Hello from Aruba

[jomosoft]

Hi everyone,

My name is John (50) and though I am from the Netherlands, I live in Aruba (Dutch Caribbean) for 8 years now. During a three weeks summer school at Cambridge University this year, my interest in astronomy was rivived and back home I stuffed up my Tasco telescope and started to look at the sky again. A couple of weeks later I ordered the Skyquest XT8i and I love it. Every night when the sky is somewhat clear, you can find my on the porch looking to deepsky objects. I subscribed on SGL a while ago but this is my first post. I enjoyed reading the messages though.

It looks like a nice community here and I hope to learn a lot from you all.

[ChrisEdu]

Hello and welcome. Aruba is certainly a very lovely place live.

[ron.s.g]

Hi jomosoft and welcome,lots of helpful people on here,

regards ron.s.g

[kniclander]

welcome to the forum John. I spent a couple of very nice (very quiet!) weeks diving off saba a few years back. You must have some very good skies and some great objects to see (being near the equator)

Dan

[Doc]

You lucky fella....

Hello and welcome.

[phillc]

Hello jomosoft and a warm welcome to SGL.

Merry Christmas

phillc

[Talitha]

Hi and welcome to SGL, John.

[geoff_k]

Welcome to SGL, John

Aruba - can we all come over to your place for a Star Party?

Geoff

[centroid]

Hi John, and a warm welcome to SGL.

Dave

[barkis]

Welcome John, and I hope you enjoy your stay with us.

Ah! The caribbean, what a nice thought that is. All that sunshine and White sand. I would love to come to your next star party, and can I bring my golf clubs too. :laughing2:

Ron.

[Sam]

Hi John! welcome to SGL. I reckon we have the next SGL Star Party at John's place

[jomosoft]

You're all more than welcome though it might be better to wait till the rain season is over

[661-pete]

Hello John, you lucky devil! I was about to ask 'where's Aruba' in my embarrassment, but then of course there's Google Maps... My furthest south in my lifetime, was about the same latitude as you, Grenada over to the east. Only a brief visit, and without any astro kit except binoculars. It was a treat to be able to see Southern constellations like Crux although rather low in the sky, and the seeing was not that good. Is it better for you - in the dry season at least?

If you are thinking of doing some imaging, we look forward to sights of objects out of our reach! Any thoughts about that?

[thing]

Welcome aboard John :salute:

[Ferox]

Welcome to SGL John.

[Starjumper]

Hi John,

Welcome to SGL.

John

[Coco]

Hi Matey...

[Stephen Green]

Hi John welcome to the SGL :sunny: :sunny:

Stephen

[lunator]

Hello John

Welcome to SGL

Rgds

Ian