--- In OAFs@y..., "Bruce McGlashan" <mcglashanb2@h...> wrote:
From the looks of it, I guess I'll
be the resident newbie, at least for the time being. I've got a
huge number
of questions I'd like to pass by you OAFs - I'll try not to make a
pest of
myself.
In order to welcome you, proper like....
G'day Bruce!
There are no newbies here....we're just a smidge off-center( or is
that kilter....and just what IS a kilter????) and you'd best polish
up on your Python....references are numerous and funny ( if you like
that sort of thing...)
Was anyone else out observing this evening or was I alone with all
the Photons????
Seeing wasn't great, but then again, any seeing is better than no
seeing. Still get goose bumps when I look up at Saturn or see the
moons of Jupiter.... a few neighborhood kids came by and the "oohs
and aahs" were many (with variations I won't reprint here...) and a
lot of parents were brought back to see "what the old guy up the
street" was showing...(everything being relative to a 14 yer old, I
guess...)
A lot of new faces in the area, all wanting to know how much I
charged to look at the sky...and were very surprised to hear I did it
for the fun of it and their reactions...they didn't quite get it
until they started "oohing and aahing" and saw me smiling. I think
I've made a ton of new observing buddies!
So, welcome Bruce. Mike get the big fellas ready...I'll be planning a
trip your way real soon. Roland, thanks for the link, and yes it was
very interesting reading.
Jean
