Darenwh
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 05/11/06
Posts: 1224
Loc: Covington, GA
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It appeared to be a very innovative rubber band... 
Or, if you can't listen to a brass band at work you might as well look at a rubber band... 
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Daren
Covington, GA
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Ziggy943
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/11/06
Posts: 1524
Loc: Utah
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I guess we know who one of the 21 is 
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May your skies always be clear,
Ziggy
www.slas.us
4" Mak
#1, 160mm F8 TEC (born 1-18-2007, 27 lbs, 45.5" long), on AP900
6" F17.5 (D&G lens) (first light 6-7-2008)
9" F/14.8 Alvan Clark (1915), on Byers 812
14.25 F/5.5 Newt in a roll off observatory
Others, that have come and gone
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1738
Loc: Utah
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Maybe "someone" or "something" is keeping track of what we do.
I'm not sayin' it's so, I'm just sayin' maybe.
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1738
Loc: Utah
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I'm afraid I have bad news.
The band has announced it's breakup. They will soon be going their seperate ways.
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Bill Cowles
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 04/16/06
Posts: 1045
Loc: Utah
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The same people who would download almost 300 images of the inside of Steve's HHR and a scope that is under a blanket. 
Bill
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Lunt LS60TS50DS/B1200/FT (on order)
TV Gensis/Solarmax 60 filter
PST DS/Herschel Wedge/C4-R
C6-R /Atlas Goto/Moonlite CF2
12" LightBridge/Round Table
MCHP/8" Orion OTA/Ultima 2000
10" Discovery /Celestron SE-4
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Ziggy943
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/11/06
Posts: 1524
Loc: Utah
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It turns out this will not be our last star party of the year. Due to a nice weather pattern here in Utah we have decided to hold one more under the lights on a grocery store parking lot.
The big refractors won't be there but we will be well represented anyway. I'll bring the 160, Steve will bring either the 6 or the 8.
Y'all are welcome.
Bangeter Crossing Harmons
138th South 1st East, Draper UT
We'll take pictures.
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May your skies always be clear,
Ziggy
www.slas.us
4" Mak
#1, 160mm F8 TEC (born 1-18-2007, 27 lbs, 45.5" long), on AP900
6" F17.5 (D&G lens) (first light 6-7-2008)
9" F/14.8 Alvan Clark (1915), on Byers 812
14.25 F/5.5 Newt in a roll off observatory
Others, that have come and gone
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1738
Loc: Utah
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Quote:
It turns out this will not be our last star party of the year. Due to a nice weather pattern here in Utah we have decided to hold one more under the lights on a grocery store parking lot.
The big refractors won't be there but we will be well represented anyway. I'll bring the 160, Steve will bring either the 6 or the 8.
Y'all are welcome.
Bangeter Crossing Harmons
138th South 1st East, Draper UT
We'll take pictures.
Friday or Saturday?
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Ziggy943
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/11/06
Posts: 1524
Loc: Utah
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Saturday.
I'll be there before 6:00 to coordinate with the manager
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May your skies always be clear,
Ziggy
www.slas.us
4" Mak
#1, 160mm F8 TEC (born 1-18-2007, 27 lbs, 45.5" long), on AP900
6" F17.5 (D&G lens) (first light 6-7-2008)
9" F/14.8 Alvan Clark (1915), on Byers 812
14.25 F/5.5 Newt in a roll off observatory
Others, that have come and gone
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1738
Loc: Utah
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Quote:
Saturday.
I'll be there before 6:00 to coordinate with the manager
I'll be there at 6:01 to get a good spot. 
Will you be posting elsewhere?
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Ziggy943
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/11/06
Posts: 1524
Loc: Utah
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Thank you for the compliments.
This thread has now had over 4,000 downloads. 18 pictures have been downloaded over 100 times, 1 over 200 times.
It is still amazing to me though that a rubber band would have 28 downloads and a cut rubber band would have 13. I'm not sure what that says about this group. 
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May your skies always be clear,
Ziggy
www.slas.us
4" Mak
#1, 160mm F8 TEC (born 1-18-2007, 27 lbs, 45.5" long), on AP900
6" F17.5 (D&G lens) (first light 6-7-2008)
9" F/14.8 Alvan Clark (1915), on Byers 812
14.25 F/5.5 Newt in a roll off observatory
Others, that have come and gone
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wells_ned
super member
Reged: 11/02/09
Posts: 103
Loc: Simi Valley, CA.
