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darkstar528
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031208 - Great conditions, nothing to see...
      #2252428 - 03/12/08 10:16 AM

Forecast calls for sun and 60s, I was very excited...Setup and saw nuttin...Couple of small proms and barely anything on disk worth noting...



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Ralph Marantino
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Re: 031208 - Great conditions, nothing to see... new [Re: darkstar528]
      #2252636 - 03/12/08 11:57 AM

you did better than me.

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NickH
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Re: 031208 - Great conditions, nothing to see... new [Re: Ralph Marantino]
      #2252748 - 03/12/08 12:56 PM

Concur, SV50 out today for about 2 mins in a cloud gap, and nada barring the two small proms you have identified

Have several solar scopes here, and nothing to see...

AAgggghhh

:-)


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stets
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Re: 031208 - Great conditions, nothing to see... new [Re: NickH]
      #2252814 - 03/12/08 01:27 PM

If I may quote Porgy ... "nuthin's plenty for me."
Sooo ... thanks for nuthin, Stephen


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