Tens of dollars!

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

me to Chris ,, in the zone ? alright!! .
Brian.

Originally Posted by Screwdriverone

Hmmm, I'm 42 shortly, seems I am in the "zone"....

Cheers

Chris

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Yep , two of my best astronomy friends in NZ are lovely ladies as well , ,so it cant be all bad , now ? can it .. they are also so infectious when talking and doing astronomy , nice to be around them .
Brian.

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Much of what I know now about Astronomy I learnt from a lady Amateur Astronomer.
Karenza Burk is one of the most dedicated zealous Amateur Astronomers I have ever met. Her excitement is contagious and has you wanting it to get dark really fast so you can check out what she is talking about.

She is a good friend of mine too, so I get some of that infectious excitement for the sky whenever I see her.

But now she is approaching her 80's its getting harder for her to observe. But her excitement and vivid descriptions are still contagious

[psu_13 (Pete)]

Wow. I was so surprised to find this thread here about my humble weblog post that I had to register just to say hi.

So, hi! And thanks for the interesting discussion about my little rant-let.

[RobF (Rob)]

Hi Pete

Good on you for signing up - and thanks for sending your "ripples" out across the internet to IIS

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

That's a rather funny read, but actually I really enjoy that this is a niche business. Taking a great astro image requires serious effort and skill, and is where science and art come together. It's not easy at all and I think it would be boring if it was.

[ZeroID (Brent)]

Hmm, I'm in the 'zone' albeit near the wrong end of it .
I agree, this is a niche hobby and requires a certain sort of commitment and patience.

My wife is an oddity in that she is very interested and knowledgeable about perfomance cars. Hence our last weeks excursion to the track so she could get some driving time at high speed. Motorsport is another hobby\sport that lacks in female participation, ignoring the race bimbos that sponsors throw in. (And I'm not trying to be derogatory about the girls but about the whole base 'sex sells' concept that is abused and exploited by the sponsors).

But that is the way of the world, we each have our own somewhat hormonal drives that predicate our interests and preferences. We should though, respect and value those of the other gender that share those same interests as it always brings another viewpoint to the school of thought. This applies to other cultures and races etc etc too of course.

As my wife says we should celebrate our difference AND our similarities.