I've loved the stars since I was a little kid. My first telescope I got when I was 12 and I had no idea how to use it but I'll never forget the views of the moon through it. At 19 I finally got a 'real' scope when my wife surprised me with one, my Orion xt8, that I still have today and am amazed at what there is to see.
After many years of dreaming about capturing images of the night sky like I would see online I finally made the plunge and started my journey with astrophotography in 2022. Every day outside (and inside on the computer) is a leaning experience. The feeling of seeing an image that I captured and processed myself is more fulfilling than I ever imaged it could be.