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50 Cloudy Nights Signatures

Started by Olivier Biot , Jan 21 2011 03:52 PM

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#1 Olivier Biot

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Posted 21 January 2011 - 03:52 PM

50 Cloudy Nights Signatures

By Terrance D. Hannan.

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#2 David Culp

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Posted 21 January 2011 - 06:03 PM

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

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#3 mattyfatz

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Posted 21 January 2011 - 10:55 PM

Yea I made # 10! :hamsterdance:

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#4 iam1ru12

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Posted 22 January 2011 - 05:11 AM

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

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#5 djeber2

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Posted 22 January 2011 - 08:30 AM

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

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#6 David E

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Posted 22 January 2011 - 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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#7 Preston Smith

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Posted 22 January 2011 - 11:52 AM

Great Idea!

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

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#8 joec33

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Posted 22 January 2011 - 01:19 PM

Great Article, one of my favorites.

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#9 drsipe_inmd

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Posted 22 January 2011 - 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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#10 jrbarnett

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Posted 22 January 2011 - 05:59 PM

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

Regards,

Jim

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#11 David E

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Posted 22 January 2011 - 06:09 PM

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! :lol:

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#12 jrbarnett

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Posted 22 January 2011 - 11:18 PM

M'kay. I'm baaaaaaaack. :grin:

- Jim

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#13 star drop

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 03:06 AM

Nice list.

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#14 David E

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 06:53 AM

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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#15 David E

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 07:11 AM

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.

:grin:

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#16 djeber2

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 11:27 AM

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

Good one!!!!!

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#17 KennyJ

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 01:24 PM

Testing on behalf of a fellow member .

Kenny

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#18 ZeroID

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 08:10 PM

Ok, I'm not there but that is just an awesome list, something to aspire to. It has to be made an annual event. One day I will make it.

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#19 Steve_M_M

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Posted 24 January 2011 - 12:46 AM

All are great. #20 is REALLY good.

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#20 Scopyfrank

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Posted 24 January 2011 - 04:28 AM

Great list and big fun.

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#21 square_peg

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Posted 24 January 2011 - 05:22 PM

Fun read!

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#22 Fimpster

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 04:29 PM

It has to be made an annual event. One day I will make it.

Yes! A best sigs of 2011 type thing. There are some good ones out there.

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#23 dpo

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Posted 23 February 2011 - 11:59 PM

Terrance - Thanks. I enjoyed your compilation.
Now I just have to think of one of my own . . . :scratchhead:

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#24 mewmartigan

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Posted 24 February 2011 - 08:33 AM

Okay,

Here is a quote I read somewhere that I thought was funny....can't remember for the life of me where I saw it:

There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.