New NSW South Coast Astro Soc

[NSWSCAS (Richard)]

Hi everyone. Wow - there's a lot of us here. I'm Richard and I'm so glad I got bitten by the stargazing bug recently. Ive bought my first scope after sifting through a LOT of material and even more opinion and then asked myself 2 questions; 1) How much time can I realistically devote to my new hobby with 2 small boys around?, and 2) What will that that time enable me to do?
So I got a bit of a bargain paying $650 (delivered from the UK) for a brand new Celestron 130SLT. I found Amazon.co.uk the best bcs they tend to deliver to Aus and you avoid paying any VAT (GST equiv)which is currently at 20%.

I'm also setting up a brand new local stargazers society for the NSW south coast at nswscas.org and if you live between Tilba Tilba and Ulladulla and are interested in joining me and whoever else shows up, then send me an email on info@nswscas.org. We'll hook up, find some stars, drink some tea or cold ones (depending on the season) and go "Oh, WOW! Awesome!" a lot.


Sound like fun? Get in touch. I'd love to have a good old chat and swap tips and expertise on my new and exciting hobby.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Hi Richard,

Nice work with the new society
Sounds like the bug has biten hard, not just getting a telescope but starting up a society!

Best of luck,

Regards

Rusty

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Hi Richard , great idea you have and I wish you all the best , but be aware its a huge undertaking .

A good friend Terry H. and his wife Gail and I were the founding members of my old club back in NZ the , 'Northland Astro Society' and the amount of pit falls , humps , negativity , local Govt red tape and peoples general lethargy etc. etc. was almost enough to make ours still born .

But we persevered and with the help of other astronomers and the local newspaper we got it up and running , and is now one of the most active clubs in NZ , try a 'google' and have a look , it will give you inspiration .
I do miss it , but it was a lot of work over lots of years and it aint a club without members so do a whole lot of advertising to recruite some .

Most local rags will run a few articals for you , if you wright them up , for free , flyers , posters , schools ( the best place) other clubs , etc , etc .
But be ready for a lot of work and dis-appointments along the way , but don't give up you are doing a great thing for all of us . .
Good luck again .

Brian.