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stefsaber
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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: InkDark]
      #2527413 - 07/18/08 09:44 PM
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Wow That would be incredible...

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THEPLOUGH
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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: stefsaber]
      #2528900 - 07/19/08 07:10 PM Attachment (4 downloads)
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We got a bit sun today so I THOUGHT I would show you what can be seen from my dark site when it's fairly clear..

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Geoff...

Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow-- + A few bits and pieces..

Don't think expensive equipment will make up for lack of talent or practice..

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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: THEPLOUGH]
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Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow-- + A few bits and pieces..

Don't think expensive equipment will make up for lack of talent or practice..

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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: THEPLOUGH]
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Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow-- + A few bits and pieces..

Don't think expensive equipment will make up for lack of talent or practice..

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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: THEPLOUGH]
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Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow-- + A few bits and pieces..

Don't think expensive equipment will make up for lack of talent or practice..

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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: THEPLOUGH]
      #2528926 - 07/19/08 07:25 PM
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I really like the look of the country around your place.
Whenever you get some clear sky it must be nice.

I spent a couple years in the Aleutian Islands, we never got to see the sun!

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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: Old Dinosaur]
      #2528936 - 07/19/08 07:31 PM
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Funny as it is we get clearer skies and more sun in the Winter....

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Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow-- + A few bits and pieces..

Don't think expensive equipment will make up for lack of talent or practice..

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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: THEPLOUGH]
      #2529435 - 07/20/08 01:54 AM
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That's beautiful Geoff. How close or far away are your nearest light polluters?

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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: Randy Spiker]
      #2529516 - 07/20/08 04:17 AM
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Carlisle is 20 miles away but very much below the site, so the lights don't bother me. Light from the small village about 1 mile away amounts to a small red flash light. It is not the darkest place on Earth but their are lots of stars to be seen. I will post a photo when the nights get a bit darker so you can see for yourself.....

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Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow-- + A few bits and pieces..

Don't think expensive equipment will make up for lack of talent or practice..

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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE [Re: THEPLOUGH]
      #2530158 - 07/20/08 01:56 PM
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Nice Geoff. I like that site. Now all you need is to keep them pesky fluffy things out of the sky!

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Re: A PHOTO OF YOUR DARK SITE new [Re: Skip]
      #2530561 - 07/20/08 06:07 PM
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Quote:

Nice Geoff. I like that site. Now all you need is to keep them pesky fluffy things out of the sky!



If only....

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Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow-- + A few bits and pieces..

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