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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    Tony M wrote: »
    I've always wanted to join our local star gazers club but...

    I found looking at Venus or some other planet years ago with a hobbyist $ scope and tripode,( I still have it too ;):) ) the planet moved very fast out of view. :# :'(

    I then did some research and saw there are motors that turn in relation to what your viewing. They were $$$$ so I aborted the hobby. :'(

    I've always been heavily into astronomical science and knowledge. I saw a huge poster at a goodwill store years ago that showed a lot of solar system exploration missions shown on a great picture of our solar systems' planets. It had a lot of cool missions on it showing the distances getting further and further as the years progressed. There was a lot of info at the bottom of the poster. It was like 4' X 6' on poster board too and in color and MINTY too :) and I just didn't have the extra 17.00 or so they wanted for it. :s :'(

    Yep I hear ya. That's why I built mine! Didn't have the confidence/skill/patience to grind my own optics, so I purchased them.

    I also made a spotting scope from a projection TV lens assembly! Got that little baby here somewhere too!

    Here's my latest. Celestron CPC 1100. Wish I had more time to play with it. Stock image.

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  • joecoulson
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    That’s a great scope.
    I will say for me the planets are cool but deep space is so much better for me personally.
    Orion’s Belt, double cluster, owl cluster and andromeda are stunning when the sky is black through a light gathering tube. Can look at that all night. Saturn and Jupiter get kinda old (that sounds teriible I know) after a while
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 12,025
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    :o

    That's the kind I'd like to get!!! Programable... :DB)

    Maybe later sometime...I'm going to go see if I can afford one like that now.


    Well.....maybe used. Or from a pawn shop or somewhere like that. Goodwill or estate sale maybe. But yea, that's the kind of scope I'd be happy with.


    Has anybody spotted the moon land-rover on the moon with a home version telescope?
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

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    --Mark Twain.

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    Tony M wrote: »
    :o

    That's the kind I'd like to get!!! Programable... :DB)

    Maybe later sometime...I'm going to go see if I can afford one like that now.


    Well.....maybe used. Or from a pawn shop or somewhere like that. Goodwill or estate sale maybe. But yea, that's the kind of scope I'd be happy with.


    Has anybody spotted the moon land-rover on the moon with a home version telescope?

    Used scopes are the way to go. Most are hardly used. And like this one, you can get a great deal! Kinda like audio equipment! :smile:
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    joecoulson wrote: »
    That’s a great scope.
    I will say for me the planets are cool but deep space is so much better for me personally.
    Orion’s Belt, double cluster, owl cluster and andromeda are stunning when the sky is black through a light gathering tube. Can look at that all night. Saturn and Jupiter get kinda old (that sounds teriible I know) after a while

    I can still remember vividly my first viewing of Saturn with the Dobsonian that I built. Never forget it, the feeling of, wow, I built this! I was in my late teens. Ah, memories!
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 12,025
    edited December 2018
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    How many humans can say they've seen Saturn with their own eyes IN PERSON LIVE?

    NOT MANY AT ALL!!! ;)

    Heck most don't even care about it... :'( . But we do! :DB)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    Sorry, not that I am not interested in optics (I am, very much) :p but speaking of Carz from Oz...

    45564265601_2e2b11f63c_h.jpgHolden Sandman 1976 by Geoff Nowak, on Flickr
  • audioluvr
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    AHA! The cat's out of the bag! Boy those Aussies sure do know how to make an ugly car...
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Sorry, not that I am not interested in optics (I am, very much) :p but speaking of Carz from Oz...

    45564265601_2e2b11f63c_h.jpgHolden Sandman 1976 by Geoff Nowak, on Flickr

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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    joecoulson wrote: »
    Did you feel the earthquake this morning blue bird? I’m in Hall Co but was fast asleep.

    Yes I did Joe. My cats too.
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • halo
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    AHA! The cat's out of the bag! Boy those Aussies sure do know how to make an ugly car...

    It's GM that made the ugly car my friend. The fine print in the ad (in the lower right corner) signifies that Holden is a subsidiary of General Motors :#
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  • zingo
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    Tony M wrote: »
    How many humans can say they've seen Saturn with their own eyes IN PERSON LIVE?

    NOT MANY AT ALL!!! ;)

    Heck most don't even care about it... :'( . But we do! :DB)

    The first time I show someone Saturn through a telescope, they are speechless. It is an amazing experience and gives someone a lot of perspective.
  • ken brydson
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 12,025
    edited December 2018
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    My wife had to explain that to me...DUH :s:D
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
  • OleBoot
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    Tony M wrote: »
    My wife had to explain that to me...DUH :s:D

    You don't wear underwear?
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    halo wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    AHA! The cat's out of the bag! Boy those Aussies sure do know how to make an ugly car...

    It's GM that made the ugly car my friend. The fine print in the ad (in the lower right corner) signifies that Holden is a subsidiary of General Motors :#

    Looks like a variant of the venerable El Camino from back in the day. Here's a recent rendition that almost made it to the USA! Holden Ute. Was in production in Australia.
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  • OleBoot
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    verb wrote: »
    halo wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    AHA! The cat's out of the bag! Boy those Aussies sure do know how to make an ugly car...

    It's GM that made the ugly car my friend. The fine print in the ad (in the lower right corner) signifies that Holden is a subsidiary of General Motors :#

    Looks like a variant of the venerable El Camino from back in the day. Here's a recent rendition that almost made it to the USA! Holden Ute. Was in production in Australia.
    24516w7v699w.png

    I'm a small car/sports car fan, but that - hot diggity!
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    Yep. Was gonna be a Pontiac. Seen a few of em (early production) here in SE Michigan before, well, they killed the Pontiac brand.
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  • FestYboy
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    verb wrote: »
    Yep. Was gonna be a Pontiac. Seen a few of em (early production) here in SE Michigan before, well, they killed the Pontiac brand.

    Dumbest move they ever made...
  • mrbigbluelight
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    ^^^^Well, Ronnie, what do you think of that one ?

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    Sal Palooza
  • joecoulson
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    I love it! Ha
  • indyhawg
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    as seen Someplace Else:

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    The sideways Infinity towers really pull the whole room together, don't you think?

    :#

    For some reason, this makes me think of a Tetris game.
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    indyhawg wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    as seen Someplace Else:

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    The sideways Infinity towers really pull the whole room together, don't you think?

    :#

    For some reason, this makes me think of a Tetris game.


    Brilliant! :)
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    The Halal Guys. What a great name for a dining establishment :)
  • joecoulson
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    That looks yummy
  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited December 2018
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    Doc what are these? Some kind of Kingfisher?

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 12,025
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    I'm not Doc but I think they're King Fishers. ;)

    Baby ones, that is.
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    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

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  • Mikey081057
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    They are hilarious....
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

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    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
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    Juvenile Sacred Kingfisher

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    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |