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nlmarsh · #1 05-10-2007, 02:49 PM

Greetings everybody!
I found Snake Valley Astron Soc on a US site, (probably should be removed), & thence contacted Ken James, & hence here. I'm studying astronomy online @ JCU, Qld. Have a 12"GS dob as biggest piece of glass for my bucks, but now wish to add guidance, as often dob-users do. Will be seeking advice on the equipment stream soon!
BTW, the known physiological universe MAY be getting younger, but am I really the only one who fondly remembers Snake Gully, on steam-driven radio's Dad'nDave??? http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.php?home Probly somewhere near Gundagai?
Cheers ... Neil Marsh.

erick (Eric) · #2 05-10-2007, 03:05 PM

All sing:- "There's a track, winding back, to an old-fashioned shack...."

Remember it well, Neil!

Welcome to IIS.

Eric

rmcpb (Rob) · #3 05-10-2007, 08:07 PM

Welcome to IIS Neil

Who could forget Snake Gully and the Dad and Dave shows?????? Used to listen each night at 7pm.

Was in Denmark not too long ago, beautifullllllllllllllllll

Cheers

nlmarsh · #4 06-10-2007, 12:31 AM

Thanks to youse, rmcpb, & erick, for dispelling my sense of loneliness!
Stone the crows 'n starve the lizards, Denmark surely is beautiful, but with frequently grey skies ... but we love it. Bryan Read's round table platforms look interesting ... will consider in context later.

Cheers ... Neil Marsh.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #5 06-10-2007, 12:47 AM

Hi Neil, glad you found your way here

Quote:

Originally Posted by nlmarsh

I found Snake Valley Astron Soc on a US site, (probably should be removed)

But if I did that, people like you wouldn't find us

Enjoy your time here. We're a crazy bunch, but we love Astronomy

Ric · #6 06-10-2007, 01:30 AM

Hi Neil and welcome to the gang, hope you have a great time here with us.

Cheers

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #7 06-10-2007, 02:13 PM

http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/SnakeGully.htm

nlmarsh · #8 06-10-2007, 02:45 PM

I just have to make another note here, 'specially after the potted history of Dad'nDave from BallaratDragons, gorblimey.

Thanks, Ken! Never knew Gordon Chater, Noel Ferrier, & Gary McDonald(with all that early face hair) had played their parts; but then for me the radio show had more to offer than the films ... bit like the goon show, which also profited by using the audience's subjective imaginations to accompany the marvelous & beloved radio sounds & voices, whereas the director/producer-chosen images were often too amorphous.
Enough ... back to astronomy ... thanks to ALL for your welcome ... it's good to be here!!

acropolite (Phil) · #9 06-10-2007, 03:23 PM

Welcome to IIS Neil, I remember those radio shows well, in the days before TV, Radio was all we had, one of my earliest memories as a child was sitting by the fire with the family listening to the radio on the mantle. Denmark look like a nice spot, do you get any fish in the lake??

nlmarsh · #10 07-10-2007, 02:19 PM

Thanks, Phil ... yes Denmark is pretty, almost as much as the Huon Valley when I was there in the 50s with rowing crews ... but in spite of being nearly as Southerly as you are, with frequently grey skies, our water supply is down, http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/i...cons/icon9.gif , & to boot, the inlet, a sometime place for fishermen, will be opened to the sea next Monday, so its level will drop a bit too.
Toujours gai ... Cheers ... Neil.
[Can't get rid of that icon at the top there ... things aren't all that bad ... pls ignore!!]