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Gordon »
Mon May 06, 2019 7:59 pm
We are the 'new kids on the block' and hope you will find your astronomy home here! We think you will find an extremely knowledgeable and friendly...
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Last post by Gordon
Mon May 06, 2019 7:59 pm
Old member returning
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Mike Q »
Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:55 am
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Hi gang, after a short, self imposed hiatus from the forum, i reactivated my account and i will be around again. You have all been warned, the...
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Good to have you back. You chose a great forum btw.
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Last post by Caldwell 14
Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:13 pm
Returning to the hobby
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Magnetar »
Sun Nov 17, 2024 7:15 am
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Hello friends,
I am new here from Maryland in my mid 30s and returning to amateur astronomy after many years. No longer own any scopes but I do have...
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Hello and welcome to TSS.
Cheers,
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Last post by JayTee
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:39 pm
Good to be here
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dpcarriere »
Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:02 am
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Looking forward to learning Astrophotography with the help of you folks. My interests lie in Nebula, they're so beautiful. Just found a Meade 6000...
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Hello and welcome to TSS.
Cheers,
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Last post by JayTee
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:39 pm
Hello from Melbourne Australia
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DJWaust »
Tue Nov 05, 2024 8:43 pm
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A few months ago I obtained a small reflector for $20. Frankly, my first telescope, a Tasco 8V.
So I started looking up online information about it....
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Hello and welcome to TSS.
Cheers,
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Last post by JayTee
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:38 pm
Hi from the dark forest in Sweden
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Jarfr »
Tue Nov 05, 2024 4:09 pm
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I'm an ethologist dedicating my life to nature and wildlife. Also a wildlife photographer since the 70's. Studied a little astronomy at the...
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Hello and welcome to TSS.
Cheers,
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Last post by JayTee
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:38 pm
Greetings from Colorado
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BD Murdock »
Sun Nov 03, 2024 6:50 pm
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Just joined, hoping for clear skies and good looking weather. In the market for a new telescope, leaning heavily towards Celestrons 8se but who knows...
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Hello and welcome to TSS.
Cheers,
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Last post by JayTee
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:37 pm
Greetings form Germany
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Astro_Achim »
Tue Oct 29, 2024 2:56 pm
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Hello TSS members,
many greetings. This is Achim from Germany.
Just want to introduce myself. I am mostly interested in Astrophotography. I have...
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Willkommen to the forums!
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Last post by helicon
Thu Oct 31, 2024 3:43 pm
Hello from the Bay!
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jajujo »
Mon Oct 14, 2024 6:50 pm
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Hi ya'll, I'm Danielle from the Bay Area in California.
Last year, I was generously given an old Big Red (Coulter Odyssey), that we've named...
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Hello and welcome aboard! Be sure to post some observing reports in the Astronomy Reports forum!!
Dave
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Last post by Unitron48
Tue Oct 15, 2024 1:45 pm
Intro
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Jeff.Stevens »
Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:54 pm
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Hi, I’m Jeff, an amateur astronomer from the UK, just outside of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, England.
My own interest in observational astronomy...
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Welcome to the forum.
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Last post by Caddman
Tue Oct 08, 2024 5:19 am
Hi from Vermont
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dpselinger »
Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:29 pm
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Hi, another retired engineer here!
A little background story: I got bitten by rich field sweeping of the Milky Way. The moment I saw a binocular...
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Welcome to TSS Dave
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Last post by Richard
Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:33 am
Just joined...
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Chaos54 »
Wed Oct 02, 2024 3:44 pm
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Greetings to all from Southern Illinois,
Got back into astronomy, with focus on astrophotography in 2022 after a somewhat lengthy absence.
Joined a...
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Welcome to the Forum Charles.
We look forward to seeing your work.
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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:13 am
Hello Old Friends
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prowler75 »
Sat Sep 21, 2024 10:05 pm
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Hi everyone!
Haven’t been very active in the hobby recently. All the usual life interruptions and the clouds conspired against me on the few...
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We always find our way back :D
Mark is onto something.. :)
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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sun Oct 06, 2024 12:42 am
Greetings From Wales
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iantonio59 »
Mon Sep 02, 2024 9:56 pm
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I've recently come back to astronomy as well after a long spell away from it. Like many, I got into it during the Apollo era and I've been a night...
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Hello and welcome to TSS. Glad you joined us and welcome back to the hobby.
