Hello from Duncan

[The Thing]

Hello Everyone,

I have been to a couple of meetings now and joined at the last one (24 April). You can spot me easily as I am 6'7".

I have had a telescope for 2 years but always been interested in the stars. The best sky I have seen was in Papua New Guinea from a helipad clearing in the jungle (this was in a previous life). The colours I could see with my naked eyes was astonishing, if only I had known what I was looking at!. Now I am stuck with the orange glow of Beckenham highlighted by the luminescent skies of Croydon to the west. This is a shame as I getting into galaxies at the moment.

My equipment list grows like topsy, especially since I started imaging. My current project is to make an electric focuser from an electric screwdriver - not my idea and it nearly works.

Meade LX90 8" LNT UHTC
Meade standard wedge
Various 2" eyepieces 5mm-40mm
Various 1.25" eyepieces 9mm-26mm
Antares 15mm Illuminated Reticle
Moonfish 2" diagonal
Moonfish 2" ED 2x Barlow
Telrad finder
Green Laser and bracket
Sorbothane blocks (under tripod legs to damp vibration - very effective)
Meade 10x50 binoculars (the £29.99 ones)
Various things for attaching a Konica Minolta DSLR afocally and at prime focus
Phillips SPC900NC webcam
A plethora of dew heaters and a Kendrick controller
An EQ1 mount with drive for DSLR widefield imaging
...and not enough room to store it all!

[JohnP]

Hi welcome to the OAS Dunc. I was at the last meeting but didn't meet you - sorry - hopefully get to meet you next month. Sounds like you have a good selection of equipment. Focusser project sounds interesting.

Cheers,  John

[Mike]

Hi DUncan. I did meet you at the last meeting. Welcome to the society.

[Fay]

Hi Duncan, good to know you are still around!

[Rocket Pooch]

Hi Duncan,

I did see you at the last meeting, hopefully you will be able to come to one of the DSC.


Chris

[The Thing]

Deep Sky Camp sounds right up my street, Tuesnoad sounds like a bad cold, lets hope not!. I also will be going to Herstmonceux in September as its a great event and you get to play with the big telescopes.

[Rocket Pooch]

Small point, but where would you get a sleeping bag to fit?

[Tony G]

As everyone else has said already, Welcome to the OAS and so it looks like we have someone else now to pester.

Tony G

[The Thing]

Two sleeping bags zipped works fine for me!

[Tony G]

I'll Have to try that one!!!!!

Tony G

[Ian]

Tony, who are you trying to kid???

Anyway, sheep get a bit hot in sleeping bags.

Erm, ahem, er, allegedly, of course.