Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Other >> Space Rocks Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) csa/montana Astro Ambassador Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 28626 Loc: montana Welcome!       #2300443 - 04/02/08 03:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Welcome to CN's Meteorite forum! Show us your collections, ask questions, give advice, or just hang out, we are most pleased to have you join us here! Carol -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2 7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW 14mm Meade 4000 UWA 22mm Pan, 35mm Pan DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       Dick Lipke super member Reged: 02/20/07 Posts: 115 Loc: Marine City,Mich. Re: Welcome! [Re: csa/montana]       #2300680 - 04/02/08 05:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well now!See what you started.HURRRRAAAAH FOR YOU! -------------------- LX90 8",Cornado Max 40,Miyauchi 20x100 Bino's,and way to many eyepieces and filters, Thousand Oaks 8" Ha filter Post Extras:       csa/montana Astro Ambassador Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 28626 Loc: montana Re: Welcome! [Re: Dick Lipke]       #2300797 - 04/02/08 06:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Dick! Now we have our very own place to "throw rocks" at each other. :grin: Carol -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2 7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW 14mm Meade 4000 UWA 22mm Pan, 35mm Pan DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       stefsaber Post Laureate Reged: 06/24/06 Posts: 4459 Loc: Rainy Florida Re: Welcome! [Re: csa/montana]       #2300919 - 04/02/08 07:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   [quote] Thanks Dick! Now we have our very own place to "throw rocks" at each other. :grin: Carol [/quote] How long have you been waiting to say that line? :p Awesome idea though for this forum, looking forward to learning more about meteorites. -------------------- -Stefan "It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end." -Douglas Adams Current Scopes: "Gator" William Optics 66SD---Black Swan William Optics Megrez 80 II ED Triplet---Zhumell 10" Dob -Sirius Mount---Canon Rebel XT- Past Scopes: ETX 90---Vixen ED80Sf Fort Myers, FL Post Extras:       redragon745 super member Reged: 01/07/08 Posts: 167 Loc: Long Island, NY Re: Welcome! [Re: stefsaber]       #2300925 - 04/02/08 07:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great idea Carol. -------------------- Meade ETX80-AT refractor w/ a Telrad stubby Galileo f/9 reflector Tasco 7 X 35 binos NexImage SSI 4.3mm - 26mm (Antares's, Meade's, Celestron's) Baader Solar filter 2X Meade Telenegative Don Waning Crescent Observatory Post Extras:       Glassthrower Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Reged: 04/07/05 Posts: 14687 Loc: Hurricane Alley Re: Welcome! [Re: redragon745]       #2300988 - 04/02/08 07:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   UBB code appears to be turned off in this forum. It's a welcome addition nonetheless! :) -------------------- Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars. Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Buy/Sell/Trade Meteorites, Moon Rocks, Mars Rocks, & 35 different falls and types! Post Extras:       csa/montana Astro Ambassador Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 28626 Loc: montana Re: Welcome! [Re: stefsaber]       #2301116 - 04/02/08 08:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Stefan, You got to admit, it will be fun to throw rocks :lol: Carol -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2 7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW 14mm Meade 4000 UWA 22mm Pan, 35mm Pan DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       csa/montana Astro Ambassador Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 28626 Loc: montana Re: Welcome! [Re: redragon745]       #2301121 - 04/02/08 08:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Don, Thanks; now we have to spread the word to get everyone interested in Meteorites to drop by & join us! Carol -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2 7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW 14mm Meade 4000 UWA 22mm Pan, 35mm Pan DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       Talstarone Vendor (Inner Planetary Products) Reged: 09/12/06 Posts: 7593 Loc: Benson, North Carolina Re: Welcome! [Re: csa/montana]       #2301304 - 04/02/08 10:26 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well I for one am certainly interested.I look forward to reading,and perhaps in time,adding to this section of Cloudy Nights. -------------------- Todd C. Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass Meade ETX-80AT(80mm F/5)Achro Refractor Meade ETX-60BB(60mm F/5.8)Achro Refractor www.innerplanetaryproducts.com Meteorites and More.... "Outer Space at Down to Earth Prices" Post Extras:       csa/montana Astro Ambassador Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 28626 Loc: montana Re: Welcome! [Re: Talstarone]       #2301395 - 04/02/08 11:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Todd, glad to have you join us, in our little nook! I believe this will become a very interesting forum for all to enjoy! Carol -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2 7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW 14mm Meade 4000 UWA 22mm Pan, 35mm Pan DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       i53lccl5 member Reged: 08/16/07 Posts: 30 Loc: Sunnyvale, Texas Re: Welcome! [Re: csa/montana]       #2301424 - 04/02/08 11:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This forum might just be INTERESTING> Glad to see it. Charlie -------------------- Charlie ________________________________________________ Coulter Custom 10 inch Dobsonian Meade 10 inch Starfinder EQ Burgess Planethunter 80,Nighthawk 80,The Little Rascal-SparrowHawk 50 15x70 and 20x80 Binocular 5" Paint Bucket Dob, and 8" mirror started Post Extras:       csa/montana Astro Ambassador Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 28626 Loc: montana Re: Welcome! [Re: i53lccl5]       #2301465 - 04/02/08 11:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Charlie, glad to have you drop in. Carol -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2 7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW 14mm Meade 4000 UWA 22mm Pan, 35mm Pan DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       Dick Lipke super member Reged: 02/20/07 Posts: 115 Loc: Marine City,Mich. Re: Welcome! [Re: csa/montana]       #2302011 - 04/03/08 09:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   By the way,soon I should be able to add to any intelligent conversations that accompany this forum.As suggested earlier by Don I have both books on meteorites by O.Richard Norton on the way. Be patient though,like they say "Rome wasn't built in a day", so anything I can add should take just as long,if not longer. -------------------- LX90 8",Cornado Max 40,Miyauchi 20x100 Bino's,and way to many eyepieces and filters, Thousand Oaks 8" Ha filter Post Extras:       kinoeye sage Reged: 01/20/06 Posts: 361 Loc: New Haven, CT Re: Welcome! [Re: Dick Lipke]       #2302062 - 04/03/08 09:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This can only be bad for me. It's another section of CN for me to peruse when I should be working. -------------------- Celestron 15x70 ~ Astro Tech 66 ED When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. Post Extras:       csa/montana Astro Ambassador Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 28626 Loc: montana Re: Welcome! [Re: kinoeye]       #2302093 - 04/03/08 10:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ahhh but think of it as education; not to mention the enjoyment! Carol -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2 7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW 14mm Meade 4000 UWA 22mm Pan, 35mm Pan DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       kinoeye sage Reged: 01/20/06 Posts: 361 Loc: New Haven, CT Re: Welcome! [Re: csa/montana]       #2302237 - 04/03/08 11:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sadly enjoyment of CN doesn't pay my mortgage. If it did I'd be living in a 8000 square foot home with a 20' dome in a clear cut backyard with horizon to horizon views. -------------------- Celestron 15x70 ~ Astro Tech 66 ED When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. Edited by kinoeye (04/03/08 11:11 AM) Post Extras:       csa/montana Astro Ambassador Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 28626 Loc: montana Re: Welcome! [Re: kinoeye]       #2302242 - 04/03/08 11:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2 7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW 14mm Meade 4000 UWA 22mm Pan, 35mm Pan DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       Chris Schroeder Postmaster Reged: 12/11/04 Posts: 5098 Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow Re: Welcome! [Re: kinoeye]       #2303375 - 04/03/08 07:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I know what you mean, until I joined CN, I had money, now evertime I view a different forum here, the ol' CC gets heated up -------------------- Chris Mallincam Color Hyper Plus 10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT M102ED S.V., ZS 80FD 10th Anniv, ZS 66SD, PST POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com Post Extras:       Glassthrower Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Reged: 04/07/05 Posts: 14687 Loc: Hurricane Alley Re: Welcome! [Re: Chris Schroeder]       #2303488 - 04/03/08 08:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Aint that the truth. -------------------- Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars. Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Buy/Sell/Trade Meteorites, Moon Rocks, Mars Rocks, & 35 different falls and types! Post Extras:       upsguy Uff da Reged: 10/01/05 Posts: 3104 Loc: schaumburg, il. Re: Welcome! [Re: Glassthrower]       #2309789 - 04/06/08 08:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Glad you guys started this forum, I won't be contributing any time soon due to my financial difficulties. However, I do find space rocks fascinating. -------------------- Jim Meade lx90 8" uhtc Meade 80mm refractor Orion 70mm refractor Barska 15x70 Obies 11x56 Canon 400D Canon SX100IS Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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