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Thanks, Dennis
I appreciate the warm welcome.
You've got that right, however many things are the same. I was an enthusiastic Amateur as a teen, thought I was going into physics professionally. I then diverted into other careers and interests, but kept my 60's vintage Criterion RV-6, getting it out occassionally. (I've dated myself there!) Recently, with access to so much in the way of astronomy advances on the Internet, I felt the urge to get back into it. I have spent about a year and a half in our local astronomy club learning as much as I can. I just purchased a gently used Celestron c11, matched it to a Losmandy G11 mount. I feel like I'm beginning to find out what is possible in modern amateur astronomy.
I have become very interested in Nearby stars - hence the time I've spent on Sirius and other nearby bright stars. But I've also enjoyed other objects and double stars.
Thanks again for the warm welcome!
Thad
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