Prima Luna
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Loc: Huntington Beach, California
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could we maybe expand this somehow by regions or even citys or states? Might be easier for people to find one another. Almighty moderator god can this be done?
I sencond the idea!!!
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d1anderson
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Reged: 10/11/07
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could we maybe expand this somehow by regions or even citys or states? Might be easier for people to find one another. Almighty moderator god can this be done?
I sencond the idea!!!
Maybe some kind of database app. I'm not programmer enough to do it, but I bet there are those on CN who can and would be willing. Just a thought.
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Clear Skies
Dewayne
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MEADE DS2130AT NEWT 494goto
MEADE NG60 REFRACTOR
The more you look the more you'll see! 
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Jack23
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Reged: 10/29/08
Posts: 45
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I've been hanging around this site for some time now. I've read through tons of very detailed articles and threads and have learned a lot.
The last few posts in this thread led me to think I should give back to the community by creating a site where it'll be easier for people to find one another.
The outcome was www.ScopeBuddies.com
Its a very basic site right now. You can mark your location by entering your country, state and city. You can search for someone by Country/State/City.
I intend to add more stuff based on what you all think would be useful. So send me feedback and I'll try to implement as much as I can.
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d1anderson
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 10/11/07
Posts: 762
Loc: 33.8N 98.5W
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Thanks Jack23... I hope this gets really big...
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Clear Skies
Dewayne
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MEADE DS2130AT NEWT 494goto
MEADE NG60 REFRACTOR
The more you look the more you'll see!
Don't forget to register at www.scopebuddies.com
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polaristom
super member
Reged: 12/17/07
Posts: 186
Loc: Alaska
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OK so here's a long shot, anybody up in Alaska? Drop me a line summer or winter. Even if your just visiting, we can get together and do some observing then some fishing!
I live in the Anchorage area but am down on the kenai peninsula every now and then.
Tom
Edited by polaristom (02/23/09 12:25 AM)
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Tom Andrews
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Reged: 01/25/07
Posts: 1048
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Great idea! Thank you for all your work so far and the work to come.
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Focus on what you have, not on what you don't;
Focus on what you can do, not on what you can't.
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1988 Coulter Odessey 8" Dob
2007 Discovery 12.5" PDHQ Split-Tube Dob
2009 Celestron C11-SGT
2009 Garrett Optical 15x70 Gemini Binoculars on homemade Parallelogram w/Setting Circles
The Albuquerque Astronomy Society (TAAS)
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Fortune07
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Reged: 06/17/08
Posts: 115
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This is very cool, Thanks for all your work.
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Orion 4.5" imaging Newt
Atlas EQ w\EQMOD
Phillips web-cam
SBIG ST8300m
Atik 16IC mono
Atik 16IC-S
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CounterWeight
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/05/08
Posts: 1621
Loc: PDX chronoplast
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Thanks Jack, good idea and follow through  - I just put myself on there. Suggestion for future incarnation - can add a blank for local astro club name?
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CCD: Orion SSPDSCIv2, SSI3, SSAG
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NorthWolf
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Reged: 02/23/09
Posts: 628
Loc: Laval, Canada
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TV Barlow 2x, 3x
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Jack23
member
Reged: 10/29/08
Posts: 45
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This is an update to www.ScopeBuddies.com
Thanks to those who registered and sent their feedback.
I've updated the site with a couple of new features and fixed a few bugs.
For those who haven't registered yet, please do so. It'll help a fellow astronomer find you... It may even help you.
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6" short tube reflector
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Jack23
member
Reged: 10/29/08
Posts: 45
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Fixed an error on www.ScopeBuddies.com where you couldn't view user details. I'm working on another error where sometimes a user cannot register.
Thanks again to all for the feedback.
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10x50 binocs
6" short tube reflector
Find fellow amateur astronomers: www.ScopeBuddies.com
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Elias_Jordan
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Reged: 12/26/08
Posts: 74
Loc: Derby, Kansas
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Hey everyone,
I live in Derby Kansas and have a bunch of scopes
if anyone is here on vacation or justs wants to observe contact me
E-Mail: moopytheastronomer at yahoo DOT com
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marcink
super member
Reged: 08/01/07
Posts: 105
Loc: Lombard (Chicagoland), IL
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Anyone from Chicagoland gearing up for this year's Messier Marathon? If weather permits, I'll be running it in Green River Wildlife Area, near Dixon. I had a warm-up there last Saturday - awesome site, dark sky, friendly coyotes
I registered on Scopebuddies.com - AWESOME IDEA Jack! Maybe we could use some kind of shoutbox there for cities to post short messages like "I am going observing tonight to Green River, anyone is welcome to join me. Bring donuts.", etc.
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Lombard - orange skies of suburban suburbia
Green River - where I breathe stardust
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DA YOOPER
journeyman
Reged: 03/09/09
Posts: 8
Loc: Drummond Is. UP Michigan
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Hello to all you wonderful people out there in CN land.This is my first post so bear with me. I`m sort of a newbie, was into astronomy when in high school and am just coming back from a 45 year hiatus. I live on Drummond Island in northern MI and as far as I know there isn`t a club or another enthusiast within a hundred miles of here. This is a resort area and with thousands of tourist coming here each year I`m hoping some of you might be some of them and be interested in meeting to do some skywatching while your here. Hopefully I`ll have a telescope by then. Sky Watcher 150AR EQ5 backordered now for 5 weeks. I`m on the map posted a ways back and will be on scopebuddies.com as soon as I sign off here. Hope to hear from you. Jack
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Trebor777
Hazy
Reged: 01/04/08
Posts: 1172
Loc: Connecticut - U.S.
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Fixed an error on www.ScopeBuddies.com where you couldn't view user details. I'm working on another error where sometimes a user cannot register.
Thanks again to all for the feedback.
Kept on getting a runtime error when I clicked save to register. Great idea for a site by the way. I can't wait for years from now to see what'll it'll turn into. It'll probably be a major hub for astronomers.
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Telescopes, Eyepieces, Mounts, Filters, CCD Cameras,
Astronomy Accessories, My Eyes, My Mind (Sometimes) and Hopefully Clear Skies.
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MeridianTelescpe
Vendor
Reged: 12/29/08
Posts: 2
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This would be a great idea!
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medieval1
super member
Reged: 12/18/08
Posts: 161
Loc: Colorado Springs
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Signed up and ready to go! Cool site idea! Thanx!
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Meade LX200-ACF 8"
Coronado P.S.T
Canon 40D (unmodified)
Meade DSI Pro II w/color filters
Galileoscope
astro.jameswest.com
Lifetime member of Colorado Springs Astronomical Society
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ParanoidAndroid
newbie
Reged: 01/21/08
Posts: 4
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Just signed up on scopebuddies.com- Awesome idea. I live about 45 minutes north of Columbus, Oh (Mt. Gilead), interested in any experienced or novice observers who want to have a look this spring/summer.
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Dain
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/24/05
Posts: 2043
Loc: N.Y. Adirondack Mnts. NGC 4565...
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I posted this a few years ago but let's try it again.
I need observing partners for Upstate New York area. I'm just outside the capital region. It would be nice to have some folks to travel up north to a new dark location that I plan on visiting in the Blue Mountain Lake region.
If anyone is around here, please feel free to send me a private message. Thanks a bunch!
Clear Skies to All!
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Dain
Adirondack Mountains (my true dark sky site)
@ Cedar River Flow
Local Site
Clear Skies?
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soulranger
newbie
Reged: 04/08/09
Posts: 4
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which of the following telscopes should i buy and in which one can i see deep sky objects
or should i go for the 114mm newtonian reflector with meeser optics.
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