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Old 10-02-2016, 03:23 PM
kevy02 (Kevin)
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Buff Point Dome

After many years I have finally found time to pursue my long lost hobby of astronomy.I have recently retired and a couple of months ago I travelled up to the north coast of NSW to Tuckurimba.I had the privilage of meeting Donna .I purchased her late husband's ( Jeff) dome ,and with the great assistance of her friend Graham ( GrahamL ) we loaded the dome onto my trailer and carted it back to my house on the Central Coast.
The site isn't ideal ,but I have fairly good views to the East,North and some West.The dome is nearing completion, the other night I had a trial run and viewed the nebula in Orion.Optics were sensational, tracking good, but I still need to work on the GoTo.
So, early days still,but looking forward to spending more time out there.

Cheers Kevin.
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