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Ralph Marantino
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3-10-08 Sub Standard Seeing. new
      #2247664 - 03/10/08 09:05 AM Attachment (18 downloads)

A whole lot of turbulence on the Solar limb and plenty of mirage on the disk.It was cold and windy also.

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DavidM
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Re: 3-10-08 Sub Standard Seeing. new [Re: Ralph Marantino]
      #2247678 - 03/10/08 09:14 AM

Looks like a chilly mornings work, 28 degrees F. Yikes.

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Re: 3-10-08 Sub Standard Seeing. new [Re: DavidM]
      #2247785 - 03/10/08 10:25 AM

I too struggled, but made it! Nice report!

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Stephen "Darkstar" Ames
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smc89
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Re: 3-10-08 Sub Standard Seeing. new [Re: darkstar528]
      #2248300 - 03/10/08 02:27 PM

Nice work Ralph even though the seeing was not to good!!!

All clouds here now. Kinda of a bummer that now I'd be able to view when I got home from work, with time change an all that.

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cocobolo
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Re: 3-10-08 Sub Standard Seeing. new [Re: smc89]
      #2248314 - 03/10/08 02:32 PM

Yet another great sketch by one of the true masters.
No chance here.
Keith


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LarryAlvarez
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Re: 3-10-08 Sub Standard Seeing. [Re: cocobolo]
      #2249618 - 03/11/08 12:29 AM

Nice drawing Ralph. I don't know how you do it, I get the chills just thinking about 28 degrees. Clear Skyz, LA

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