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Oh dear !!!

ps nickname was an easy username to come up with. My name is Nick.

Thank you @magpie1. At least you did go out and appreciate the wonders of the night sky. Astronomy is a fascinating subject, always presenting something new.

Thank you @Littleboy8, much appreciated. Every day is much the same to me also since I retired (6 months ago). I attach a diagram taken from an astronomy software for you. I shows you what your star sign looks like in the night sky. Cancer is high overhead, but towards the north horizon, nestled...

Thank you Jarred. The magnitude of distance in the universe is so immense. The Cosmic Background Radiation (a left over from the big bang) gives an approx diameter of the universe at 23 trillion light years. The observable universe, from Earth, is about 93 billion light years. Vast distances indeed.

Haha, indeed there is an 8. My year was 1956.

That is sweet. I guess you two were meant to be. The number 8 has been very good for me. I was born on the 8th November.

That's clever. Thanks for clearing that up. I trust littleboy is a very contented cat.🔭:)

Haha, I hope you waved back to him.

NASA's APOD site is full of the wonders of our universe, and the information provided it is a great source of learning about the fascinating sights. I never tire of looking at objects through my scope. The unimaginable size of the universe and the galaxies and nebula it contains as well as...

True @Suzanne rose, warm clothing (usually a couple of layers) and a thermos of coffee does help. But even then, after several hours it gets cold, and so does the coffee. It is not practical to go inside to make fresh coffee because you lose your "night vision" and it takes about 1/2 an hour to...

It is a wonderful hobby @Suzanne rose. Perhaps the only drawback is the long, cold winter nights. But like most rewarding endeavors in life, you sacrifice something to achieve your goal.

As time goes by, God permitting, I am more than happy to bring any one on this journey. The Sydney Obs was built a long time ago when light pollution was not a problem. And, yes, it is wonderful to enjoy clear skies, unfortunately, even location cannot get the better of clouds. The two things...

Hi Maddison, Your location DOES have an impact in a big way. The sky viewing as far as astronomy is concerned, is largely "governed" by where you are. This is largely impacted by light pollution, that is, too much light being reflected upwards, which does drown out some of the objects you wish...

Hi Maddison, I'd be more than happy to pass on any knowledge I possess. Jarred, the furthest object I've observed is the Andromeda Galaxy. It is 2.5 million light years from Earth and approx 152,000 light years in diameter. A light year is a measurement in distance. It is the distance light...

Thank you for your kind comments. Sethia this is indeed a wonderful hobby, but can, and does, become quite expensive. April, once I have conquered my astrophotography I would be happy to share them with everyone on this wonderful forum.

Astronomy Hi, would like to share my "hobby" with you. Astronomy. The night sky is full of some very amazing sights. Here are two of my three telescopes I enjoy using. This one is my 10-inch (diameter) Newtonian scope mounted on an EQ-6 R mount. This one is my 5-inch SCT scope mounted on...

Not just a galaxy. It is our very own Milky Way Galaxy. From our position in one of the spiral arms, this is what we see looking into the centre of our galaxy. Great photo all the same.

You certainly have a wonderful sense of humor !!