it is with great joy that I have been granted access to this great community!
Hi Folks,
my name is Klaus, MY 1958. I am living in the greater vicinity of Duesseldorf, lower rhine area Germany, and performing my first steps into spectroscopy.
I am in astronomy since the age of 12 but interrupted the adventure for the last two decades due to labour. Now with the retirement upfront I will step back into the old hobby again. Whilst in the beginning 80s I was mostly engaged in writing computer programs for orbital calculations of comets and small planets in a local astronomy club (it was the time when IBM PCs entered the markets) my interest has diverged more towards physical aspects of stellar evolution. The progress in CCD/CMOS technology and the great work -amongst others- done by our french pro amateur collegues in developing equipment both usable for serious work and being affordable offers opportunities which we even didn't dare to dream about a few decades ago. What a wonderful time to live this hobby!
I hope that some day I will be able to contribute a little bit; for the beginning I am afraid I will be more focused on questions than answers
As a start I will be participating in a training course on using spectrographic equipment offered by a highschool in Wuppertal, Germany upcoming autumn, led by the trio Ernst Pollmann, Michael Winkhaus and Bernd Koch. Expectation is to intensify my knowledge and learning handling the equipment.
Equipmentwise I am waiting for the delivery of my stuff which will -in the beginning- consist of an AP Mach 1 mount and AP 130GTX Refractor for the "just look and enjoy" part of my hobby . This will then soon be complemented by a SCT system (C11/14 or similar - not decided yet) for the spectroscopic work.
For the time beeing I am looking forward to climb up the learning curve and raising my questions one at a time...
Thanks for reading and
with best regards to you all - Klaus
A "Hello" to the community from Klaus
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Re: A "Hello" to the community from Klaus
Hi Klaus,
Welcome on this forum dédicated to spectroscopy.
Feel free to ask questions, this forum is made for this
Welcome on this forum dédicated to spectroscopy.
Feel free to ask questions, this forum is made for this
LHIRES III #5, LISA, e-Shel, C14, RC400 Astrosib, AP1600
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