seigell Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Not likely... But I am here to plant a flag (or position a virtual pushpin) a good bit outside the dominant cluster of UK Poster origins. While one of us does drive on the "Wrong Side of the Road", I figure that we all view the stars in about the same basic orientation...I'm in a suburb of Phoenix AZ, deep enough in a Bortle White-Red area that picking out Polaris is a challenge some nights. But a 50-75 mile drive out into the desert foothills can alleviate that. And I have a truly Dark Sky site about a 500 mi roadtrip away, at which the problem is picking Polaris out of a too-rich star field (nice problem to have...).I'm not exactly an astro-noob - but then I wouldn't claim expert amateur status yet, either. I will admit to a burgeoning case of "gadget-itis" to the result of a small collection of scopes, a good dozen eyepieces, and extensions and bits galore.Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hello Seigell, welcome to SGL from colder climates.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbytate Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hello Seigell and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceboy Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Welcome to SGL from across the pond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi Seigell,Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi and welcome to SGL:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pessoa Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMike Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi Seigell,Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanyboy1982 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 welcome to the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 hi and welcome, thats a long trip to a dark location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi Seigell and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirralian Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Howdy Seigel. welcome to SGL. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamp thing Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericgraham Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hi Seigell,Welcome to SGL from your neighbo(u)r to the southeast.Yes there are plenty of people from the United Kingdom in SGL- in fact I was born and raised there. However the lure of dark skies brought me to a little bit of heaven somewhere between Deming and old Mexico. Stop by and visit if you ever find yourself heading east on I-10Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnut Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hi Seigell,And a warm welcome to SGL, lots of folk from USA & Canada on the lounge too.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hi Seigel and welcome to SGL, look up the Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas, just been reprinted in English and may be just what you need for finding things from a very dark site, it will be available in the US very soon now John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachik Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hi and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmological Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hello and Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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