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Hi
Joined up today. First post. Have been observing the forums with great interest for some time, but until recently have not had much time for posting.
Having been a visual amateur astronomer for some 30 years, and with lots of experience hunting DSOs, I'm not a beginner to the hobby.
Having said that, the digital imaging revolution IS something that has grown so rapidly I'm well behind in knowledge. Wasn't so long ago I was chasing faint galaxies by strahopping with my Herald-Bobroff atlas; still use it but now I also use an Argo Navis (fantastic piece of equipment), so I have headed to the digial age; but the modern imaging - WOW!
I have a couple of albums with prints of star fields and some moon and planet shots taken with an Olympus OM1, but never did get into using film for long exposure deep sky photography. Basically, I regarded serious Astrophotograpy as a sideline to amateur astronomy done by a keen and patient few. Now it seems the hobby IS 80-90% digital imaging.
If I decide to head down that path at least I'll know where to get advice!
Now that I'm in a job (nearly 4 months now) with a computer on my desk and some idle moments I'll look forward to participating rather than just tuning in to read occasionally.
Glad to be on board
Drew
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