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I thought I'd introduce myself to the folks whose work I have admired & aspired to since I started my Astro journey 3 years ago. My friends know me as Tony & I live in Sth. East Queensland (sometimes referred to as 'the sunshine state') Australia. I'm mature aged  , I live with & care for my 93 yr old Father & my other interests include fishing, golf & keeping a couple of old BMW's running although Astrophotography now takes up almost all of my spare time. It all started when my Dad bought me a DVD about the HST introduced by Professor David Meyer which rekindled an interest in space I'd had as a child. I decided to look for a cheap 2nd hand telescope to see what the Moon looked like first hand & maybe even try to find Jupiter or Saturn even. I ended up paying $50 for 90mm Achromat on an old equitorial mount, the deal included some "quality eyepieces" I was told as the vendor handed me a small box, "this one's perfect for Planets" he said as he gestured towards one of them (it was an SR4, which I later found to contain no glass at all) . I hurried home to set it all up & after much confusion I actually was able to train it on Saturn & bring it to focus , not with the SR4 though. The view of Saturn through a Huygens 12.5mm eyepiece had me captivated. A month later I bought a Celestron C8 followed by my first apochromat, a 4" Synta Doublet, a year later came my first astrophoto , M42 of course. Two years later, my first image on Astrobin https://www.astrobin.com/users/Ant0nio/. I hope to add many more as time passes. If you've made it this far, thanks for reading & clear skies to all.Best, Antonio |
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Hi Antonio, Welcome to AstroBin! Just FYI, I see that you linked your profile, but as an admin, I can see that your two images are unlisted, i.e. in your Staging Area. You probably want to promote them to make them public! |
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Thank you for your welcome Salvatore, & your advice on promoting my images to public. Congratulations also on your valuable contribution to this community. Your hard work is much appreciated. I intend to purchase a subscription in the near future. Best, Tony |
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| Awesome, thank you! And congrats on your images, I love your Corona Australis! |
