Ancient History - remember when.....

[h0ughy (David)]

well I replied to another thread about a member wanting some information from and old S&T back in May 1981.............time warp..........lets see I was in high School, year 8.........oh and I played with my first 12" Newtonian telescope at school.....................


just looking through the mag, I found ads for celestron (liked the little girly in the shot), Dynamax SC telescopes, parkes, Meade system 2000 scopes, Questar 7", byers drives, ads for mirrors (did you know what a 24" f3 mirror was worth in USD back then, $7850, I wonder in real terms what that equates to in AUD now) and their astrophotos look very amateurish (compared to the quality that most members of IIS are producing now) and the mag cost USD $1.75

[leon]

Yes Houghy, i remember those days well, i was married with three kids then, even had an article in the American Sky and Telescope Mag, about roll off roof observatories. I was 31 then


Cheers leon

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by leon

Yes Houghy, i remember those days well, i was married with three kids then, even had an article in the American Sky and Telescope Mag, about roll off roof observatories. I was 31 then


Cheers leon

what mag and what date, I might have it, I have S&T back until 1964 and astronomy mag from when it started

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

This is the reason I was interested in buying Geralds collection of Astro mags (see Buy and Sell ). Just to follow how amateur astronomy has developed over the years.
Gee Houghy, you're only a young fella.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

I want a magazine from the year 2132 just to see how we will advance further

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Astroman

I want a magazine from the year 2132 just to see how we will advance further

the electronic book on glad wrap is heading your way

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

This is the reason I was interested in buying Geralds collection of Astro mags (see Buy and Sell ). Just to follow how amateur astronomy has developed over the years.
Gee Houghy, you're only a young fella.

Several years ago I went chasing all the astro mags I could until I had a copmplete series back to 1964 so i could get in the apollo missions and other space missions as well as I loved the big scope ads!

How old did you think I was

[davidpretorius]

1981, 11 years old, grade 5 at primary school.

still thought girls were infested with girl germs at that stage.

Now at 36 married and with two lovely daughters, I still think they have gril germs cos i cannot follow what they say!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

David,
Everyone I chat with online, to me, has no age only experience.
I'm 18 on the inside and my knees are 65+. My mental maturity is subject to extremes of variation.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

I was 24 back then!

Scarey to think about, but it's been a fun ride

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

David,
Everyone I chat with online, to me, has no age only experience.
I'm 18 on the inside and my knees are 65+. My mental maturity is subject to extremes of variation.

JJJ we love you just the way you are.......geriatric or not

[leon]

Houghy,

It was on page 488, and page 490 of Sky and Telescope November 1981,

Gee i'm getting old.

Cheers leon

[h0ughy (David)]

thanks I will look it up