greetings from the big easy!

[cheech226]

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

 

[ped]

Re: greeeytings from the big easy!

To edit click "edit" then "go advanced" to edit the title.

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

 

[cheech226]

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

 

[LaZeRz]

Welcome

 

[laserhead2112]

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:

 

[cheech226]

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

 

[laserhead2112]

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.

 

[try2die]

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