Hello all. I have been an amateur astronomer for the past 60 years and just now saw this group. Should be interesting.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.So, what do you like to do as an amateur astronomer? Are you a member of a club? NSN? AL? Observing? Photography? Photometry? Spectroscopy??
AstroLou
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May 16, 2018
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I am mostly a visual observer although I have dabbled in low-tech photography. I have my own observatory, 13 in - 8 in - 77mm Tele Vue and a Questar that is 50 years old. Just recently bought a PST. Fascinating watching the sun even through that small scope
@starwatcher-al Wow! Looks like you are set to explore the universe! PST's are great! Too bad we're so close to solar minimum (and a deep one at that). I don't have a lot of land so, no observatory. I have a 18" f5 Starsplitter dob. 12" Meade Lightbridge, 5" Explore Scientific ED/APO, old 10" Meade SCT, 5" Orion Mak Cass, 4" Televue Genesis, and 80mm Coronado Ha. I use the Light Bridge the most. Skies in MD are...well...it's MD. Do a little photography but mostly visual. Hoping for some great views of Mars in July. What do you like to observe?
@AstroLou A little bit of everything. I enjoy giving star parties for the locals whenever I can get a group together. Yeah, that little PST does give a decent view of the prominences for it's size. I took one hand held shot and actually got one.
@starwatcher-al Nice prominence! Glad you're spreading the joy of astronomy to others. I like giving star parties as well. If you ever need some NASA space science education materials for a public event, let me know. ???