Do you consider yourself an amateur astronomer?

I don't actually know that I can call myself 'astronomer,' 'amateur,' yes. - But I do read up on all articles I come across, or I call up articles on planets and stars, and I love learning all that I can about the subject. And receiving your newsletters, explaining all, is wonderful.

I say yes. One year I gave up a vacation in Cancunn for the opportunity to purchase a 10 inch reflecter telescope. I spent many happy nights in the Maine winter at 2 am looking at the ga;axies, comets and nebulas to my heart's content. You really know that when it's 20 below and your eyelid is frozen to the eyepiece you have got to be something more than just ordinary. Lee Rahn (lrahn@lycos.com)

Can't really say amateur lets say novice.