ANOTHER HOBBY AND STEEP LEARNING CURVE

I've often looked up at the skies and wondered about them while the rising number of Astronomy programs have been stirring my interest. So a couple of days ago I was "wandering" through E-Bay and saw this on auction




The offers at the time were ridiculously low but I know that towards the end of the Auction people start going mad and try to out bid each other and the price rises dramatically. Anyway, I decided I would put in a fair bid and did so and then went to bed. When I got up in the morning and checked E-Bay I was shocked to find that I won the auction!! I had to go and collect the Telescope [a longer journey than I'd thought] and it's huge. Now I'm faced with having to put it back together again and start learning about using it and Astronomy!!

 

Very nice!

 

Naaah, "M", I want to look at real stars, and with my kind of doubting mind I can see it in the cards I would be useless at Astrology.

 

It weighs a ton, Joolz!!!! The chap I bought it off really knew his stuff and had been using a Telescope since he was 10 years old. He even had a Shed in his garden that he'd turned into an Observatory with a sliding roof!!

 

I've learnt the hard way that Life is too short...gotta get out there and do things!!!

The guy who sold me the Telescope has left me his number if I need help and advice, Joolz. As soon as I get time I'll join the local Astronomy Club and learn from them and I'll subscribe to one of the Astronomy Magazines..........and of course I'll watching a few videos on the Net!!