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Hello, Albert
Wow – what a way to say hello once more!
For those who do not know, Albert is a very talented and well known European astrophotographer from the Netherlands and a familiar visitor to these shores. Albert and a contingent of fellow astronomers from the Netherlands visited the Qld Astrofest in 2003 with their tour guide, the late Erwin Van der Velden. When their vehicle arrived at the camp, I was amazed to see how many people, and how much equipment, was disgorged from the bowels of the vehicle. It reminded me of one of those “how many people can we get in this mini van” challenge from my days at Uni.
Albert and his wife Ina also dropped in to visit Astrofest once more, in 2006 this time introducing us to Erwin’s sister Ilse Van der Velden and her husband Gert. I spent some time with Albert chasing down some problems Gerald was having with his new Atlux and Skysensor 2000 – Albert has adapted the Vixen SS2K to his Losmandy G11.
Anyhow, hope that isn’t too much information about you, “Albert from Dune”.
Cheers
Dennis
PS –here is Albert at the Qld Astrofeast with Renato’s profile in the background.
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