Hi Tom, no pictures here but I had my first Doh!
moment in Astronomy.
I had been in astronomy just over 7 months when I took my 60mm Jason Refractor to a field night with the Astronomical Association of Queensland (AAQ) at at a disused grave yard at Marburg/ Minden
in February 1987.
A fellow named Charllie Smith asked if anyone wanted to have a look at the Supernova through his 80mm long focal length Refractor
I was at the front of the queue
but not knowing what a supernova was marveled out loud
at all the stuff coming of the supernova
only to be informed that that was the Tarantula Nebula I was looking at and the bright orange star next to it was the supernova
I followed the supernova for quite a few months after that in my little Refractor from my home in Burpengary North of Brisbane
and indirectly started my interest into supernova searching
A great memory and a cool photo.
Cheers
PS maybe this could be put in the observational astronomy or General Chat thread as more people may see it and comment