Dr. Dmitrii Paniukov:
Are there any Canadian groups on Astrobin? What are the groups for, by the way?.. What's the difference from forums? Sorry, I'm very confused. I'd love to be a part of a community here

I don't know of any canadian groups here. I am new myself.  However, it is good for searching targets/results using similar equipment to your own. I also like that family that are not on social media can see my results as I post them here.
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