactivity, I took note of what was going on in the astronomical world, so I have seen all the memorable events since 1970. These include Haley's Comet in 1986, Supernova 1987A in the LMC, Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 impacting Jupiter in 1994 and a couple of others less significant.
CS-John B