Hello

[Mircea]

Hello from Romania

 

My name is Mircea.

I'm a retired Engineer and a life time amateur astronomer. I had my first telescope 32 years ago.

(If we do not count the singlet refractor built around an eyeglass lens.)

I like to do observations of double stars, Deep Sky objects ... and anything else.

 

I wish you all clear sky and goodluck at observing, Mircea

 

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL. I to like to observe double and multiple star systems. 

Edited May 1, 2022 by wookie1965

[Mr Spock]

Hi Mircea, welcome to SGL 

[barbulo]

Hi and welcome to the Lounge!

[Astro Noodles]

Welcome to SGL.

[fozzybear]

Hi Mircea welcome to SGL 

[Floater]

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun with/in the forum. 🙂

Edited May 1, 2022 by Floater

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 

[M40]

Hello Mircea and welcome to the site 👍

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

[alexbb]

Bun venit si cer senin!

[banjaxed]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

[Starwatcher2001]

Welcome aboard SGL Mircea, from another doubles fan. Good to have you with us.

[Mircea]

Thank you to all of you for the worm welcome !

Usually I'm observing double stars when the Moon is up.

I hide in the shadow of the house and from there I'm perusing the double stars in the maps of CDSA or Taki.

Last week was a ''galaxy week'', what a great week. I succeeded to see again the Markarian Chain.

And the supernova 2022hrs in  NGC 4647.

But now is cloudy .

Today, in the morning, I had a last hazy view of the Venus-Jupiter Conjunction.

 

Clear sky, Mircea

Edited May 2, 2022 by Mircea

[dillon80uk]

Hi and Welcome to SGL

[Mircea]

Thank you dillon80uk si multumesc alexbb !

 

Starwatcher2001

The radio telescope in your picture is that from Jodrell Bank ?

I had the chance to see it ''in flesh and bones'' in 1999 when I made my only visite to UK.

I just checked on Telescopius, there will be not much chances here for stargazing this week.

Only for Thursday and Sunday evenings, the clouds percentage will be around 35% to 40%.

Maybe observations through ''sucker holes'' ...

On those occasions I use to do small telescope astronomy : 60mm refractor or 90mm Mak. Or binocular observations.

You cannot plan anything, it is more astronomical guerilla.

Mircea

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Mircea, welcome. 

[Starwatcher2001]

4 hours ago, Mircea said:

The radio telescope in your picture is that from Jodrell Bank ?

I had the chance to see it ''in flesh and bones'' in 1999 when I made my only visite to UK.

Yes, well spotted. I took that photo in 2018 when my wife and I went to see the telescope. It's quite awe inspiring close up. Unfortunately it was having work done on it and was therefore permanently pointing upwards. I must make the effort to go back for another look.

Looking foward to seeing you on the board.

 

[Mircea]

Thank you Dave !

 

Starwatcher2001

Thank you for the reply.

The Jodrell Bank telescope is very impressive.

I enjoyed to visit the exposition, to see the hologram of Newton and countless other interesting things.

I have somewhere a picture of mine, holding a 10x25mm binocular, in front of the huge dish.

It reminded me the movie ''The Twins'' with Schwarzenegger and Danny de Vito ...

 

Regards, Mircea