rick rian
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Very nice shots ddd.
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moron392
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lowmal:
thanx
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50mm homemade refractor (occasionally with a solar filter)
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moron392
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another:
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http://www.freewebs.com/moron392/index.htm
60mm meade ngc60 refractor.
Meade 70AZ-TR (short one)
50mm homemade refractor (occasionally with a solar filter)
starblast4.5EQ
6mm,15mm expanse eyepieces
9mm meade Mh eyepiece,17.5mm Meade MA
nikon 7x35's
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moron392
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and another, in sepia:
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http://www.freewebs.com/moron392/index.htm
60mm meade ngc60 refractor.
Meade 70AZ-TR (short one)
50mm homemade refractor (occasionally with a solar filter)
starblast4.5EQ
6mm,15mm expanse eyepieces
9mm meade Mh eyepiece,17.5mm Meade MA
nikon 7x35's
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rick rian
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Storm's a comin' !!! From our house last Saturday, just befor all heck broke loose ...
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rick rian
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Here's another ... not for the faint of heart ... 
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Remy Bosio
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Rick, those are "mammatus" formations you have there.
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rick rian
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Quote:
Rick, those are "mammatus" formations you have there.

Powerful clouds they are Remy ...
-------------------- Rickster
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Mounts: NexStar 8i mount (w/ Ray's Bracket) on HD tripod, Losmandy GM-8, Helix Hercules Single-Arm Alt/Azm Mount w/ Oberwerk wood tripod
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Deon
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Clouds at sunset, outside Naples.
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naglertized
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Somewhere off the Labrador coast on the way back to the US
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naglertized
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No I don't have a dirty sensor, the spots were ice crystals, it was -70°F outside when the picture was taken.
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Remy Bosio
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Giant thunderhead over Lake Pontchartrain this evening.
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Remy Bosio
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Lots of thunderstorms yesterday.
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Remy Bosio
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Mammatus formation after thunderstorm yesterday.
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rick rian
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Wow Remy, excellent shots my friend! 
Beautiful yet ominous sights ...
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ddd
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In Normandy, France, Europe :

and :

Good bye all !
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Remy Bosio
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Pot of gold? Lafayette,LA. yesterday.
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rick rian
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Canadian sunset and 'thunder boomer' in the distance.
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rick rian
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A zoom-in of the above shot.
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ddd
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In Normandy, France, Europe :
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