One can still be amazed and smile under an orangey sky...

[Celinibellini]

dear fellow Stargazers,

I thought I stopped by and introduced myself as I have been spying on you for few hours and it seems like a nice place to be

So here we go, I am a French expat living under the lovely orangey London sky!

I do not own any hard core stargazing gear... just a pair of eyes, a cheap tripod and a camera!

I have always been fascinated by the sky (little less since I live in a big city) and when the ISS/Discovery passed over London at a decent time a couple of weeks ago, I finally took the plunge; I pointed my camera upward and shot! I fell in love!

So yes, I will probably be sticking around, listening/reading, being amazed by your pictures and experiences. I will probably remain silent though as I have no experience whatsoever and I am mostly here to learn!

Celine

[magic77]

Hi Celine,

A very warm welcome to SGL...

[RogerTheDodger]

Bonjour et bienvenue à SGL

[kniclander]

hello and dont forget under the orangey london skies you can still see the moon, 8 planets, star clusters, double stars, satellites, eclipses, comets and clouds

[Celinibellini]

The sad truth is I live (very) very close to one of the big football stadium... so my sky is pretty much screwed!

I definitely see Jupiter, the Moon and Orion from my bedroom window though

and lots of clouds!!!

[keef_uk]

Hello and welcome

[carastro]

and lots of clouds

Oh Dear yes, the bane of UK Astronomy.

Welcome to SGL and there is no need to keep silent, and if you need any advice on what to buy ask away.

Carole

[Celinibellini]

thanks everybody for the warm welcome!

[brantuk]

Hi Celine ad welcome to SGL

Feel free to put your picture of the ISS on the forum - would be nice to see how you did.

[Mr Spock]

Hi Celine, welcome to SGL

[Celinibellini]

Hi Celine ad welcome to SGL

Feel free to put your picture of the ISS on the forum - would be nice to see how you did.

I haven't found the proper section where to post them yet!

but if yo have very good eyes, my avatar should give you a first impression

[Woody]

Hello and welcome to SGL. I used to work with a French girl named Celine. You didn't work at a Garden Centre in Twickenham did you?

[Celinibellini]

nope I did not...

but it's a pretty common name for girls born from mid-70s to mid-80s!

I still hate my dad for that; how ridiculous it is when you have 2 other Celines in your classroom

[Woody]

This is the section for posting your ISS piccy.

Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets - Stargazers Lounge

Cheers

[Celinibellini]

Here you go then, my first shot at ISS

[li'l john]

Hi and welcome from me. Nice pic.

[Si W]

Hi Celine, and welcome to sgl

[Orion_the_Hunter]

Bienvenue Celine.

Les jumelles est excellent et pas cher à voir le ciel.

Beacoup est visible avec lui (jumelles).

[Celinibellini]

Gosh, people even speaks French to me here... I feel hoooooome

Binos are a actually a good idea, I put that down on my expendable and expanding shopping list!!

My first investment will be a sigma 400 APO though!

[JamesM]

Hi Celine and welcome to the forum. I don't know about french, I can't even speak english properly!

Clear skies

James

[Celinibellini]

, I can't even speak english properly!

that makes two f us

[Bizibilder]

Hello Celine and welcome to SGL!!

[BAZ Senior]

Hi Celine, welcome to SGL.

That's a really atmospheric shot, look forward to seeing more.

[Horus]

Hi Celine ad welcome to SGL

[Rusty Strings]

Hi and welcome to SGL