Astronomy: an exercise in frustration
Posted on February 08, 2007 in Stargazing. - No comments
I live in Bristol, England. That poses a few problems when it comes to my chosen hobby of astronomy. I’m going to vent a few of my frustrations…
It doesn’t start well. Family life and work pressures do their best to limit opportunity right from the outset. I guess this explains why it seems that the majority of people you see pictured in astronomy magazines (such as the excellent Astronomy Now) look as if they are either retired or students!
Introduction to Stargazing
Posted on November 15, 2006 in Stargazing. - No comments
In 2001, having only just moved to Bristol and being newly married, my wife and I decided that we needed to find a shared interest and it had to be something new to both of us rather than adopting one of the other’s hobbies.
We had heard good things about Bristol University and so obtained a brochure. We thought we would do a history course but none of them seemed very inspiring so we looked through the rest of the brochure instead and came across the Astronomy section. One course in particular caught our interest, mainly because it didn’t require any prior knowledge what so ever, and that was the monthly sky guide. We signed up and started the 10-week course in January 2002.
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