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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Carole on Nov 17, 2009, 19:09:34

Title: Was it you Mac?
Post by: Carole on Nov 17, 2009, 19:09:34
Some-one at work told me she saw a programme on the TV (I think she said last night) about some-one who works on the underground who does Astronomy in their back garden, and they showed his equipment at the end of the garden etc.

Was it you?

Carole
Title: Re: Was it you Mac?
Post by: Mac on Nov 17, 2009, 19:37:11
I wish. Im not that famous yet. ;)

It was the master himself

Nik Szymanek.

He is a driver on the district line, and he is based at Upminster.

Here is his web site.
http://s175657640.websitehome.co.uk/CCDLandWebSite/index.html (http://s175657640.websitehome.co.uk/CCDLandWebSite/index.html)
Title: Re: Was it you Mac?
Post by: Carole on Nov 17, 2009, 21:43:29
Ah, I didn't realise he worked on the underground or I would have thought of him.

Carole
Title: Re: Was it you Mac?
Post by: JohnP on Nov 17, 2009, 22:14:12
& like all great imagers his homepage is full of Spikes..... Pro ones of course.... :-)
Title: Re: Was it you Mac?
Post by: Carole on Nov 17, 2009, 22:24:23
Yes but they are only on the pretty background not in the images themselves. 

Carole
Title: Re: Was it you Mac?
Post by: JohnP on Nov 17, 2009, 22:34:01
Carole - you just have to be so exact....!!!!!

John

Lots of his images have actually got spikes on but I suspect they aren't artifically created...
Title: Re: Was it you Mac?
Post by: Tony G on Nov 17, 2009, 22:35:49
Mac,

What are you doing showing off your equipment at the end of your garden.  :o

Tony G
Title: Re: Was it you Mac?
Post by: Mac on Nov 17, 2009, 22:51:58
QuoteWhat are you doing showing off your equipment at the end of your garden.

Damm, Caught again :oops:
Title: Re: Was it you Mac?
Post by: Carole on Nov 17, 2009, 23:36:30
QuoteWhat are you doing showing off your equipment at the end of your garden.
Hmmm, I always innocently drop myself in it!!!

Carole