Welcome!

__________________
Any day you wake up on "the right side of the dirt" is a good day.

T. Anderson

welcome Andrus Enigma.

__________________
Great minds discuss ideas,average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. Admiral Hyman Rickover.USN.

"Make the most of every day like it could be your last and enjoy each others company as this will make good memories for when we pass". chrissy

*A rock is for life not just for throwing*

Hi all

Just a short note to say g'Day. I'm an amateur living in Sydney, Australia and belong to the Macarthur Astronomical Society in Sydney's southern suburbs.

I have a number of scopes and am an avid sky watcher. I plan to put an observatory in the back yard when funds allow so that I can properly address my interest in astrophotography.

We have a property down south in the Australian snowies called "Omaroo" - hence my name here. The name means "beautiful view" in a local aboriginal dialect, which is apt for both the property, as it's quite high (for Australia), as well as astronomy in general. Views from the top of our hill (920 metres above sea level) are 360 deg and the sky is super-dark.

Anyhow, I hope to be active here - it looks like a place to get and give some answers

Cheers
Chris

__________________

hi omaroo read the rules and have fun.

__________________
If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space.
Contact Carl Sagan

Hmmm.. an unusual welcome, but thank you.

__________________

Standard around here. Nothing personal. Most of the rules are elaborations on "be nice".

__________________
Any day you wake up on "the right side of the dirt" is a good day.

T. Anderson

Hello all and thanks for having me. I'm just a lowly clerk and star watcher. Didn't realise the Bad Astronomer had his own website until today.

Patient Skeptic here, (aka Tom) and glad to be joining. I've been a reader of the badastronomy site for a good while and finally decided to join the forum to babble endlessly about the wonders of the universe. I look forward to engaging everyone in witty ramblings on all things scientifically amazing.

Just for the record: I'm not a scientist, but have a keen, layman's understanding of the methods of science. Primarily, I'm an illustrator, writer and sculptor, and am currently working on my magnum opus, a sci-fi graphic novel series aimed at promoting clear thinking through the high adventures of a group of extra-terrestrials. Don't be surprised if I bring up some odd topics related to cosmic exploration, as I'll probably be doing research for a bit of the story.

__________________
The answer's always in the science.

Hi Patient Skeptic, welcome to BAUT. Are you a Skeptic under a doctor's care, or are you doubtful about the existence of patients?

__________________
At night the stars put on a show for free (Carole King)

Comedy. Gotta love it.

__________________
The answer's always in the science.

You better if you're going to hang around here.

__________________
At night the stars put on a show for free (Carole King)

I'm James Schmidt (yes that's my real name).
I'm 61 years old (or young).
I've been an amateur astronomer since dirt.
I recently discovered iPods and Podcasts so I discovered a whole new world to explore.
My Astronomy related claim(s) to fame are:
Ground and figured my own 6" mirror which I then incorporated into my 6" Newtonian. This was done when the Adler Planetarium had an optical shop in it's basement.
Went on to win first place in the 2nd Annual Telescope Fair in the mid '60s with the above telescope.
During the same timeframe ...
Spent the entire night with J Alan Hynek at Northwestern's Dearborn Observatory observing endless objects of interest with the (then) brand new Image Orthicon detector attached to the 18" Alvan Clark refractor.
What a night.
Later,
J

Hi James, welcome to BAUT.
Could be worse, you could have been an amateur astronomer since the stars were born.

__________________
At night the stars put on a show for free (Carole King)

Since when?



Meanwhile, welcome to the BAUT, Patient Skeptic!

Read the FAQs, especially the rules, and have fun.

Great handle, BTW.

__________________
A person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.

i'm 25 yr guy from sri lanka (island in indian ocean). I’m undergraduate and doing two degrees..Both are almost finished and have final year projects left..Studied computer science, mathematics and physics for one degree and doing electronic and telecommunication engineering for other degree..i love astronomy lot and I have select my final year project based on astronomy..its robotic telescope…I want to give opportunity for our university student to observer the night sky form home by using remote telescope located at university premises..im gladly expecting your kind help to do this project..

Welcome to the BAUT, wicky2000!

Read the FAQs, especially the rules, and have fun.

Meanwhile, what kind of help are you looking for?

__________________
A person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.

Clueless but friendly person here, hi!

Hi Maksutov,
Thank you for replying me
Well, in our country astronomical equipment are commonly not available...So I have to import all the thing s I need to complete the project form other countries (mainly from USA)...So I have to select what are precise stuff (the correct telescope, selecting servo motors etc..)..in 1st phase doing as prototype and if it is succeed we will implement it..I need feed back form BAUT to my project..i have lot of question to ask and I will slowly ask then one by one…robotic telescope project is never launched in our country..This is the 1st and it will be a challenge to me..

Welcome, ocoini! You can't be completely clueless, since you've joined the BAUT!

Read the FAQs, especially the rules, and have fun.

Friendly people are very important and good to see!

__________________
A person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.

You're very welcome!

Seeing as how your project mainly involves observational equipment, I would suggest you start a thread called something like "Robotic Telescope Project: Help Needed" in the Astronomical Observing, Equipment and Accessories forum.

Hope the project is successful!

__________________
A person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.