Greetings from The Rayleigh Observatory

[Crowey]

Good evening to you all, I hope you're enjoying clear skies. 

A cosmologist by training, I have been an astronomer for 10 years. I am lucky to run The Rayleigh Observatory in London, and was even luckier to build the largest Caribbean observatory in Dec 2018 after two years of planning, digging and wiring.

I have visited this forum hundreds of times for advice, so thought it only polite to finally join in the discussion and say hello to everyone :) 

Clear skies! 

C

[Lead_weight]

Welcome! Nice observatory!

[cletrac1922]

Welcome from Land Down Under (Ex-Convict stock)

Having our own observatory is everyone's dream

Unfortunately, where  I am, landscape of my yard, will entertain, due to extreme slopes, and tree cover along major road behind us

This same terrain also blocks a lot of light pollution, giving clear skies in Northwest to Southeast

Still pick up a bit of light pollution looking north, 100kms to Brisbane

John

 

[JRM]

Welcome to the lounge, nice to have you aboard

 

 

Rick M

[Sunshine]

Welcome to SGL!

[Demonperformer]

Hi, Crowley, and welcome to SGL.

You certainly seem to be "living the dream"!

Enjoy the journey.

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

Peter

[NGC 1502]

 

Hello and welcome.   May I borrow your observatory please - I have room in my garden ?

Ed.

[Jojo204]

Hi there, welcome to SGL!

- Jojo

[groberts]

Welcome - what took you so long? Looks like your living the dream, well done.? 

[Ruud]

Hi C, welcome. 

That's a nice picture!

[Unklewhale]

Welcome ! - I reckon we will be looking to learn some stuff from you over the coming tiny piece of astronomical time.

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL.

[Mick J]

Welcome Crowey, had to google Rayleigh, what a great place to work.  Used to live in the area many moons ago - shame the pub has gone that was special back in the day, another story.

[Space Oddities]

Welcome Crowey!

Building and using your own observatory must be an amazing experience. I'd love to read the story behind this project!  

[ronl]

Hello and welcome to the community, hope you enjoy your time here in SGL,

see you around the forums.

Clear Sky's.

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire

[DaveS]

Hi and welcome from an ex-Londoner who swapped Bortle 8 Ruislip for Bortle 3-4 Dorset.

[Stephen Green]

Hi welcome to the SGL

[Rob]

Welcome to SGL!. Great to have you here. Rob

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi there, welcome. 

[sloz1664]

Hi and a very warm welcome to the Lounge. Stunning observatory btw

Steve

[Roadrunr]

Welcome and is it very newby of me to ask .... "whats inside" photo please

-Pim-