salvation Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hello everyone, always had an interest in astronomy, brought up in Liverpool during the early 40's when the one good thing about the war was the 'blackouts'. Even into the mid 50's, with gas street lamps the night sky was easily visible with the naked eye. I joined the Liverpool AS in '65 and the BAA and in 66 became a fellow of the RAS. In 73 I went to Scotland. I had built a 6" Newt which I took with me and used at my Radar station in the Lowther Hills at 2000 feet but even then you could see the deterioration in 'seeing' when you looked across to Glasgow and Edinburgh. I finally moved to Ayr in 77 and became an armchair astronomer. In 2002 I bought a 10" Meade LX GPS and since then have replaced 2 motor boards and two main boards and have finally decided to do my own thing using an Arduino Mega. So far I have written the tracking software but suspect the goto is beyond my capability. The other problem is that being close to the sea clear nights are few and far between even after cloudless days. Best regards andclear skies to all, William. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIP3802 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hi, salvation, and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfit Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 A warm welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxoLight Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hi William and welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Welcome to SGLJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hello & welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hello William and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hi William, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hi William and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Hi from me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Welcome to SGL, Salvation!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselessum Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Welcome to SGL and good luck with your projects, and hopefully some clear skies for you even near the sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Hi Salvation and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Hi William welcome to Sgl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 A warm welcome to SGL from me enjoy the forums Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Steele Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Hello and welcome to stargazers lounge, from Ben aka Jim from Berkshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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