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I haven't entered an entry as I don't know where to put myself. I have had an interest in astronomy for probably 50 years. In those early times of my life it was restricted to reading anything and everything that I could find on the subject.
My parents bought me a 2" Tasco refractor sometime in the late '50s which brought me a lot of pleasure (I've still got it - see my sig) and with which I managed, courtesy of a couple of brilliant nights of perfect seeing, to introduce my son to the game. With family commitments and the like I've never been able to buy a decent 'scope - and certainly don't have the skills to make my own, though I've thought of it from time to time. I have however spent quite a few nights outside with binoculars or simply sitting back watching meteors do their thing whilst fighting off the inescapable buzzing insects, shooing away the huntsmen and resisting the effects produced by the inevitable can of beer or glass of wine.
Recently I purchased my Newt. I guess that's my first serious telescope and, even though we've had many cloudy nights since then, I've probably done more observing in that short period than I've done in the last couple of years.
My greatest pleasure since this purchase was my son unexpectedly arriving on my doorstep with the sole intent of using the 'scope (apart from bludging a free meal of course). To be able to share the joy of gazing at Jupiter (we both saw the GRS for the first time) and the delights of Crux and adjacent areas brought back memories of the time we gazed into the Orion complex on a wonderfully clear night when, through the little 2", it looked like peering into a green opening blossom.
So, pigeon hole me as you will.
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