Hi Everyone
I just joined the web site after getting hooked on astronomy again, after seeing the moon and Jupiter with 4 of it's moons late on Tuesday night.
It was an amazing sight.
My parents surprised me with a Celestron 130 EQ Newtonian telescope for my 40th birthday last week. [The last telescope I had was a 70mm refractor which I got in Canada, while we lived there when I had my 8th birthday.] The excitement of seeing our moon and Jupiter with some of it's moons brought back the kid in me in a way I hope my son will someday experience.
I bought the Astronomy Australia 2008 book the other day and it mentioned this web site as having a wealth of knowledge and a great forum.
My wife is now trying to get me to take my telescope to her parents place in Buchan, East Gippsland with the whole "Imagine how much more you will see at my mum and dads place" line.
Unfortunately, I know she's right! [damn]
Cheers