Hello there

[Niels11]

Hi all, I’m Niels, getting back into the game after a few years off - time flies, I could have sworn I’d been out at least one night last winter, but it’s been 4 years! I started 13 years ago and was pretty active  for about 5 years, even did that UCLAN certificate in Cosmology, then gradually less active for a few years as other evening hobbies would clash with clear skies.
 

Well I already managed two nights in February, and that’s all the weather allowed, one of them even at my darker site at the new moon, which was great. Just with the 4” Achro so far - pleased to discover the old favourites were easy to find again, M81/82 & NGC3077, the Orion Nebula, Pleiades, double cluster; it’s not all gone - and the star-hopping and hunting for faint fuzzies felt just as natural as ever in the northern bits of UMa and the borderlands of Draco. I’m working my way up to the 8” Newtonian/GEM - I’m rusty at the set-up, will have a trial run indoors tonight.

Looking forward to lurking on here and making the odd post or two 👋

[carastro]

Welcome to SGL and welcome back to Astronomy

 

 

[Simon Pepper]

Welcome back Niels! 

[Floater]

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

[ToxoLight]

Hi Neils11 and welcome to the lounge.

[Niels11]

Thanks guys! Another quick bit of viewing tonight - Jupiter and Moon - lovely views between and through the clouds 😊

Edited February 18 by Niels11

[Mr Spock]

[bosun21]

Welcome back to SGL Neils.

[Niels11]

13 hours ago, Mr Spock said:

[dweller25]

Hello and welcome to SGL

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL

[Sunshine]

Welcome, we look forward to that post or two!

[Nicola Fletcher]

A very warm welcome and I hope you enjoy rediscovering the night sky!

Edited February 20 by Nicola Fletcher

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 🙂