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Nyctimene

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Hello from Germany,

after visiting this forum for quite a while, I now have signed in as a new member.

Having grown up in the "space age" of Sputnik and Apollo, I first got really hooked by observing comet Bennett in March 1970.

Since then, I have been observing (visual only) mostly deep sky-objects and moon.

In the rural Odenwald region, between Frankfurt and Heidelberg, conditions for that are still good (SQM-L readings between 20.3 and 21.3 for most times).

I'm observing mainly with an 8" f/4 Hofheim travel dob and an 18"  f/4.5 Obsession Classic. My last acquisition was an Infinity 76 from ebay,

which gives me also a lot of fun (could detect lunar craters down to 6 km diameter); so I guess my aperture fever is cured (at least for a while....)

I've found this forum always very friendly, warm and supporting, and I'd like to share my knowledges and experiences with You all.

Thank You for reading.

Stephan

 

 

 

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Thanks to You all for the friendly welcome! I'm already feeling at home here and enjoy posting.

To Westmarch: no, the 18" is not permanently mounted. I can take it out of its shed by attached wheelbarrows; setting up time is about five minutes.

Stephan

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On 03/01/2017 at 15:42, Nyctimene said:

Thanks to You all for the friendly welcome! I'm already feeling at home here and enjoy posting.

To Westmarch: no, the 18" is not permanently mounted. I can take it out of its shed by attached wheelbarrows; setting up time is about five minutes.

Stephan

Be careful!  Slipping takes a moment but a slipped disc is for life.  :happy6:

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Westmarch,

I' ve never had,  thanks to God, any back issues; and, retired physician, fortunately know a lot of strategies to avoid them. In case problems would set in, I still could make use of my old Odyssey 13"1 dob (only 28 kg for the OTA), or, worst case, of the Hofheim 8" travel dob (8 kg).

So I hope to be prepared......

Stephan

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