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HB Lenny!
I'm on the island of Paros, Greece now. Weather, food, family -- everything's great! Being on island time, though, means that I'll be posting rather slowly... 
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Gary
Collins I3 (Thin Film) Image Intensifying Eyepiece
Coronado Maxscope DS 90 <0.5A w/BF30
152 mm f/8 TMB/A&M Carbon Fiber APO; f/5 with 4" Borg ED Field Flattener/Reducer
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 First Light for the 30" Obsession at BEOTS!
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ArizonaScott
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Hey, you guys ditched me back in Part 3!!! 
I was wondering why that thread was so quiet! 
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Scott
10" LX200 Classic, Konus 200, Orion ST80, ETX90 OTA, 60mm Celestron alt-az, Obie 20x80's, Meade 10x50's
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Yell at Jason. He did it. 
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Steph
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
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Awesomelenny
Carpal Tunnel
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Yeah Scott, we don't ditch nobody!!! 
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Len
Losmandy Titan; G-11; all w/Gemini
Meade 178 ED APO
127mm Astro_Tech ED APO
4" f/15 Model 166 Unitron with UNIWITT Pier
Televue Genesis SDF 101mm f/5.4
Coronado Solarmax 90 Telescope
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Dob Frog
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Quote:
HB Lenny!
I'm on the island of Paros, Greece now. Weather, food, family -- everything's great! Being on island time, though, means that I'll be posting rather slowly...
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Diane
17.5" Dobsonian f/3.8 "Stella" The hunt is on!
Coronado Maxscope 60
WO ZS 66 "Willy"
Galileo 15x70 / Vivitar Series 1 7x42
Save the Earth...it's the only planet with chocolate!
Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall.
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Dob Frog
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Hey, you guys ditched me back in Part 3!!!
I was wondering why that thread was so quiet!
I was getting ready to come over to the Arizona thread and drag you back over. But I'm glad you found us again!
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Diane
17.5" Dobsonian f/3.8 "Stella" The hunt is on!
Coronado Maxscope 60
WO ZS 66 "Willy"
Galileo 15x70 / Vivitar Series 1 7x42
Save the Earth...it's the only planet with chocolate!
Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall.
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Rusty
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HB Lenny!
I'm on the island of Paros, Greece now. Weather, food, family -- everything's great! Being on island time, though, means that I'll be posting rather slowly...
Please, all, let's take a moment to sympathize with Gary's bucolic situation. Or not... 
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Two not-spoiled Golden Retrievers - Maggie and Casey
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. - Arthur C. Clarke
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~Steph~
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Yeah, he has it soooo rough...
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Steph
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Skylook123
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Gary, I feel your pain...the wireless at our Maui resort was out for almost 10 minutes last week. 
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Jim
A Bad Night With A Telescope
Beats A Good Night Doing Anything Else
Tectron 18" Truss Dob/Sky Commander DSCs, "Derrick"
Meade 10" LX-5 SCT/Atlas-G "Ol' Blue Eye"
Orion 90mm refractor,
Meade 10" Starfinder Newt/JMI NGCMax DSCs,
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ArizonaScott
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Quote:
Please, all, let's take a moment to sympathize with Gary's bucolic situation. Or not...
1, 2, 3. OK, I'm done sympathizing
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Scott
10" LX200 Classic, Konus 200, Orion ST80, ETX90 OTA, 60mm Celestron alt-az, Obie 20x80's, Meade 10x50's
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Rusty
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I'm over it, too, Scott...
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TOA-130S
MK66 Std
Vintage C5
Megrez II 80mm ED Triplet APO
SolarMax 40
NJP Temma II
Sirius EQ-G
ST8XE/CFW-8(LRGBHa)/AO-7/DF-2/STV Dlx/ST237a/350D (Unmodded)/Mallincam Color Hyper Plus/DSI III Color/DSI II Pro
Two not-spoiled Golden Retrievers - Maggie and Casey
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. - Arthur C. Clarke
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rick rian
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Not me ... I really feel sorry for Gary ... come on, more pity, more pity.
Lucky guy! 
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Rickster
NexStar 8i, TV85, Canon 15x50is
Time is precious, waste it wisely.
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Deep13
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Loc: NE Ohio
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Any observing plans this weekend? Looks like it might be nice Saturday (8/2) night.
