Tom Trusock
Reged: 02/26/02
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Argh. I feel for you guys, I really do.
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You do not need a parachute to skydive, you only need a parachute to skydive twice...
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snorkler
Aperture Aficionado
Reged: 10/11/04
Posts: 10041
Loc: Bay Area, California
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Tonight's weather at TSP looks like the clouds will depart and leave us with poor/very poor transparency. Maybe it'll be decent enough to give me some binocular or eye candy views. It won't be a night for hunting down dim objects.
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I'm not the lowest of the low, but I am the slowest of the slow. '06 Scion xB. 49.6 mpg avg over 38,000 miles. 177% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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Tom Trusock
Reged: 02/26/02
Posts: 33846
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Got my fingers crossed.
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You do not need a parachute to skydive, you only need a parachute to skydive twice...
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Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 42898
Loc: Frederick, MD
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Good luck to all of the TSP'ers.
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   SLAP Observer --- TMB130SS, SV102V(LOMO Lens), SV80ED Deluxe
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy
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desertstars
Reged: 11/05/03
Posts: 41911
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Jim,
That is too cool! I love the feedback I've gotten about my birding outreach at TSP, and from my astronomy outreach at Bryce Canyon National Park. Enjoy your new hobby, and thanks for letting me know I helped nurture your interest.
But be warned. Bird watching is at least as addictive as astronomy.  
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Thomas Watson
Author of Mr. Olcott's Skies. Available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
@desertstarsbks
Under Desert StarsEither Way, It's Reading
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snorkler
Aperture Aficionado
Reged: 10/11/04
Posts: 10041
Loc: Bay Area, California
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It would be nice to view through the Televue Ethos/NP 127is and the Obsession UC. I'm not sure if the UC is still here. It wasn't in the vendor building this morning.
Several of the vendors have pulled out already, including Gary Parkerson and Gary and Jeanne Myers.
Alvin and I are thinking of pulling out Saturday morning, since Saturday night doesn't look much better than tonight.
Barbara Wilson announced 503? registrants as of last night, but more than half of the people have left already.
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I'm not the lowest of the low, but I am the slowest of the slow. '06 Scion xB. 49.6 mpg avg over 38,000 miles. 177% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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snorkler
Aperture Aficionado
Reged: 10/11/04
Posts: 10041
Loc: Bay Area, California
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Jim,
That is too cool! I love the feedback I've gotten about my birding outreach at TSP, and from my astronomy outreach at Bryce Canyon National Park. Enjoy your new hobby, and thanks for letting me know I helped nurture your interest.
But be warned. Bird watching is at least as addictive as astronomy.
Len and Alvin aren't birders, so their comments are from another perspective than mine. They note that birds aren't always present when you get to the right place to look for them. The DSOs and stars always are there, although you may not be able to see them 
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I'm not the lowest of the low, but I am the slowest of the slow. '06 Scion xB. 49.6 mpg avg over 38,000 miles. 177% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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Alvin Huey
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/18/05
Posts: 2655
Loc: NorCal
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It would be nice to view through the Televue Ethos/NP 127is and the Obsession UC. I'm not sure if the UC is still here. It wasn't in the vendor building this morning.
Several of the vendors have pulled out already, including Gary Parkerson and Gary and Jeanne Myers.
Alvin and I are thinking of pulling out Saturday morning, since Saturday night doesn't look much better than tonight.
Barbara Wilson announced 503? registrants as of last night, but more than half of the people have left already.
I saw Kriege pull out this morning...at least I think he did as his vehicle was pulling the trailer out.
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Clear Skies,
Alvin #26
22" f/4.0 reflector and other assorted smaller and larger telescopes, but listing the one I use the most.
FaintFuzzies | TAC | TAC-Sac
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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 26279
Loc: North Texas
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Hope you folks don't mind if I post a few boring scenery pics from my little road trip this morning.
A cloudy valley...
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Steph
Taking it one day at a time...
I'm in the fight! - Support Liver Disease Awareness
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory
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snorkler
Aperture Aficionado
Reged: 10/11/04
Posts: 10041
Loc: Bay Area, California
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Alvin poked fun at me after the Colima Warbler hike for eating an ice cream, while he and Len ate chicken sandwiches. Last night, he sneaked out in the dark to the snack shack to buy a nitrite and nitrate and cholesterol laden fatty chopped pig lips and eyeballs and ears in a white bread bun hot dog!
