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Old 27-12-2013, 03:50 PM
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For me, it was when I was about 12-13. My older brother bought himself an 8" reflector from a place in the city (York Optical?) and made his own EQ mount. He showed me the delights of the sky over the next year or two, but then he went overseas and sold all of his gear.

Many, many years later (about 4 years ago) I took my family to Swan Hill for a holiday and there's a guy in/near Lake Boga that runs an observatory and astronomy show there. We went there one night and watched his show which was very interesting. He showed us his observatory and computerised scope but unfortunately we were unlucky with the cloud cover. It was enough to get me interested again and SWMBO let me get a scope when we returned home..

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Old 27-12-2013, 08:19 PM
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What got me hooked...

My mum got me a 40mm F15 Tasco achromat about 40 years ago. The obsession took over from day one. $50k++ later, I wonder whether she was trying to get me interested in astronomy, or keep me too broke to afford fast cars.... and faster women....
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Old 27-12-2013, 08:22 PM
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It was the publication of Dennis Di Ciccio's analemma photo published in 1979 really inspired my interest in photographic recording of astronomical phenomena.

http://twanight.org/newTWAN/photos.asp?ID=3001422

Although people continue to shoot these today, the remarkable aspects of this image were that it was the first image of the phenomena and it was shot by multiple exposure onto a single piece of film.
I remember when this shot came out. Brilliant effort.
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Old 28-12-2013, 08:01 AM
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Easy for me to remember, when I was about 9-11 I'd sneak out at night with a blanket and lay in the middle of the yard looking up with my dog laying beside me. My parents evenutually figured out where to find me when I wasn't found in bed!

Cheers and clear skies!

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Old 28-12-2013, 10:15 PM
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It was the international space station that did it for me. I've always wondered what the moon looked like too. I'm forever watching the live video feed of the ISS and YouTube videos. It's awesome.

Now I'm addicted (according to my wife). I can think of worse things to be addicted to. I don't care really.
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Old 28-12-2013, 11:40 PM
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My aunt's moon atlas and my father's binoculars... back in the 60's when I was still in primary school.
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Old 29-12-2013, 11:11 AM
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Growing up under dark skies! -how can one simply not become interested! Fond memories of lying on the front lawn in Numurkah at dusk trying to keep up with spotting the stars as they became visible -then later counting satellites as they pass. A friend's father owned an AOS 8" f6 reflector and seeing the Horsehead Nebula in that was a highlight! My first paypacket went towards buying the very same 'scope! I was in Bendigo during the '76 solar eclipse -my Mum having heeded to the warnings of keeping children indoors during the eclipse!! I do remember seeing the outside light dim around the gaps of the drawn blind. Having been scarred by that experience, I now travel the world to see 'em
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Old 29-12-2013, 11:14 AM
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Old 29-12-2013, 11:16 AM
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I was in Bendigo during the '76 solar eclipse -my Mum having heeded to the warnings of keeping children indoors during the eclipse!! I do remember seeing the outside light dim around the gaps of the drawn blind.
I remember that too, I was only ten and wasn't allowed out, but I remember the light dimming outside.
I remember all the warnings on TV about the event too.
Awesome time but wish I was a bit older at that time.

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Old 30-12-2013, 04:28 PM
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For me it was as a 13 yr old in the '80s growing up on my parents Wheat farm in WA. In the backyard on a rug with a set of binoculars watching the Milkyway for hours.

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Old 30-12-2013, 05:08 PM
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I remember that too, I was only ten and wasn't allowed out, but I remember the light dimming outside.
I remember all the warnings on TV about the event too.
Awesome time but wish I was a bit older at that time.

I was in Adelaide (Elizabeth actually) during that eclipse, had just left the Army.
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Old 30-12-2013, 07:00 PM
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I was in Bendigo during the '76 solar eclipse -my Mum having heeded to the warnings of keeping children indoors during the eclipse!! I do remember seeing the outside light dim around the gaps of the drawn blind. Having been scarred by that experience, I now travel the world to see 'em
I remember that too, I was only ten and wasn't allowed out, but I remember the light dimming outside.
I remember all the warnings on TV about the event too.
Awesome time but wish I was a bit older at that time.

I also remember that! I was 9 at the time and we had our school fete on, but had to leave early because of the eclipse. There were HEAPS of warnings on the tv and papers, but I stole a peek at the ring and will never forget it!!
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Old 30-12-2013, 07:10 PM
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Halley's comet.
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Halley's comet, too
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