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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 3,137
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    jdjohn wrote: »
    Current state of affairs:
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    How does the Stellar Phono sound to you since you have had it for several weeks. Better (or maybe different) than all of the other ones you have? I have read several good reviews.

    Love that piano in the middle.
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 3,137
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    First day of summer tomorrow.

    Here is picture of Gulf Shores/Orange Beach on Alabama Coast that was in email vacation invitation yesterday. All of the beaches along the Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf Coast are wonderful. White sand and crystal clear water.

    Ready to go!!

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    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • joecoulson
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    Fort Morgan area was my fav part of GS down there. Beautiful
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,365
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    You think we actually have the Blue Ridge Mountains? Think again!

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    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    Last night's lightning bugs (fireflies) were spectacular. Unfortunately, my feeble attempts to photograph the show fell far short. I'll still share a piccie or two, 'cause, well... :#

    50022308608_f8a5264a7c_b.jpgDSC_0470 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    50022308928_c680dc7e66_b.jpgDSC_0459 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

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  • treitz3
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    Credit to Mr. George Daniels...

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    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,079
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    Help Wanted: maintenance technician for local wind farm. Pays $20/ hr plus benefits ( life insurance).

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    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Tony M
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    Help Wanted: maintenance technician for local wind farm. Pays $20/ hr plus benefits ( life insurance).

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    Definitely not for me!!!
    I'd rather starve. ;)
    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
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,365
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    What happens to that guy when a sudden burst of wind comes? Is that when the life insurance kicks in?

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,079
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    Here's me two towers down hard at work...

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    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,452
    edited June 2020
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    Help Wanted: maintenance technician for local wind farm. Pays $20/ hr plus benefits ( life insurance).

    $2000/hr and I might consider it. Probably not though.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,595
    edited June 2020
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    Very cool shot. I wish we had darker sky here.

    Did you do a slight time exposure for that!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
    edited June 2020
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    CH46E wrote: »
    Very cool shot. I wish we had darker sky here.

    Did you do a slight time exposure for that!

    I suppose it depends upon one's definition of slight. ;)
    30 seconds at f/5 @ ISO 10000

    also from last night...

    50027667496_e3ce80ae2f_b.jpgDSC_0515 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,465
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
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    It was real pretty last night -- and my new DSLR does pretty good with low light (thanks, son o' mine, for the gift!)

    A night sky like this has to be one of the top five reasons to live out of the city. <3
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    the night before wasn't bad, either :)

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    aprazer402 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
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    It was real pretty last night -- and my new DSLR does pretty good with low light (thanks, son o' mine, for the gift!)

    A night sky like this has to be one of the top five reasons to live out of the city. <3

    In 2020, an even better reason is "sheltering in place" is a lot less claustrophobic. :)

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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,595
    edited June 2020
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    CH46E wrote: »
    Very cool shot. I wish we had darker sky here.

    Did you do a slight time exposure for that!

    I suppose it depends upon one's definition of slight. ;)
    30 seconds at f/5 @ ISO 10000

    also from last night...

    50027667496_e3ce80ae2f_b.jpgDSC_0515 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    I don't know much about photography. I would have thought 30 seconds would have made a slight streak on the stars. Guess it's not enough time. Very cool!

    Edit: actually I see the streak now that I zoom in on the photo. Still looks amazing.
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  • CH46E
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    Here's me two towers down hard at work...

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    What volcano is that in the distance???
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 9,105
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 3,265
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    Abandoned barn north of Coram, MT. I couldn’t resist the photo after seeing the way the barn had collapsed around the vintage John Deere.

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    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
    ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,619
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    HT Speakers: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * RSL Speedwoofer 12S
    HT: Samsung 75QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra * APC H10

    2-Channel Audio: Von Schweikert VR-2 * Musical Fidelity M2si * WiiM Ultra * FiiO K11 R2R DAC
    Vinyl: Technics SL-50C * Denon DL-110 MC * iFi Zen Phono 3 * KAB RF1
    Video: LG OLED77B4PUA * Sony BDP-S470 * Roku Ultra * APC H10
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,878
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    With apologies to Maxell. :)
    Sal Palooza
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,079
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    CH46E wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    Here's me two towers down hard at work...

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    What volcano is that in the distance???

    Mt. Adams
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 3,265
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    CH46E wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    Here's me two towers down hard at work...

    4a3gid0mx0iz.jpg

    What volcano is that in the distance???

    Mt. Adams

    We lived in the Tri-Cities for a couple years when I managed the Lowe’s there - had a great view of Mt Adams from our living room window.
    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
    ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
    edited June 2020
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    CH46E wrote: »
    I don't know much about photography. I would have thought 30 seconds would have made a slight streak on the stars. Guess it's not enough time. Very cool!

    Edit: actually I see the streak now that I zoom in on the photo. Still looks amazing.

    Yup, one sure does :)

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    Take a long enough exposure, and it's easy enough to spot Polaris (the North Star). :)

    For "serious" astrophotography (with just a camera and lens or a 'scope) one would use an equatorial mount and a 'clockwork' tracker to synchronize the camera's motion with the earth's (so to speak) and hold everything still.

    To me, one of the most remarkable things about astronomy in general and astrophotography in particular is that the magic ingredient usually isn't magnification, it's light gathering. Many objects of astronomical interest aren't particularly "small" to a terrestrial observer -- but they're dim. Digital photography brings at least a glimpse of lots of cool stuff into easy reach for folks with access to a reasonably dark sky, some time to kill, and (in the summertime, at least) some bug repellent :)

    High-er magnification is nice to have for, e.g., observing planets -- but that's almost a different hobby altogether (see, e.g., the gorgeous lunar photos posted earlier by @joecoulson ).

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