Hi from The Netherlands

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Rishi avatar
Hi, my name is Rishi and I live in the Netherlands.
I am located in the area we refer to as "The Randstad" which is a conglomerate of all the cities in central Netherlands very close to Schiphol airport.
Fortunately I live outside a village in farmland so not too much direct licht but a lot of background light from the huge greenhouses, airport and cities.

Started off with a Star Adventurer and my wifes EOS 6D and assorted lenses
then
Skywatcher 8" Dobson
then
Williams Optics ZS61
then
HEQ 5 Pro
then
……..(I think you all know how this continues)

Still using a DSLR (6D and 450D non modified)
Contemplating going mono.

Now waiting for clear sky's. The only clear night we have had here recently was during the lunar eclipse.
Michael Timm avatar
Hey Rishi,

welcome from nearby lower saxony, germany! I think we suffer from the same bad weather conditions since november like you! Hopefully we will have clear sky in february!

CS
Michael
John avatar
hey..welcome.
Drenthe is  one of the places you have to go one time..great dark places here. but some good filters will do the trick too.
have fun !!
Alien_Landscape avatar
hi, welcome ,
how do you like the williams?
i just purchased a meade quadruplet,
too c old to try out yet, lol
smile
Victor Land avatar
+1 on the clouds   smile

welcome from Utrecht.

victor
Maurice Toet avatar
Welcome from ‘Sweet Lake City’  smile
Rishi avatar
Thanks all.
Still haven't been able to use the Williams Optics in anger. It does really need the Flat61 to give a decent image across the whole image.
Its really nicely built with a nice focuser and a great size. Really the ultimate grab and go.
joelkuiper avatar
Welcome Rishi! En groetjes uit Groningen :-)
Nojus avatar
Hi Rishi ,and welcome,
I'm from Netherlands  too,from Dordrecht area,so light pollution is huge,but it's OK for EAA.
Is there any Dutch forum or stargazing parties in Netherlands?
Clear sky..