Norm Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) I'm Norm.... Nice to meet you all. I enjoy Amateur Telescope/Binoscope Making (ATM/ABM) and Astronomy as a hobby. I'm basically a visual amateur astronomer and use my trusty 90mm (3.55-inch) f/7.8 Chinese Refractor I bought on the island of Saipan several years ago for observing here in the islands.... Keep Looking Up! Norm Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan & Guam Edited June 6, 2021 by Norm Possibly better choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Hi Norm and a big welcome. 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Thanks Gina....🙂 Norm Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan & Guam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Cor, what a place to live and do Astronomy, I bet the skies are really dark there. Welcome to BYA by the way. Carole 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Thanks Carole for the kind welcome...🙂 Yeah...Saipan has some very dark skies...and is a paradise for astronomical observing. See the Sept./Oct. 2009 issue of ATT cover page with the Saipan's Palms Resort Hotel (now the Kensington Hotel) on the cover.... Norm Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan & Guam Edited June 6, 2021 by Norm Possibly better choice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkulin Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Welcome Norm to the forum, I hope you enjoy it here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Thanks JKulin....🙂 Norm Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan & Guam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Hi Norm. Welcome to BYA. Brian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Thanks Brian....🙂 Norm Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan & Guam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinS Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Hi Norm, welcome to the forum. I love the observers chair, when you sit in it doesn’t it remind you of the dentist ? The wood F4 Dobsonian is a piece of art. Martin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 (edited) Thanks Martin...🙂 Dentist? Yeah...sometimes when it's in the reclining mode maybe. The GOTO Bino Chair was originally an old trashed unwanted IKEA semi-reclining chair I found sitting next to a large dumpster....After that it became my ATM project...> The 10-inch f/4 Newtonian "Dob Buster" was made out of all-plywood using only a saber saw, wood glue, sand paper and redwood stain. The Dob-Buster's 10-inch f/4 Pyrex primary mirror (my 1st. mirror) I had originally hand ground, figured and polished in 1963. In 2011, nearly 50 years later...it finally found a suitable home in the "Dob Buster". Norm Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan & Guam Edited June 6, 2021 by Norm Possibly a better choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob-c Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Hi Norm, and welcome to the forum. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Thanks Bob...🙂 Norm Saipan & Guam in the Northern Mariana Islands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabs Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) Welcome on board Norm.. nice introduction and cool pics! Edited March 13, 2021 by gabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 hours ago, gabs said: Welcome on board Norm.. nice introduction and cool pics! Thanks gabs....🙂 Norm Saipan & Guam in the Northern Mariana Islands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyvern Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Welcome! Wow, what a wonderful part of the world in which to live! I have to admit I'm not only a little envious of your dark skies but your seas as a diver too. Hope you enjoy the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Hi Norm, welcome to the forum. Location sounds awesome 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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