greetings from the big easy!

hey y'all,


i'm a 57 year old hippy astronomer by hobby, pipe fitter by trade. i've always been a science geek. been stargazing since i could look up. about 2 months ago i bought an amazon 200mw greenie to point out stars. after only seeing little red pointers before i was stunned by that beautiful green beam. i actually got a good laser, prolly ~80mw, and quickly bought another that was noticeably brighter. after discovering lpf i bought a red 200 from rayfoss. love it! today i received my forth laser - a 1.2w 445 from yob. STILL waiting for the bats to charge. i can't wait for "first light" from this baby.

happy to be here and i do hope i can be an asset.

namaste,

cheech





can't seem to edit the thread title - should read : greetings from the big easy

Re: greeeytings from the big easy!

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Welcome to the forum freind.

I hope with these powerfull lasers you have taken suitable steps to protect your eyes? like saftey goggles?

Enjoy, have fun, and STAY SAFE

thanks for the editing advice! and for the welcome. the goggles came first, then the lights.

Welcome

Hey there fellow stargazer I to have been looking up at the stars sinc I could look up too.
Have a two nice telescopes.and wrere I'm at the the sky is pitch black at night. Its so dark
On a clear night you can see the milkyway very clear I love it...hey welcome to lpf:wave:

thanks laserhead! man i'm jealous
i am sooo light polluted here. gotta drive miles for dark skies. i have 2 newtonians - a 10" dob and a 4.5" equi

Nice I have a 10in. s.c.t and 5in. Refractor the 5in.has a 2in.eyepiece that gives an apparent field of view of 82 degrees it rocks..no need for a finderscope. My fav. Target is m31. You can just almost see the sprial arms and m32 and m110 are nice and clear too.

Have fun, ask questions, people will help and awnser any questions. Good luck and welcome!