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2 hours ago, cletrac1922 said:
Khalexa
Welcome from across the ditch, Pacific Ocean
Have been following the wildfires over where you are, as we had similar here during January and February earlier this year
Where I am, was not impacted
Know that authorities where you are, have requested assistance from our rural fire fighters to assist over there
Unfortunately, at the height of our bush fires, we lost a helicopter and three man crew, who were here from Canada
Regards
John
Thanks for the welcome John 😀
I'm glad that the bushfires are over. As bad as the wildfires here seem to be, they're nothing compared to the scale of what you've had to deal with. CA burnt area: 1.40 million hectares. AU burnt area: 18.7 million hectares. Yikes!
Can't thank these firefighters enough, especially the ones risking life and limb in another country
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Hi everyone, hope you're all doing well! I've been lurking on this site for years but decided to make an account on a whim. I've been in love with astronomy for as long as I can remember and am still using the Orion 114mm mini-dob that my parents gave me for Christmas '06.
I'm looking forward to chatting with you all and (hopefully) showing my progress for a Serrurier truss newt build. Clear skies & stay safe out there
Speaking of clear skies, the thick layer of wildfire smoke finally cleared out of my city! Woop woop
—Alexa
Hello from the Wildfire State
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Thank you for the warm welcome everyone!
@Mark at Beaufort, I'm glad your son is safe. That's horrible what happened to the observatory, though--I've hiked just south of Livermore in the past, and it's sobering to see that a huge swath of that land has been burnt.
For anyone that's interested, it looks like Tri-Valley is hosting a fundraiser to rebuild their observatory: https://www.trivalleystargazers.org/