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Hello and welcome aboard!

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Y'know, I've been on many many different forums, mostly because I have way too many interests...lol, but I've never had so many people reply on my intro thread in such a short time. I guess this is an active forum, which is a good thing. Of course, now I feel like the new kid that just entered the classroom and everyone is staring at me, thinking "so what can you do?" LOL
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Razz wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:08 am Y'know, I've been on many many different forums, mostly because I have way too many interests...lol, but I've never had so many people reply on my intro thread in such a short time. I guess this is an active forum, which is a good thing. Of course, now I feel like the new kid that just entered the classroom and everyone is staring at me, thinking "so what can you do?" LOL
:lol: Well put, and we are friendly and active bunch here. Not to mention a lot of us are on holidays... ;) I know what you're saying; I went through the same thing when I signed on here. But nobody was judging me, and like you I couldn't believe the amount of responses; everyone was honestly earnest in hearing about my experiences. It went well, and still does. We all still have our "first light" at something, even after years of observing/AP. Hearing about someone else's first light often gives you a good memory of your own.

Again, welcome. It just gets better! :D

All the best Razz,
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Hello Razz and welcome to the forum! You’re going to really like the ST80! :text-welcomeconfetti:
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Hiya Razz. Welcome aboard.
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Welcome fellow newbie :D
Brand new to backyard astronomy and hoping to learn about astrophotography! Starting this journey with my son. 👨‍👦
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Kagemusha wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:16 pm Welcome fellow newbie :D
Same to you!
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Baader Hyperion Mark IV 8-24mm zoom, Hyperion zoom barlow 2.25x
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Razz wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:30 am Thanks for the welcome everyone! One quick question, tho...Can anyone do something about the clouds!? LOL...Ever since I decided to do this, I've been paying more attention to the night sky and it's ALWAYS cloudy...I can't even see the moon...
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Razz wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 12:21 am I've been interested in astronomy since I was a kid. Of course we didn't have a lot of money so it was just staring at the sky and looking at any books or magazines I could get my hands on. Now that I'm WAY past being a kid and can now afford it, I decided to get to get back into astronomy. I have on order an Orion ST80, a Skywatcher Az-GTe mount and some accessories. That in itself was a chore as most places are out of stock or it showed to be in stock and I'd place the order only to get an email saying "Sorry, out of stock"...lol...BUT, I finally have, I think, everything coming that I'll need to get started. Hopefully, everything will be here in the next few weeks. (just in time for my vacation) Once everything gets here and I get it set up, I'm sure I'll have questions. I had been browsing this forum for a little more than a week before I joined and it seems like it has some very knowledgeable people and I look forward to learning from you...
Welcome aboard. Thanks for joining us
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