Peter, I look at your binodob in the early part of this video with as much awe, excitement and lust as I looked upon a Celestron 8 at my first Youth Astronomy Camp in August 1983! I'm getting old now and jaded and find it increasingly difficult to recapture that sense of amazement I felt when astronomy was still new and to be discovered. Your dob has it though; I can imagine standing there by it, in the Alps, and I know I would be quietly thrilled to bits! You're doing a wonderful thing with your drawings and these videos, do please keep going. But it must also be said that 'live' is always better than recorded, especially when it comes to astronomy. I hope you will find the inspiration and a way of taking your telescope to places where young people may enjoy it and be as amazed by it as I was with that C8 all those years ago! More power to you and all the best!
Dear LunAnuLa, I'm deeply moved by your comment and you expressed so well what I guess most of us astronomy enthusiasts feel when they receive their first telescope, or in my case, the telescope I've been dreaming of for so many years. If you're ever visiting Northern Italy, please drop by because it's a real pleasure to share these profound emotions I get from looking through the binoscope with other passionate astronomers such as you. :-)
Hey, thanks for the invite. Unfortunately there's no chance of me having any time for practical astronomy. The most I can afford is to surf other people's images online. I hope though that many others get to experience your binoscope, pretty much the best telescope one can own. And with that, I'm off to CloudyNights to check out your latest... Thank you so much for this most excellent public service!
Peter, I look at your binodob in the early part of this video with as much awe, excitement and lust as I looked upon a Celestron 8 at my first Youth Astronomy Camp in August 1983! I'm getting old now and jaded and find it increasingly difficult to recapture that sense of amazement I felt when astronomy was still new and to be discovered. Your dob has it though; I can imagine standing there by it, in the Alps, and I know I would be quietly thrilled to bits! You're doing a wonderful thing with your drawings and these videos, do please keep going. But it must also be said that 'live' is always better than recorded, especially when it comes to astronomy. I hope you will find the inspiration and a way of taking your telescope to places where young people may enjoy it and be as amazed by it as I was with that C8 all those years ago! More power to you and all the best!
Dear LunAnuLa, I'm deeply moved by your comment and you expressed so
well what I guess most of us astronomy enthusiasts feel when they
receive their first telescope, or in my case, the telescope I've been
dreaming of for so many years. If you're ever visiting Northern Italy,
please drop by because it's a real pleasure to share these profound
emotions I get from looking through the binoscope with other passionate
astronomers such as you. :-)
Hey, thanks for the invite. Unfortunately there's no chance of me having any time for practical astronomy. The most I can afford is to surf other people's images online. I hope though that many others get to experience your binoscope, pretty much the best telescope one can own. And with that, I'm off to CloudyNights to check out your latest... Thank you so much for this most excellent public service!