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- 07-02-2011, 01:11 PM #1
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New Member
Hi
My name is Fritz van der Merwe and I live in South Africa.
Although I'm not new to astronomy, I just recently bought my own telescope. I hope to get some good advice on telescopes, astronomy in general and astrophotography, which I want to make my hobby when I retire soon.
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- 07-02-2011, 01:15 PM #2
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Hello Fritz, and welcome to Astronomy Forum. Tell us more about yourself, please.
Thanks for joining us!
Clear Skies!
BobDob12" DSO Dob, 12.5" truss Dob on a DobDriver II, Orion XT8i Dob, ST80-A, MallinCam Hyper Color Vidcam.
Explore Scientific ep's: 30, 24, 18 and 6.7mm & 2 inch Focal Extender
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- 07-02-2011, 01:33 PM #3
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Fritz I'm also a new member and I urge you to read through these threads as there are some real gems. One that I've found introduced me to Stellarium. The downloads are available free and it's got me hooked.
Duncan
- 07-02-2011, 03:15 PM #4
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hi and welcome to the forums.
great to have you here.
clear skies,
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revelation 20X80 bino's,camlink tp-2500 camera/bino tripod.
a few bits and pieces and a major addiction
to the sky.
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- 07-02-2011, 05:03 PM #5
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Welcome to the forum Fritz! What type of telescope did you get?
Great to have you aboard.Scopes; 9.25" EDGE-HD, SkyWatcher Equinox 80mm, Orion 8" Imaging Newt
Mount; Pier Mounted - HyperTuned CGEM-DX
Cameras; SBIG STF-8300M, SBIG ST-i Color Planet/Guide Cam
Accessories; Baader MPCC, Televue TRF-2008, SSAG, Rigel Electric Focusers
Software; PhotoShop CS5, PixInsight, PHD, Sequence Generator Pro, CCDSoft, FocusMax
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- 07-02-2011, 05:22 PM #6
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Welcome. I am also somewhat new at this despite having an interest for a long time. Please tell us more about your setup and what kind of skies you have in South Africa.
Bob
- 07-02-2011, 05:25 PM #7
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Hello and welcome! Hope you enjoy the forum! Congrats on the new scope!
Josh L.
Skywatcher 8" Traditional Dob, TeleVue X2 Barlow, ES 82* 14mm, Baader Hyperion 17mm, GSO Superview 20mm and 30mm, Antares w70 25mm, Antares variable moon filter
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- 07-02-2011, 07:29 PM #8
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Welcome to the forum and clear skies to you. Lots of nice folks here who will help you.
ETX 125PE, Stellarvue 80mm BV & Televue TelePod tripod, LX90 8" LNT, 10x50, 15x70mm binoculars, Stellarvue binoviewers, solar filters for all three telescopes. Ham radio call sign - W1XWX
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- 07-02-2011, 07:31 PM #9
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Hello Fritz and welcome to the forums here...
Quite a few from your neck of the woods on here..
Clear skies..Declan.
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orion star shoot solitaire autoguider.
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Two men sat behind prison bars,One saw mud, the other saw stars. It's not where you are, it's what you see!!!
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