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[Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Other >> Science of Astronomy & Space exploration Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) stefsaber Post Laureate Reged: 06/24/06 Posts: 4546 Loc: Rainy Florida Re: Stardust @ Home [Re: later]       #1076162 - 08/03/06 08:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I know that when the airconditioner broke it was getting tough to concentrate on the movies, then the site went down, luckily, I got of the room feeling woozy...I might have to shut down my machine if it gets any hotter, till the air gets repaired... -------------------- -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:       stefsaber Post Laureate Reged: 06/24/06 Posts: 4546 Loc: Rainy Florida Re: Stardust @ Home [Re: stefsaber]       #1086347 - 08/09/06 07:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Argh! With school starting up this week I haven't had the time to Stardust...great I just made that a verb...;)...at any rate I've dropped from top 200 to 848 Maybe I'll catch up this weekend -------------------- -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:       cinnabar member Reged: 12/12/05 Posts: 95 Loc: SW of Chicago, IL Re: Stardust @ Home [Re: stefsaber]       #1086458 - 08/09/06 08:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hang in there! I missed a few days myself, and was surprised to find the number of registrants/participants had doubled. Since the movie distribution is random, you still have a chance to discover a bona fide track. I was very gung ho in the beginning, but life has a way of intervening in the best of plans. I intend on stardusting (I like your verb!) when I can work it in. Remember what they said -- it's supposed to be fun! -------------------- Peggy Discovery 12.5" PDHQ Split Tube Newtonian 1972 Jason 60mm Refractor 7x50 binos Post Extras:       stefsaber Post Laureate Reged: 06/24/06 Posts: 4546 Loc: Rainy Florida Re: Stardust @ Home [Re: cinnabar]       #1086510 - 08/09/06 09:12 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hey I took a 2 hour break and only dropped 2 places! I'm kind of eager to find another track that's non-calibrated....its been a few days since then... Stardusting is strangely addictive... ^That should be made a word! **Edit, speaking of the devil, I just found a track! Out of 103 viewings, 25 have found that one Guess I'm on to something! -------------------- -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 Edited by stefsaber (08/09/06 09:15 PM) Post Extras:       BoriSpider scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 08/10/04 Posts: 848 Loc: S.W.FLA Re: Stardust @ Home [Re: stefsaber]       #1086723 - 08/09/06 11:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Most of my StarDusting happens in 1-2hr incraments. I'm improving slowly but surely. Read a thread about a guy who ODed on Stardusting and quit. He was in the top 5 at the time. And, yes it is very addicting. Almost been late for work because of it. -------------------- 16x50 binos 8x40 binos C4-R, mountless 114NT Post Extras:       stefsaber Post Laureate Reged: 06/24/06 Posts: 4546 Loc: Rainy Florida Re: Stardust @ Home [Re: BoriSpider]       #1103546 - 08/19/06 09:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   How much time do the top 5 spend on this thing? The top guy has around 10,000 points or something...yeash... I was so busy all this week I didn't get much of chance to go through stardust until today, I've moved up to 805th place I started the day back at 950 some...slow going... -------------------- -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:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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