Under 30 club?

Dan,

Can I be in your club if I act, walk and talk like I'm 25 years younger? Hey...come to think of it, one of the biggest reasons that I enjoy this pastime is because it makes me feel like I'm 15! How's that for irony.

This is a fascinating thread, I must say. I actually didn't realize how many 'oldsters' there were until the avatars started appearing. For quite a while I was sure Floyd was no more than 19 or 20.


Bob

For Barsoom!

You are into astronomy now. The span of a human life is but a second in the cosmological scheme.
You are not young, you are old. You are not old, you are young. You are not here, you are there. When you have been there a while you will wish you were here. (nostalgia)

This is the second post I've read tonight concerning a younger amateur's desire to connect with an age appropriate astro crowd. I'm 57. When I was younger I ran into the same situation. It would easy to say that the older people in the hobby are still kids at heart. But, I suspect that astronomy never was a kid's game nor an adult's.

Astronomy is a transcendant experience and sometimes I think why shouldn't someone be drawn to it. Those that do it, get it. Those that don't, don't. I can't remember a time when I wasn't interested in astronomy. I know a lot of people who feel that way about NASCAR, paintball,.....

I dont know if i count as a serious astronomer yet but im 16 and on my second scope.

Zack