Dusting off my astronomy gear!

[Moonshane]

Well I have been busy for a couple of years with a business studies degree, creating a lovely garden, making an observatory (almost finished bar the painting and fitting my mount) etc and of course work and a family. Oh, yeah and (probably contracting) COVID-19! However, the talk (even on the TV for goodness sake) of a decent comet has given me the impetus to dust things off and have a look again.

Looking forward to getting going again and posting on the forum again.

Hope everyone is keeping safe and looking after themselves.

Cheers

Shane

 

 

[Moonshane]

Well I have been busy for a couple of years with a business studies degree, creating a lovely garden, making an observatory (almost finished bar the painting and fitting my mount) etc and of course work and a family. Oh, yeah and (probably contracting) COVID-19! However, the talk (even on the TV for goodness sake) of a decent comet has given me the impetus to dust things off and have a look again.

Looking forward to getting going again and posting on the forum again.

Hope everyone is keeping safe and looking after themselves.

Cheers

Shane

 

 

[wookie1965]

I thought I had not seen any posts by you Shane great to see you back .

Paul

[bomberbaz]

Good to see you back on here Shane. You were conspicuous by your absence.

Steve

[kerrylewis]

Welcome back Shane - I did wonder where you were. I hope you are well now. Neowise is certainly worth returning for .

I took an enforced break too (don’t ask!) but it’s good to get back refreshed, although I did notice that A few erstwhile regulars were missing. 

Edited July 7, 2020 by kerrylewis

[Moonshane]

Cheers Kerry. I made the bold move of taking all my scopes down to the obs so they are ready - although there's still the odd bag of sand/cement in there - working on a pond at the end of the garden!

[Moonshane]

Cheers guys. Great to be back 👍

[Moonshane]

Moderating already! (Myself) I seem to have created two identical threads so I merged them LOL

[banjaxed]

Hi Shane, welcome back to SGL.

[Moonshane]

Cheers banjaxed. 👍

[Davey-T]

Good to see you back and well Shane, comet has been an impressive sight the last couple of nights, hope it stays in one piece.

Dave

[Moonshane]

Cheers Dave

Hope your van is still going?

[johninderby]

Wondered where you had got to. 🤔

Nice to see you back. 👍🏻

Edited July 7, 2020 by johninderby

[PeterCPC]

Ah... there you are!

Welcome back.

Peter

[Davey-T]

17 minutes ago, Moonshane said:

Cheers Dave

Hope your van is still going?

Still plodding along, probably outlast me 😂

Dave

[Moonshane]

SGL is like Royston Vasey......you'll never leave 😂

[johninderby]

Or as in Hotel California

Last thing I remember
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
"Relax", said the night man
"We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave"

[Jiggy 67]

Welcome back Shane, I took a break for a few years as well, sometimes other things get in the way........still a City fan???

[sloz1664]

Nice to see you back in the fold, Shane

Steve

[JamesF]

I'd also been wondering where you'd got to.  Welcome back.

James

[Moonshane]

6 minutes ago, Jiggy 67 said:

Welcome back Shane, I took a break for a few years as well, sometimes other things get in the way........still a City fan???

City.....also like Royston Vasey!  😂

As I always say to the kids at our school when I challenge them about being muppets for supporting United....and they refuse to back down .......well done. Changing your footy team is like changing your mum.

 

[Telescope40]

Shane. Welcome back !!  Maybe a meet up later this year. Gee X observatory. 
 

All the best.  John 

[Nigella Bryant]

Welcome back, hope you get great views of the comet, not clear here until Friday 

[Ally8446]

I was wondering where you had go to. Welcome back Shane. 

[Moonshane]

Cheers all for the usually warm SGL welcome back.