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Olivier Biot
Amused

Reged: 04/25/05

Loc: 51°N (Belgium)

50 Cloudy Nights Signatures
#4330118 - 01/21/11 03:52 PM

50 Cloudy Nights Signatures

By Terrance D. Hannan.

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David Culp
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 04/10/07

Loc: Carrollton, TX

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: Olivier Biot]
#4330393 - 01/21/11 06:03 PM

Wooo Hoooo.....mine is on the list!

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mattyfatz
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 12/27/06

Loc: Boise Idaho

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: David Culp]
#4330954 - 01/21/11 10:55 PM

Yea I made # 10!

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iam1ru12
member

Reged: 02/25/06

Loc: Raleigh/Durham, NC

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: mattyfatz]
#4331329 - 01/22/11 05:11 AM

I got a real kick out of reading this article. Thanks!

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djeber2
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 07/02/04

Loc: Cloudy Midwest

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: iam1ru12]
#4331469 - 01/22/11 08:30 AM

Great article. Many of the ones listed were among my favorites as well.

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David E
Post Laureate

Reged: 05/25/06

Loc: North Carolina

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: djeber2]
#4331807 - 01/22/11 11:31 AM

This was a brilliant idea! Thanks for putting this together. I hope it will encourage creativity in others as well.

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Preston Smith
The Travel Scope Guy

Reged: 04/24/05

Loc: Eureka, Pa

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: David E]
#4331859 - 01/22/11 11:52 AM

Great Idea!

This may appear at one of my local group meetings....

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joec33
sage

Reged: 06/13/09

Loc: Orange County, NY

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: Preston Smith]
#4332080 - 01/22/11 01:19 PM

Great Article, one of my favorites.

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drsipe_inmd
newbie

Reged: 01/09/11

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[Re: joec33]
#4332162 - 01/22/11 01:50 PM

Please modify your list to show the source - paraphrased.
George Carlin as Al Sleet, the "hippie-dippie weatherman"

"Tonight's forecast: Dark. Continued dark throughout most of the evening, with some widely scattered light towards morning."

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jrbarnett
Eyepiece Hooligan

Reged: 02/28/06

Loc: Petaluma, CA

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: Olivier Biot]
#4332650 - 01/22/11 05:59 PM

Hmm...makes me want to cook up some more material and bring back the Most Interesting Astronomer in the Universe.

Regards,

Jim

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David E
Post Laureate

Reged: 05/25/06

Loc: North Carolina

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: jrbarnett]
#4332671 - 01/22/11 06:09 PM

Quote:

Hmm...makes me want to cook up some more material and bring back the Most Interesting Astronomer in the Universe.

Regards,

Jim

That one was brilliant!

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jrbarnett
Eyepiece Hooligan

Reged: 02/28/06

Loc: Petaluma, CA

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: David E]
#4333274 - 01/22/11 11:18 PM

M'kay. I'm baaaaaaaack.

- Jim

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star drop
Snowed In

Reged: 02/02/08

Loc: Snow Plop, WNY

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: jrbarnett]
#4333545 - 01/23/11 03:06 AM

Nice list.

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David E
Post Laureate

Reged: 05/25/06

Loc: North Carolina

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: jrbarnett]
#4333683 - 01/23/11 06:53 AM

Quote:

M'kay. I'm baaaaaaaack.

- Jim

"I have amassed an amazingly large eyepiece collection, and have never once organized it by focal length, apparent field of view or brand. Even Ken Hubal lists me as his emergency contact. I won the 1998 world series of poker…using Messier cards. If we each had a 13mm Ethos, mine would be better than yours. If we traded, mine would still be better than yours. I once auctioned a 10mm Sirius Plossl on Astromart and sold it for $225."

- The Most Interesting Astronomer in the Universe

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David E
Post Laureate

Reged: 05/25/06

Loc: North Carolina

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: David E]
#4333694 - 01/23/11 07:11 AM

Quote:

Quote:

M'kay. I'm baaaaaaaack.

- Jim

"I have amassed an amazingly large eyepiece collection, and have never once organized it by focal length, apparent field of view or brand. Even Ken Hubal lists me as his emergency contact. I won the 1998 world series of poker…using Messier cards. If we each had a 13mm Ethos, mine would be better than yours. If we traded, mine would still be better than yours. I once auctioned a 10mm Sirius Plossl on Astromart and sold it for $225."

- The Most Interesting Astronomer in the Universe

Okay, how about:
I am the least interesting astronomer in the Universe. My eyepiece collection consists of one Ramsden. Someday I’ll get a telescope to go with it. No one ever asks me for my opinion or recommendation. The only planets I’ve ever looked at are hanging from my ceiling. I am always ignored at star parties, even when I’m not there. Last time I saw a Messier object my mother made me clean it up.

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djeber2
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 07/02/04

Loc: Cloudy Midwest

Re: 50 Cloudy Nights Signatures new

[Re: David E]
#4334090 - 01/23/11 11:27 AM

Quote:

Quote:

M'kay. I'm baaaaaaaack.

- Jim

"I have amassed an amazingly large eyepiece collection, and have never once organized it by focal length, apparent field of view or brand. Even Ken Hubal lists me as his emergency contact. I won the 1998 world series of poker…using Messier cards. If we each had a 13mm Ethos, mine would be better than yours. If we traded, mine would still be better than yours. I once auctioned a 10mm Sirius Plossl on Astromart and sold it for $225."

- The Most Interesting Astronomer in the Universe