Greetings! I was an active photographer and amateur astronomer back in the 1970s and early 1980s, but gave up both for a different life. Then, last November, I took up photography again–how times have changed! I returned to the skies in Februar...
Active amateur astronomer from 1970s-1980s, recently returning to hobby.
Hi everyone,I have been an Astronomy enthusiast since I was 9 years old just after the Apollo 1 fire believe it or not.I bought my first telescope in 1973 for $80 at KMart, which I still own.It is a 114mm Tasco Focal Newtonian reflector on an equator...
Long-time astronomy enthusiast who bought first telescope years ago.
Hello everyoneMy name is Jorge. I've been a fan of astronomy for many years. I had my first telescope, a 153 mm Bird-Jones, in 1995, just for visual. In those days astrophotography was a very difficult hobby. I recently regained the hobby, in thi...
Fan of astronomy for many years, owned first telescope in 1995.
Hi, I'm Jason. I'm in SE Texas. I've owned hobby killer telescopes my whole life, at least since I was about 12 years old. I dove into the astrophotography hobby in June of 2020. I own an 8 inch dob and a Sony A6600 camera. I've been ...
Owned telescopes since age 12, interested in telescope collecting/history.