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Title: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: Paul on July 09, 2008, 09:01:10 pm Well, here it is, a place for those of us interested in many aspects of the Great Outdoors - Astronomy, Space, Weather and Photography all in one place!
Rules are simple - keep it clean, keep it civil, and have fun! Cheers, Paul. Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: martinastro on July 09, 2008, 11:38:18 pm Hi Paul
Love the new forum. Here's to fun times ahead and great images and I hope to learn new things along the journey! Clear skies Martin Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: lunartic on July 11, 2008, 09:59:56 am Hi Paul
Great to see a new forum set up as it gives me some more places to chat about what we love, astronomy, photography, etc., and what we hate, the weather. Thanks for this. Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: Paul on July 11, 2008, 10:19:11 am Hey Paul, welcome to the forum! I know what you mean about the weather, I became interested in it when I came to Ireland as there's so much of it here!
Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: Carl O Beirnes on July 11, 2008, 11:34:56 am I have not seen a clear sky in 5 weeks :'( :'(
Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: Paul on July 11, 2008, 12:04:20 pm It's quite shocking isn't it Carl? I think this summer is shaping up even worse than last year and that was bad enough.
P. Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: fguihen on July 11, 2008, 12:38:13 pm Ive started to get into photography in a more serious way due to the weather. Astronomy just isnt doing it for me anymore, no because ive gone off it, but only getting a handfull of observing nights a year just doesnt cut it. glad now i didnt go nuts and get an 11" sct as i was thinking when i got my scope!
Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: Paul on July 11, 2008, 01:29:48 pm Hi Fintan and welcome!
I know exactly how you feel - I've been able to improve my astronomy gear over the past 18 months or so to the extent that (in case my wife is reading) I feel that I have everything I need for the time being. All I need now is a bit more opportunity to put it to use! But my wee camera collection and the weather are keeping me busy until that time arrives - this Global Warming can't be far off now :-) Paul. Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: davegrennan on July 11, 2008, 11:40:26 pm Fintan,
The way I look at it is, theres nothing I can do about the weather, so I just wait until the clear skies arrive. When they do I take advantage. There's so much more to astronomy that just being out with the scope. For example I spend endless hours dreaming up astro gadgets to build, writing computer software and just generally dreaming about the whole subject area. And of course talking to like minded individuals. Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: John D on July 12, 2008, 03:09:56 pm Hi Paul,
Love the new forum, very nice Thanks a mill ;) Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: Carl O Beirnes on July 13, 2008, 01:35:00 am WooooHoooooo Clear Skies. Can anyone tell me how to use a Telescope it's a goto one ;D ;D
Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: dogstar on July 13, 2008, 01:45:17 am Your spot on Paul there sure is a lot of weather over here :'(
Title: Re: Hi all, and Welcome! Post by: Roman White on July 19, 2008, 07:38:03 pm Hi Paul The forum is the best idea for those people who are in the passion for a single hobby. And you have here 3 hobbies together! ;) Great job! Some comments to the weather discussion here: I have not seen a clear sky in 5 weeks :'( :'( I had the same situation for 5 weeks in Nov-Dec 2007. But such troubles can happen in Ukraine only in late autumn/winter... and what we hate, the weather. Wow, I would never say something like this! If the weather is BTW, cloudy weather give us more time for the internet while not observing :) The way I look at it is, theres nothing I can do about the weather, so I just wait until the clear skies arrive. When they do I take advantage. (...) Sometimes these words could be the only existing truth. |