hello from worthing

[cosmos]

hello everyone,

just to introduced myself my name is marcel have been in astronomy (at least trying) for about two years now i have a meade lxd55 8" SNT and am mainly interested in astrophotography, well after 2 years i can still only manage a fuzzy image of mars even using the filters and the toucam pro, but hey i have learnt this is one big learning curve, i also managed after months of thinking to strip my mirror out and clean it (frightening experience) but all done without taking any silver off the mirror (phew), anyway just wanted to say hello and say this looks a superb forum and i hope to learn lots and pass on any experiences to other people.

Nice to meet you and c u all online again soon

[Whippy]

Welcome to SGL Cosmos .

Tony..

[radioactive]

Hello Marcel

Welcome to the forums here at StarGazers Lounge

I think you will fit right in

[jgs001]

Hi Marcel, welcome

[Trevor]

Hi Marcel

A couple of us on here are members of Worthing Astro Society, your welcome to come to the next meeting.

Details here, http://www.was.org.uk/ although the site has not been updated.

Next meeting 18th Feb from 19-00 hrs, Steppenwolf from the forum is giving a talk on imaging.

Trev.

[barkis]

A fine name you have there Cosmos/Marcel.

Very apt for a SGL member. Hope you enjoy your time here

It's great place.

Ron.

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Welcome to SGL Marcel.

Kaptain Klevtsov

[centroid]

Hi Marcel, and welcome aboard.

It is indeed a superb forum, and I'm sure you'll enjoy being part of it.

Dave

[CELESCOPE]

Hi and welcome to SGL Marcel , enjoy your stay with us

Rog

[cygnusx1]

Hi Marcel and welcome! :wave:

[Brass n glass]

Welcome aboard Marcel. Don't worry about Mars; a lot of us have trouble with the little perisher when we start out, but the problems eventually get sorted - Hugh

[robindurant]

Hi Marcel

Welcome to SGL I too are a Member of Worthing WAS like Trevor come and join us.

Robin

[DanDare]

Hi Marcel and welcome!

Roy

[chuenmanc]

Welcome to SGL, from yet another Worthing resident.

Not been to any WAS meetings yet - maybe the new baby will let me soon

[steppenwolf]

Welcome to SGL, Marcel, from another West Sussex resident.

[Starflyer]

Hi Marcel,

Welcome to SGL.

Cheers,

Ian

[cosmos]

Thank you all for your welcome, i have learnt in astronomy u need lots of patience must have a sense of humour, ie who would spend thousands of pounds, have a garage which is equiped like mission control at nasa , get freezing cold, fall over in the dark , all to look at mars and end up with a orange fuzzy ball, my scope is only a 8" f4 using a 5x barlow was too fuzzy so the image is with a 2x barlow and toucam pro and stil a fuzzy ball lol...... but hey yer gotta laugh, i tried again last night i'll include the image, ohhh and how about this we had a couple of clear hours with ONE cloud in the sky and guess, yep it was above my house lol take care all

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[lunator]

Hi Marcel

Welcome to SGL

The is detail in the image

Have a read of the imaging primers written by Martin.

Cheers

Ian

[lunator]

Marcel

Here is one of the links

http://stargazerslounge.com/index.php/topic,10082.0.html

Cheers

Ian

[Stephen Green]

Hi Marcel welcome to the SGL :sunny: :D

Stephen

Eastbourne AS East Sussex

[WebSentinel]

Hi Waldi, welcome to SGL! :hello1:

Steve

[spacehopper]

Welcome to SGL, Hope you N joy use all the knowledge of others :hello1: