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mistyridge
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/28/05
Posts: 2272
Loc: Loomis, CA -26Mi E of Sacto.
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Re: The Astronomer Looks at 55
07/23/08 06:49 PM
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You 55'ers make me feel old at 66 um, 67 next month. When I was in high school I built an 8" newt on a truly massive, by todays standards, GEM complete with clock drive cobbled together out of old mil surplus parts. An 8"er was considered realy huge in 1959. I think the whole rig cost less than $100. I had to mow a lot of lawns and paint a few neighbors homes to earn the $$$. Thank Rod for the look back.
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Mike F
Misty Ridge Observatory
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