Len gave me a kiss to give to Dennis. A Hershey's kiss. Sorry, Dennis, I had to eat it before the hot Texas sun melted it. Seriously, we had to turn on the heat in our bunkhouse in the middle of the day, and your kiss from Len was in danger of melting. Len says he'll make it up to you at TSP 2008 when you two guys meet up on the mountain again to continue your annual guy get-together
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I'm not the lowest of the low, but I am the slowest of the slow. '06 Scion xB. 49.6 mpg avg over 38,000 miles. 177% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
Edited by snorkler (05/18/07 12:51 PM)
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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 26279
Loc: North Texas
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Another cloudy valley with a few mountain ridges in the background. I'd imagine this view would be much prettier without the low clouds and fog.
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Steph
Taking it one day at a time...
I'm in the fight! - Support Liver Disease Awareness
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory
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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 26279
Loc: North Texas
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Some of the interesting rock formation along the side of the road (taken on the opposite side of a curve)...
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Steph
Taking it one day at a time...
I'm in the fight! - Support Liver Disease Awareness
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory
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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 26279
Loc: North Texas
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Cloud/fog-topped mountains...
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Steph
Taking it one day at a time...
I'm in the fight! - Support Liver Disease Awareness
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory
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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 26279
Loc: North Texas
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A nice valley area with a pond and pretty mountain backdrop...
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Steph
Taking it one day at a time...
I'm in the fight! - Support Liver Disease Awareness
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory
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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 26279
Loc: North Texas
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Last one, more fog/cloud shrouded mountains...
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Steph
Taking it one day at a time...
I'm in the fight! - Support Liver Disease Awareness
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory
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Alvin Huey
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/18/05
Posts: 2655
Loc: NorCal
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Alvin poked fun at me after the Colima Warbler hike for eating an ice cream, while he and Len ate chicken sandwiches. Last night, he sneaked out in the dark to the snack shack to buy a nitrite and nitrate laden chopped pig lips and eyeballs and ears in a white bread bun hot dog!
Nah, it is not just a hot dog, but a sausage on a stick! And some good friends I met at the snack area...no, not the mascot...hey wait a minute, I haven't seen the mascot all week!!!
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Clear Skies,
Alvin #26
22" f/4.0 reflector and other assorted smaller and larger telescopes, but listing the one I use the most.
FaintFuzzies | TAC | TAC-Sac
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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 26279
Loc: North Texas
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 Alvin ate the mascot!
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww......
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Steph
Taking it one day at a time...
I'm in the fight! - Support Liver Disease Awareness
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 12501
Loc: Always Dark skies of Belfair W...
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Ya know Steph, that cloud deck is pretty low.
How far from TSP do you actually live? Was it a complete wash for you, or did you get any viewing in?
Last night here was clear as a bell, and the weather for MSHSP will be the same, so you are more then welcome to come our way for extra credit.... 
Hope the skies at your OB are fitting for a good night out, when you get home.....
Rob
GOMOC
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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 26279
Loc: North Texas
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I'm sitting here on the porch, almost being blinded by the reflection of some bright object shining on my vehicle windshield from the sky... Is it a meteor? A comet? A supernova?  THE SUN?
Oh wait, it's gone now. 
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Steph
Taking it one day at a time...
I'm in the fight! - Support Liver Disease Awareness
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory
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snorkler
Aperture Aficionado
Reged: 10/11/04
Posts: 10041
Loc: Bay Area, California
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Alvin poked fun at me after the Colima Warbler hike for eating an ice cream, while he and Len ate chicken sandwiches. Last night, he sneaked out in the dark to the snack shack to buy a nitrite and nitrate laden chopped pig lips and eyeballs and ears in a white bread bun hot dog!
Nah, it is not just a hot dog, but a sausage on a stick! And some good friends I met at the snack area...no, not the mascot...hey wait a minute, I haven't seen the mascot all week!!!
You'd clog your arteries with pig fat for half an hour's conversation with a woman? No wonder so many of you young guys don't live to be as old as us old guys
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I'm not the lowest of the low, but I am the slowest of the slow. '06 Scion xB. 49.6 mpg avg over 38,000 miles. 177% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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