The weather outside is miserable. Rain, rain and still more rain. Rain means clouds and clouds mean no clear sky! No clear sky means no stargazing. So this is the time to prepare my web pages for viewing.
About me:
You've heard of Silver Surfers but what would the equivalent in Astronomy be called? Silver Gazers? By Day I work in a large multinational supporting Telecomms and Internet access to several thousand users. Being Multinational means Global and therefore round the clock activities. There is enough to keep one active morning, day and night. Older and wiser I am, specialising in these areas, diversity is also needed to maintain ones sanity. During the longer summer hours the English game of Lawn Bowls was intended to keep me fit. Alas that is not how it works. Instead it is really a game of socialising and beer and skittles. You can find pictures of the game on our Club Website. Sellindge Bowls Club No fitter at the end of the summer, I turn my attention to the skies. Why does one spend hours on end in freezing conditions gazing at a celestial object that one can see in countless journals and magazines? I learnt in my younger days the value of my eyesight. A girlfriend of mine had no long vision and could not see the stars in the sky directly! I learnt to appreciate what I had, reasonably good long distance vision. Getting night sight accustomed and counting the naked eye stars in the Pleiades or splitting visual binaries like Mizar. Now with a reasonable SCT scope and some camera facilites I can record my experiences. So please come aboard and learn with me.
John
