Newbie say's "Hello"

Pinwheel (Doug) · #1 04-05-2010, 03:33 PM

Hi all, I'm a Newbie here but have owned a few different telescopes over my time on earth, as a kid though to adult. My first telescope was a 12" long refractor and as a little kid I knew I could see Apollo 11 & the flag. Later in life I bought a 70mm Tasco refractor which served me well for 2 decades.

The last arrival about 2 years ago was a 203mm reflector bought on ebay, Wow! I had no idea what I'd been missing. Straight out of the box the stars were sharp pinpoints & the moon could be only about meter or two away. I could point it at a black part of the sky & see millions stars.

I'm lucky not to have light pollution out here & enjoy sitting in my deck chair watching the sky with my MP3 player tuned to "Dark side of the moon".

DavidU (Dave) · #2 04-05-2010, 03:43 PM

Welcome Doug

Nice part of the country up there !

Liz · #3 04-05-2010, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinwheel

Hi all, I'm a Newbie here but have owned a few different telescopes over my time on earth, as a kid though to adult. My first telescope was a 12" long refractor and as a little kid I knew I could see Apollo 11 & the flag. Later in life I bought a 70mm Tasco refractor which served me well for 2 decades.

The last arrival about 2 years ago was a 203mm reflector bought on ebay, Wow! I had no idea what I'd been missing. Straight out of the box the stars were sharp pinpoints & the moon could be only about meter or two away. I could point it at a black part of the sky & see millions stars.

I'm lucky not to have light pollution out here & enjoy sitting in my deck chair watching the sky with my MP3 player tuned to "Dark side of the moon".

Welcome Douglas

... sounds like you are having lotsa fun already!!! Lots of info on this site, so do a search of what you are in to.

You will find a large number of Pink Floyd fans, so you are aleady popular now.

M54 (Molly) · #4 04-05-2010, 04:51 PM

Welcome Douglas,

You won't regret signing on here.

Cheers,

Molly.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #5 04-05-2010, 04:57 PM

I love the Floyd too!
Welcome to IIS Doug.

that_guy (Tony) · #6 04-05-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinwheel

My first telescope was a 12" long refractor and as a little kid I knew I could see Apollo 11 & the flag..

12" Refractor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suzy · #7 04-05-2010, 07:06 PM

:part y:

Welcome Douglas. We have a wonderful bunch of people on here. Please don't be afraid to ask any questions - people on here are always happy to help.

astroron (Ron) · #8 04-05-2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by that_guy

12" Refractor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TONY, Note the word "LONG"

Kevnool (Kev) · #9 04-05-2010, 07:58 PM

Welcome Doug dark skies at Horsham there.
Just keep looking up.
Cheers Kev.

cohiba (Robert) · #10 04-05-2010, 09:25 PM

Hi Doug
Welcome you will enjoy this site there is a wealth of knowlege here, and good to see you have a good taste in music

that_guy (Tony) · #11 04-05-2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by astroron

TONY, Note the word "LONG"

Oh!!! That explains everything!

barx1963 (Malcolm) · #12 04-05-2010, 11:56 PM

Welcome to IIS Doug. Good to see another Western District observer out there.

Chillie (Henry) · #13 05-05-2010, 12:34 AM

Hi Doug,

I assume you are in Horsham, Victoria and not Horsham, SA.

I'm in Horsham North and have a few street lights around my house but still get some dark skies sometimes. Other times I get light pollution from the town center.

Welcome to IceInSpace.

Ric · #14 05-05-2010, 02:13 AM

Hi Doug and welcome, it's a great place here.

You'll love it.

Yep, another Floyd fan here as well.

big_dav_2001 (Davin) · #15 06-05-2010, 12:24 AM

Welcome Doug, from one newbie to another,i hope you find this site as invaluable as i have...
Davin

DiamondDust (Ingrid) · #16 07-05-2010, 09:49 AM

Douglas. Fabulous website, great music, dark skies. Enjoy

Pinwheel (Doug) · #17 09-05-2010, 04:35 PM

Thank you all for the warm welcome....Very nice