Cheers,
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Last post by JayTee
Tue Sep 03, 2024 6:24 pm
Hello from Darwin, Australia
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PhilTas »
Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:52 am
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Hello and thanks for letting me join.
I have been an amateur for many years, and am surprised that I have only just discovered this forum.
Am...
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Welcome to the forum Phil,
I recogise your userID from IIS.
cheers
Joe
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Last post by OzEclipse
Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:57 pm
Greetings to TSS members
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Sputnik-Vostok »
Wed Jul 31, 2024 4:26 pm
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Greetings to all. I'm reconnecting with Astronomy after an unexpected gravitational anomaly known as work took me on a long elliptical 50 year orbit...
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He died in the line of duty +
Сергей Павлович Королев Russia's Chief Designer ; I've read as much about him as I can find. From the V2 to the R-7...
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Last post by Sputnik-Vostok
Fri Aug 23, 2024 4:57 pm
Hello from Australia
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DaveZ »
Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:14 pm
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Hello everyone. Just a quick one to say G'day and introduce myself. My name is David, from Queensland, Australia. Total beginner when it comes to...
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Hey Dave,
Welcome to this forum.. its packed with info.. and it (and its predecessor forum - now nonfunctional) are where I got my start in 2016....
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Last post by Kanadalainen
Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:59 pm
Introduction
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Himanshu@8.314 »
Sat Aug 10, 2024 1:39 pm
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Hello everyone! My name is HIMANSHU MANDAL I am from India and I am a freshman in aeronautical and aerospace engineering.
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Welcome indeed Himanshu, a really interesting career path...
I am retired but started out in areospace grounds control services then moved on to a...
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Last post by StarHugger
Sun Aug 11, 2024 11:59 am
New member
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RitcheyPark »
Sat Jul 20, 2024 12:41 pm
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Hello. Bushman here from Ritchey Park above the small hamlet of Long Bottom, Ohio on the Ohio river. I'm a 76 yr old retired plumber interested in...
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Thanks for the tips Graeme and Oz. I checked out those comet sites. Good information. Just what I was looking for.
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Last post by RitcheyPark
Thu Aug 01, 2024 11:02 pm
New member
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Leieae »
Sat Jul 06, 2024 5:41 pm
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Hello, I'm new here and would like to make some friends.
I'm also interested in buying a telescope so would you recommend me which one to buy? thanks
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Hi Leieae,
Welcome to the forum.
Various telescope designs are better for certain tasks. Take a bit of time to read around different topics and work...
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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Jul 27, 2024 9:05 am
Hi from Louisiana
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Astrocartician »
Sat Jun 29, 2024 9:35 pm
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Hello All
Being from the suburbs of a city (8 miles south of New Orleans) doesn't allow good convenient viewing. Also I don't have good equipment....
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Welcome Kevin. You don't need much equipment to start. For years I used a cheap pair of binoculars and went out to state parks and other darker...
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Last post by jrkirkham
Fri Jul 26, 2024 2:56 pm
Hello from Preston England
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Coco »
Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:29 pm
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Good afternoon
Id like to say hello from me, Im 60 years young and have been into Astronomy for 16 years, my first telescope was a cheap goto Meade...
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Welcome to TSS! We are happy to hear from you.
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Last post by rob&ert
Fri Jul 26, 2024 2:17 pm
Hello
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Mellis »
Fri Jul 05, 2024 6:43 pm
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This is Isaac...am a geologist and a space enthusiast.
Great to be here!
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Welcome to TSS! We are happy to hear from you.
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Last post by rob&ert
Fri Jul 26, 2024 2:14 pm
Hello from SoCal
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Donnabzy »
Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:21 pm
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Hello!
I'm new as of today, here to talk telescopes. My father-in-law passed and we inherited a Meade LX90 with autostar. (We're still trying to get...
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Welcome to TSS! We are happy to hear from you.
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Last post by rob&ert
Fri Jul 26, 2024 2:13 pm
Hello from Scotland
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WGE »
Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:16 am
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Hi Guys, Totally new to the Hobby (And I mean new) in my mid 50's and need a more relaxed and rewarding Hobby and have decided to step off and...
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Welcome from Ohio USA. AP and visual are two different critters, yu are going to need to scopes lol. Get yourself a nice big dob and a frac, then you...
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Tue Jun 11, 2024 10:22 pm
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