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Dob Frog
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Hi Russell,
We're hoping to have sky this weekend. If only I can keep Scott awake past 11 p.m. 
It's been too long since I've had my Dob, Stella, out. I really want to. Right now, the clouds are overhead and it appears that we just might get those thunderstorms tonight.
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Diane
17.5" Dobsonian f/3.8 "Stella" The hunt is on!
Coronado Maxscope 60
WO ZS 66 "Willy"
Galileo 15x70 / Vivitar Series 1 7x42
Save the Earth...it's the only planet with chocolate!
Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall.
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ArizonaScott
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Don't feel bad Di, after a few clear nights the monsoons have returned to the desert southwest. Sounds to me like a good weekend for hiking in the cooler parts of Arizona!
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Scott
10" LX200 Classic, Konus 200, Orion ST80, ETX90 OTA, 60mm Celestron alt-az, Obie 20x80's, Meade 10x50's
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Scott Horstman
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We were out in Overgaard a month or so ago. About 6500ft. It was only about 85 while Phoenix was about 100+. Nice area!
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Scott.
My Gallery
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178ED/LXD750
102ED
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Skylook123
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Just drove to a motel in Mentor, near my mother-in-law's house in Willowick. Whirlwind three day trip to fix computers and go to the beach in Fairport Harbor today, and attend my wife's family picnic on Saturday. Oh, both sons and daughters-in-law, and all 9 grandkids, came in from Phoenix and Colorado as well. Fun day today. Fly out tomorrow night. Susan will stay another week and a half to help her mother out.
Anyway, quite a lightening show right now at 11 PM over The Lake. Might have nasties headed your way.
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Jim
A Bad Night With A Telescope
Beats A Good Night Doing Anything Else
Tectron 18" Truss Dob/Sky Commander DSCs, "Derrick"
Meade 10" LX-5 SCT/Atlas-G "Ol' Blue Eye"
Orion 90mm refractor,
Meade 10" Starfinder Newt/JMI NGCMax DSCs,
Celestron 10x50 Ultima Pro
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Dob Frog
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Wow Jim, you're so, so close to us! It'd be nice if you could have an extra day to meet up for lunch or dinner.
But I'm glad you and your family all arrived safely and hope your trip home is safe too.
It does look like the storm is heading our way. Oh well, we could use some rain. It's been pretty dry and humid lately.
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Diane
17.5" Dobsonian f/3.8 "Stella" The hunt is on!
Coronado Maxscope 60
WO ZS 66 "Willy"
Galileo 15x70 / Vivitar Series 1 7x42
Save the Earth...it's the only planet with chocolate!
Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall.
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Skylook123
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I had to be at work on Thursday morning, and Sunday afternoon I need to put a briefing together at work for a government customer on Monday. Meant arriving at Hopkins near midnight Thursday, whirlwind of fun things with our band of 15 (like herding cats!) today, and tomorrow will start at 8 AM and will run on and on until well after dark. Then a 7AM takeoff Sunday.
I was Walter Mitty-ing (so, how many folks recognize THAT reference?) being able to do a drive-by wave, but my time is spoken for. Haven't seen one of the sets of grandkids for two years, so it's been a good thing; all 9 are so well behaved it's scary.
Continuous thunder, lightning, and rain for the last 30 minutes. You might get some of this stuff. Keep dry, and no RV parking on the grass.
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Jim
A Bad Night With A Telescope
Beats A Good Night Doing Anything Else
Tectron 18" Truss Dob/Sky Commander DSCs, "Derrick"
Meade 10" LX-5 SCT/Atlas-G "Ol' Blue Eye"
Orion 90mm refractor,
Meade 10" Starfinder Newt/JMI NGCMax DSCs,
Celestron 10x50 Ultima Pro
Edited by Skylook123 (08/02/08 12:10 AM)
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Dob Frog
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Posts: 3493
Loc: Ohio
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So glad you got to see all of the grandkids! That's wonderful.
I understand about the tight schedule. How about we wave to each other now. Look southwest and wave! Ready "Walter"? 
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Diane
17.5" Dobsonian f/3.8 "Stella" The hunt is on!
Coronado Maxscope 60
WO ZS 66 "Willy"
Galileo 15x70 / Vivitar Series 1 7x42
Save the Earth...it's the only planet with chocolate!
Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall, Autumn not fall.
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