Hi! I’m a 21 Year old Student from Wales But I took a year out and moved to Oxford 3 months ago to work at this Mental Health Ward. Let’s just say I needed a break from university 😅.
Honestly, this is the second time I’ve uprooted my life (by my own choice that is) leaving my home in Wales to go to somewhere else. However, unlike in Uni where I was able to make friends easily, Oxford really hasn’t been that easy, I get along with my Co-workers but outside of that I just go home, read and sleep. Not amazing at all.
So I decided to try indulge some hobbies and initially bought a 12x42 pair of Binos and they were fun… BUT I AM LOOKING TO GET SERIOUS! I’m about 2 lonely nights and 4 couple tiktoks away from purchasing an 8” Dob and I am really excited cause I know I can see more! Through attempts at taking photos from my phone and looking through binoculars I can see that there is a whole universe out there that I can observe and that’s really cool but I need to to the legwork and get me some gear that’ll allow me to do that.
I made this post to say hi and see if there were other Astronomers in Oxford who can assist in my quest to see some cool stuff but also on another note if anyone is selling an 8” Dob hit my line I beg. Why are they so expensive? that’s the only thing that’s really holding me back it’s so expensive that I want to be sure and if I can see them work up in person that would seal the deal!!
Anyways I think I’ve done enough rambling for now!
Clear Skies everyone!