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[waldo211]

Hi,
I'm Nick and I live on the Southwest side of Chicago by Midway. I've been into astronomy for a few years now and I just purchased my first real scope (Zhumell 8" Dobsonian) and am looking for some fellow astronomers to observe with and enjoy the night sky. I have been planning to head out to some darker skies some weekend as well so if anyone has any good sites please let me know. Maybe we can get a group together.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Hi Nick,

Welcome to the Chicago Astronomer.....

How great that you are interested and excited about urban astronomy. Despite the light pollution, there are wonders to be coaxed out of the cosmos...and we do it often.

The 8" Zhumell Dob is a fine scope and will provide good views of deep sky fuzzies. It's a scope that will take abuse and is one that I recommend to all beginners in amateur astronomy.

The Chicago Astronomer crew regularly assembles for star parties and activities, sharing the skies with the public. All our activities are documented here on site...and can be found here...

astronomer.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=StarParty

We will have another session this Friday by the Adler Planetarium... setting up scopes at 7:30 pm. You are most welcome to stop by, bring your scope and join in the crew.

Keep an eye at the above link for the details that I will post Thursday.

Joe