Hi from the UK!

Sonia · #1 14-02-2006, 03:02 AM

Hey all!. Am Sonia, 19 from the UK!. Have been into astronomy since i was 7. I own a celestron 675 powerseeker, a etx 90 GOTO and getting the 10" Skywatcher Dobsonian at the end of this month. Ive completed and passed 2 open uni courses, Astronomy: an introductions and the planets. Currently taken up astrophotography and have some images i would like to share with you all.

Hope to see you all and make many friends!

Sonia x

radioactive · #2 14-02-2006, 03:06 AM

Hi Sonia Mate
Can't wait for you to show em
get thee posting Lass!

johnno · #3 14-02-2006, 03:27 AM

Hi Sonia,
Welcome to Ice in Space,and thanks for the pic,

Hope you enjoy the Forum,and Your Time Here.

Regards.
John

davidpretorius · #4 14-02-2006, 03:33 AM

welcome, betch you can't wait for the dob, great choice

Octane (Humayun) · #5 14-02-2006, 04:06 AM

Welcome home, Sonia.

Regards,
Humayun

Dennis · #6 14-02-2006, 07:05 AM

Hi Sonia

Welcome to the forum. I used to live in Leeds before emigrating to Oz. Skies are absolutely delicious down under with so many more clear nights than I remember in the UK. A little warmer here too! Good luck with the studies.

Cheers

Dennis

Robert_T · #7 14-02-2006, 07:18 AM

Hi Sonia, welcome

to "the other side"

great to see too that you're a lunar and planetary imager!

cheers,

acropolite (Phil) · #8 14-02-2006, 07:34 AM

to IIS Sonia.

h0ughy (David) · #9 14-02-2006, 07:40 AM

Sonia, welcome to IIS

[1ponders] (Paul) · #10 14-02-2006, 08:39 AM

and

sonia. Glad you could join us. How did you find out about this chatty little group?

ving (David) · #11 14-02-2006, 09:46 AM

welcome to downunder.... bet your arms are tired

I guess technically I should say "welcome to the US of A" cause i think thats where the site is hosted.... or something.

robin · #12 14-02-2006, 09:49 AM

Good onya Sonia! Welcome aboard

Sausageman (Mike Boggan) · #13 14-02-2006, 10:29 AM

Welcome to the Forum Sonia.

Unlike Dennis, I lived much closer before coming to Australia, Doncaster.
Last November I visited my sister who still lives there. I was homesick for real fish and chips and real beer.

It will be interesting to see some Northern Hemisphere stuff again.

Mike

rochler · #14 14-02-2006, 10:45 AM

Welcome to IIS, hope you have a great time surfing down under (while you're not surfing the skies hehe)

Sonia · #15 14-02-2006, 10:50 AM

Thanks all

*hugs all around*

davidpretorius · #16 14-02-2006, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonia

Thanks all

*hugs all around*

appreciate the sentiment, but a group of aussies in black Iceinspace shirts that do not get taken off except to be washed on the sabbath, with sandals and socks pulled up and the odd pink frilly dress may not be what you consider to be fun to join in our daily group hugs.

"rose amongst the thorns" comes to mind

disclaimer: aussie sense of humour may or may not contribute towards telling the truth, except in said circumstances of frilly pink dresses!

RB (Andrew) · #17 14-02-2006, 02:14 PM

Welcome Sonia to IIS.

You're gonna have a great time here on the forum, we all do.
Great to see people from all around the world joining up.

Careful with David_P he thinks he's only joking but ever since he started splitting his RGB channels he's got
a multi-personality complex disorder.

toetoe (Peter) · #18 14-02-2006, 02:19 PM

G'day and welcome to IIS Sonia, don't forget to tell your friends to join up as well.

Brendan · #19 14-02-2006, 02:42 PM

I too welcome you to the forums, given you hail from the UK, the Pythonesc humor of most around may appeal.

ving (David) · #20 14-02-2006, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonia

Thanks all

*hugs all around*

Shhh! dont tell cheryl