hello from Jersey (chnnel islands)

[huggy]

Hi,

I notice a lot of people seem to post a 'hello I've just joined'.... so I'm just following the herd....

My Fiance bought me a telescope as a surprised gift for my birthday - so I'm going to be asking lots of 'how the h*ll do i' questions.

There's a sort of double back story how I ended up with the telescope.

Firstly, my (now deceased) father was big into astonomy and anything physics. He used to gringhis own telescope mirrors - he made a 12 inch (I think) mirror when I was about 10 , upgrading from his previous six inch  (again home made) and rans astronomy club at the school he taught in. During holidays in the south of france, he always pointed out the various constellations to us so I've tended to bore the other half with such stuff!

Then we moved into a house called 'the pleiades' six moths ago - and I took great delight in pointing out how  Orion was perfectly frames in a velux window at a certain time of night , pointing out the bow and how this was  shooting 'the bull' (which didn't impress her as she's a Taurus!) and of course, pointing out 'the pleiades'

So she decided to get me a telescope for my birthday!  just in time for lockdown!

 

 

[Neil H]

Hi and welcome that's the best birthday present ever, enjoy the new hobby 

This is the best forum ever 

[banjaxed]

Hi and welcome to SGL, enjoy your new telescope.

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

Peter

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL.

[Greymouser]

Hello and welcome to the forum, nice back story too.

[Floater]

Welcome. Glad you said hello. Great intro about the scope and intriguing name for a house.

Have lots of fun. 🙂

[sloz1664]

Hi, and a very warm welcome to the Lounge

Steve

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 🙂

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi there, welcome. You're house isn't no7 is it? 

[Dave Lloyd]

Or 45?😀

[Mr Spock]

Hi, welcome to SGL 

[ronl]

Hello and welcome.

Clear Sky's.