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matelot

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...whatever next?

Hi, all.

Lurked here years ago looking at getting into astronomy, after an accomplished French friend's astro evening. But colder here, so opted for a 400mm telephoto for solar and wildlife! And then got fed up lugging the kit, then Covid... Now determined to pursue astronomy again.

After much research, collared a StellaLyra 8" Dob from FLO. Visual for now, and perhaps photography much later. Really pleased with the kit, especially as it was almost perfect (collimation-wise) out of the box.

Look forward to the interchanges.

Cheers

John

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3 hours ago, matelot said:

...whatever next?

Hi, all.

Lurked here years ago looking at getting into astronomy, after an accomplished French friend's astro evening. But colder here, so opted for a 400mm telephoto for solar and wildlife! And then got fed up lugging the kit, then Covid... Now determined to pursue astronomy again.

After much research, collared a StellaLyra 8" Dob from FLO. Visual for now, and perhaps photography much later. Really pleased with the kit, especially as it was almost perfect (collimation-wise) out of the box.

Look forward to the interchanges.

Cheers

John

If it's not too far from you, the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth are a decent bunch.  I'm not at all local but have been a member for a while as I have family that are local (and a member) and they have some nice kit - including a 20" Dobsonian and Norman Lockyer's refractor.  Membership is really inexpensive, too.

Worth going down when they do an astro-fair if you want to meet people.

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Thanks for the welcome, and the heads up on the Norman Lockyer.

In respect of fish and chips - particularly here - can't beat one particular local fish and chips, mushy peas, a sausage on top, ramekin of raw onion courtesy of the chef, and all topped with curry sauce. That'll do! 😁

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10 minutes ago, fozzybear said:

chips peas and gravy a staple diet up north and a dollop of scrappings (fish batter)

I had a friend from London visit, ( actually more my wife's friend, ) we introduced him to mushy peas and gravy. His shock was a picture! He talked about something called liquor and pie and mash???  Worse still, his then girlfriend introduced him to Kebabs and Jalapeno peppers raw and as a side food dish. She is of Indian decent and chilli is a standard thing, Jalapeno peppers are a light, easy snack for her. For him, he went bright red and got severely laughed at...

4 minutes ago, matelot said:

Thanks for the welcome, and the heads up on the Norman Lockyer.

In respect of fish and chips - particularly here - can't beat one particular local fish and chips, mushy peas, a sausage on top, ramekin of raw onion courtesy of the chef, and all topped with curry sauce. That'll do! 😁

Don't get me wrong, a good curry sauce has its place, but mushy peas ain't it! Gravy all day long... :wink:

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2 hours ago, matelot said:

We call them scraps, not scrapings - regional terms. It's all the bits of crispy batter that's come off the fried fish. Never waste 'owt! 🤣

That is the epitome of reduce, re use, and recycle!

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5 hours ago, Sunshine said:

That is the epitome of reduce, re use, and recycle!

More than that, for us in Blackpool we used to get them for free, as otherwise they would be thrown away. Because they were usually rushing, there would often be loads of them too. They also tasted good too! :grin:

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