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New Forum Member
Hello All,
Just a quick intro for a new member, I live at Prospect (near Blacktown) in NSW and am interested in all forms of astronomy. 8 years ago I was a member of a couple of amateur astronomy clubs, because I was doing a Uni course on Astrophysics.
After the course I moved to other interests and let everything go. Then comet McNaught rekindled my interests all over again and I ended up reading posts in this forum. I eventually went to Andrews Communications (just down the road from me) and purchased a nice set of binoculars and so far have had one decent night (last Sunday) where I could use them.
My plan is to relearn all the main star constellations and use the binoculars, then in several months I'll purchase a telescope. In the meantime I’ll join up another amateur astronomy club and use their telescopes until I figure out exactly which one I like.
My first task will be to resolve as many Messier objects as I can from my position and with binoculars, that should keep me out of trouble for awhile. I hope to be an active member of the forum and what I can tell from my first brief look is that there is a good vibe going on here.
I am a computer programmer, and an old bloke (50 odd), but young at heart, I hope to become a valued member of this forum. I am willing to participate in any science that is considered worthwhile, and used to have pretty good staying power, when it came to dark site observing.
Regards
Tailwag
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