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Don't know where to start about your 9"F/14 AC refractor, so all I can say is BEAUTIFUL !!! 
(While visiting in South Africa my daughter took this photo many years ago of
a Zeiss refracting telescope. I'll include her photo of the objective lens in a later post here.)
Edited by wells_ned (11/09/09 10:06 PM)
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 8334
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Quote:
Thank you for the compliments.
This thread has now had over 4,000 downloads. 18 pictures have been downloaded over 100 times, 1 over 200 times.
It is still amazing to me though that a rubber band would have 28 downloads and a cut rubber band would have 13. I'm not sure what that says about this group.
Zigster..how in the world do you know that information and how did you attain it?
Rob 
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www.goldmtobservingcenter.com
A great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/HomemadeRefractorTelescopes/ My homemade refractor group.
www.vimeo.com/6014031
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Ziggy943
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/11/06
Posts: 1524
Loc: Utah
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I just go though the threads and add. I am very good with EXCEL.
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May your skies always be clear,
Ziggy
www.slas.us
4" Mak
#1, 160mm F8 TEC (born 1-18-2007, 27 lbs, 45.5" long), on AP900
6" F17.5 (D&G lens) (first light 6-7-2008)
9" F/14.8 Alvan Clark (1915), on Byers 812
14.25 F/5.5 Newt in a roll off observatory
Others, that have come and gone
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1738
Loc: Utah
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Watch download count above.
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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wells_ned
super member
Reged: 11/02/09
Posts: 103
Loc: Simi Valley, CA.
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Here is the photo of the Zeiss objective I spoke of in my earlier post. If I remember I think it may have been a 10" F/12.
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N. Wells
1980 Coulter Odyssey Compact 10.1 f/4.5 Dobsonian
2" 32mm eyepiece (Maker unknown)
32mm, 24mm orthos Vernon
2x barlow (Maker unknown)
Kufeld Telrad
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Ziggy943
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/11/06
Posts: 1524
Loc: Utah
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The engraving on the lens says 30cm. Is that a 12" lens? If so that's a WOW factor.
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May your skies always be clear,
Ziggy
www.slas.us
4" Mak
#1, 160mm F8 TEC (born 1-18-2007, 27 lbs, 45.5" long), on AP900
6" F17.5 (D&G lens) (first light 6-7-2008)
9" F/14.8 Alvan Clark (1915), on Byers 812
14.25 F/5.5 Newt in a roll off observatory
Others, that have come and gone
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 8334
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Quote:
I just go though the threads and add. I am very good with EXCEL.
You DO have a lot of time on your hands..... 
I applaud your sticktoitovness.......
Rob
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www.goldmtobservingcenter.com
A great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/HomemadeRefractorTelescopes/ My homemade refractor group.
www.vimeo.com/6014031
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 8334
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Quote:
The engraving on the lens says 30cm. Is that a 12" lens? If so that's a WOW factor.
11.8".....Dang!
Rob
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www.goldmtobservingcenter.com
A great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/HomemadeRefractorTelescopes/ My homemade refractor group.
www.vimeo.com/6014031
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plyscope
sage
Reged: 11/23/06
Posts: 327
Loc: Perth, West Australia
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Maybe that is 301cm for the focal length?
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Andy
6" f15 refractor
90mm f16.7 refractor
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Ziggy943
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/11/06
Posts: 1524
Loc: Utah
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Quote:
Maybe that is 301cm for the focal length?
I think you may be right. That would make it a 10" F/12.
It looks reasonable. Strange way to designate it though unless the "B" stands for Back Focus, then there's the dot and equal sign followed by "30", and is that a "1"(?) "cm". The "1" looks incomplete.
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May your skies always be clear,
Ziggy
www.slas.us
4" Mak
#1, 160mm F8 TEC (born 1-18-2007, 27 lbs, 45.5" long), on AP900
6" F17.5 (D&G lens) (first light 6-7-2008)
9" F/14.8 Alvan Clark (1915), on Byers 812
14.25 F/5.5 Newt in a roll off observatory
Others, that have come and gone
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