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unger61

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Hi there,

I have been actively involved in Astronomy ever since a school camp run by my local astronomy club back in Germany half a lifetime ago....

Since then I have ended up in Australia for the last 20 years where skies can be really dark if you happen to live or go to the right spot.

The one thing I never can get used to is that fact that firmly imprinted constellations like Orion etc. are upside down...  

However, on the Mornington Peninsula which is located Southeast of Melbourne we suffer from the typical suburban sprawl with

the associated light pollution... despite the average seeing I have built an observatory in my backyard which puts more time in

observing and imaging rather than setting up and dropping an expensive piece of equipment at the end of a long night... Currently

I have a 152mm OS Apo refractor on a ASA DDM60 direct drive mount with QHY9, DMK41 and ASI120MM cameras. Apart from that

I have an Orion all sky cam which will be switched to an ASI120MC due to the poor performance of the Orion ccd... 

So, this is it in a nutshell.... I am looking forward to some interesting discussions and exchanges with you likeminded people!

Clear skies (...and no lights)

Clem

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alan potts

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A very big welcome to SGL from a good bit around the other side of the globe, it's a long way down to you and the sky does look rather strange . I always remember a conjunction when I was in Jakarta of the  Moon before first quarter Venus and Jupiter a few years back, it looked just like a smiling face.

Enjoy the site and look forward to seeing you on the threads.

Alan.

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Hi Clem welcome to SGL, some nice equipment you have there, you must be keen on refractors  :)

Hi John,

Traditionally I am a SCT guy... I have chosen the APO for my specific conditions here... it's a compromise. So I can do a little bit of everything

it's excellent visually, great for planets and with the reducer it makes a damn good astrograph. And if necessary it's transportable. However,

boys being boys....I am keen on something bigger that will be located somewhere at a dark sky site and can be operated remotely...

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