Joad
Wordsmith
Reged: 03/22/05
Posts: 18002
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Just wait till Sectorzed posts some photos from the Mt. Pinos star party.  Then you'll see what yer up against.  The contest includes facial hair, I might add, in what should be a cumulative measurement. So while I realize that this does put some of the lady contestants at a disadvantage, it does even out the fact that in years past I have cut my hair due to the gender prejudice against male long hair. 
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Havo
super member
Reged: 02/02/05
Posts: 143
Loc: San Diego, CA
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37.. And I am getting a 11 year old and a 2 year old interested.
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Discovery DHQ 10" f/5.6
Williams Optics 10th Anniversary 80mm f/6.9
Vixen Porta Mount
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Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 42898
Loc: Frederick, MD
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Watch the hair comments  
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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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Galaxyhunter
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/02/06
Posts: 2315
Loc: Northern Illinois
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Watch the hair comments
Or lack there-of
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Carl
Observatory temperature experiment
Weather Station @ Hawkeye Observatory
My lousy skies at Hawkeye Observatory H52
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Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 42898
Loc: Frederick, MD
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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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jdavalos
member
Reged: 08/24/04
Posts: 75
Loc: Guadalajara, Méx 20.30N\103.20...
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I'm 34 and accumulating!
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DJSnM
sage
Reged: 10/31/05
Posts: 353
Loc: Oakland, CA
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I'm turning 33 1/3rd in a couple of weeks - a big day considering my other spare time activity is DJ'ing.....
I Started this whole asronomy lark when I was a kid, got my degree in it, spent a few years on a PhD then got headhunted by intraweb companies so I never finished my thesis...
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ddm0502
member
Reged: 05/20/04
Posts: 64
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22. Will be 23 in a few weeks. I'm thinking of getting my first nagler as a birthday present to myself. 
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Derrick
Orion XT10i
Barska 15x70
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wky46
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/12/05
Posts: 1934
Loc: west Ky.
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Novbabies,I'm working on an oil self-portrait when I can find the time(its pencil sketched now,I think it looks like me ;>))and hopefuly incorporate some sort of astronomical theme somewhere on it and use it as my avatar.In the meantime,when I can figure out how to do it,I'll probably just use a Hale-Bopp photo I took.Thanks for asking. Phil
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10" Meade LX50 / Televue 32mm Plössl / Televue 41mm Panoptic / Baader Solar Film Cell / Garrett Gemini LW 20x80 / Nikon AE 10x50 - '96 Guild X170 Manhattan AB / '11 Guild D-55 / '96 Fender 'Twin Amp' / '96 Fender 'Blues Deluxe'
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pstarr
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/17/04
Posts: 2392
Loc: NE Ohio
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I'm 59 and retired. I've owned a telescope since I was 13. My first scope was a 4" Criterion Dynascope that sold for $49.95.
Paul
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10" F-6 Eq planetary newt. w/Zambuto mirror
fully flocked aluminum tube
curved spider, Antares 1/30 wave secondary
12'x12' roll-off roof observatory
Nagler-7,9,13,16mm
Panoptic 19mm
TMB/Burgess planetary 4,6,9mm
TV-Plossls 11,15,20mm
Tak-LE 5,7.5mm
TV 2.5x barlow
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Paul
10" Home built F-6 Eq Newt. w/Zambuto mirror.
12'x12' roll-off roof observatory
6" Home built f-6 Newt. w/Dick Wessling mirror on CG-5 Eq. mount.
4.5" Orion Starblast
My equipment philosophy... If it ain't broke, fix it anyway.
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BWAZ
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/21/05
Posts: 1146
Loc: CA
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29, will be 30 next month. I was in the hobby when I was 9, and got serious last year.
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A couple of APOs and a couple of Dobs.
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Chris G
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/12/04
Posts: 4555
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Quote:
Watch the hair comments
Lets be a little more sensitive to our follically challenged friends.
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"Bacon". It's a perfectly acceptable answer.
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philrod
super member
Reged: 07/19/04
Posts: 133
Loc: Fallon, Nevada
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well I'm 68. I remember having a cardboard refractor when i was about 10, but didn't get real interested until 6 years ago, when i bought an Astroscan. I'm a visual observer who doesn't like cold weather... 
Phil
8"sct/gm8
tv85/telepod
10x50 ultraview
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Patrick
Postmaster
Reged: 05/16/03
Posts: 10382
Loc: Franklin, Ohio
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Quote:
Watch the hair comments
What hair?
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CPC1100;AT66ED;Denk S1;
EdgeHD C8; C6 SCT
6"f/4.8MN ES Comet Hunter
10"f/6 Newt
Vixen GP2;CGEM Mount
Canon 60D;Lodestar Guider
The Lord sits enthroned above the circle of the earth...He stretched out the heavens like a canopy.
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cinnabar
member
Reged: 12/12/05
Posts: 95
Loc: SW of Chicago, IL
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I'm 51. Been interested in astronomy since age 7 when I received my first scope, a handheld refractor. Graduated to a Sears cardboard reflector at age 9. Enough of a geek to take a few girlfriends to the Adler Planetarium for my 12th birthday.  President of astronomy club in high school. Later on, college, career, marriage and childrearing eclipsed (pun intended) my favorite hobby. Now I've more time and more discretionary income to devote to studying the stars. (Still have all of my hair as well!  )
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Peggy
Discovery 12.5" PDHQ Split Tube Newtonian
1972 Jason 60mm Refractor
7x50 binos
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FAB
Stargeezer
Reged: 08/06/04
Posts: 2686
Loc: Blythe, CA USA
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Quote:
Watch the hair comments
You have nothing to worry about, Scott.
FAB
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Floie
10.0" Hardin Dob
6.0" Konus Refractor
3.0" Celestron Tabletop Newtonian
10X50 Binoculars
Amscope T490A Trinocular Compound Microscope
Amscope SM 1TZ Trinocular Stereo Zoom Micoscope
http://home.earthlink.net/~blhtvl
http://www.cracblythe.org/index.html
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lewdwig
member
Reged: 05/10/03
Posts: 98
Loc: Southwestern Michigan
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47.
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13.1" Discovery Dob
127mm Orion StarMax
70mm Orion Observer
66mm William Optics ED Petzval
KMart binos
eyeballs
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Achernar
Postmaster
Reged: 02/25/06
Posts: 7805
Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA
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I just turned 40 today, but I've been interested in the stars and astronomy since I was 8 years old. I got a hold of my father's 8x30mm binoculars and looked at the sword of Orion and was hooked ever since.
Taras
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15-inch F/4.5 Homebuilt truss-tube Dob with Sky Commander digital setting circles.
10-inch F/4.5 Discovery Dob with JMI digital setting circles.
6-inch F/8 Homebuilt Dob
24, 18, 14, 11, 8.8, 6.7, 4.7mm ES 82 degree eyepieces.
21, 13, 8, 5 and 3.5mm Orion Stratus eyepieces.
Two Televue T-1 Paracorrs with tunable tops
Orion and Lumincon Deepsky, Ultrablock, O-III and H-beta nebula filters.
Three curious and needful cats
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Spaced
Post Laureate
Reged: 03/01/05
Posts: 3608
Loc: Tacoma, Washington, USA
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55 1/2, and still trying to grow up.
Mike
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Mike
"Once in a while you can be shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right"
- Robt. Hunter
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Webster 14.5" f/4.5 "Sugaree"
Megrez II 80 ED Triplet APO "Punk"
Siebert Black Night BVs
8 X 42 Celestron Regals
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celestial_search
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/18/04
Posts: 2569
Loc: Iowa, USA
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49, will be 50 later this summer.
I remember the space race BB.
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Frank
C-11 XLT
8" f/6 Newt on GEM
Tak FS-102II
SV 80L Triplet APO
EQ-6 Mount on pier in backyard observatory (EQMOD)
CG-5 AS (GOTO)
SBIG ST-5C CCD and Canon Rebel XSI
SSAG
Oberwerk 15X70s and Pentax 10X21s
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