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The Great Photography Thread - REVIVED!

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:58 am
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by Juno16 » Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:22 pm
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I wanted to try to start this old thread here.
This thread was a cool place to see photos (other than AP) by the forum members.

Iphone pano from a...

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The garden spiders are busy this time of year!

Hand held camera phone.

Must get round to picking those apples!

Regards

Graeme
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Last post by Graeme1858
Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:58 am
Speaking of lathes...

Last post by JimMinCT « Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:40 pm

by JimMinCT » Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:40 pm

Hey all,
A discussion on one of the sub-forums prompted me to wonder just how many of us here tinker with these things?
As @yobbo89 showed, small...

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Last post by JimMinCT
Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:40 pm
Tom Trusock - the hobby has lost someone special

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:22 pm
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by kt4hx » Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:30 am

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I just found out, rather belatedly, that Tom Trusock passed away at the age of 51 on April 27th of this year. I did not know Tom personally, but knew...

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That's too bad, and so young. :(

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:22 pm
I got cloud punked!

Last post by pakarinen « Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:01 pm
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by UlteriorModem » Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:00 pm

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Yesterday I checked the various forecasting 'tools' and they all agreed, clear to mostly moony!

But none of them reported any clouds after sunset, a...

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Man those are the worst. You can't win: wait and clouds hang around, take it down and the sky clears. :lol:

Similar with pre-dawn observing....

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Last post by pakarinen
Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:01 pm
Happy Birthday JohnP_1 !

Last post by Juno16 « Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:21 pm
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by helicon » Mon Oct 14, 2019 2:16 pm

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May You Have the Very Happiest of Birthdays John!

And many more trips around 'Ol Sol!

:occasion-birthday:

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A Big Happy Birthday To you John!

Have a fine and fun day!

Thanks,
Jim

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Last post by Juno16
Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:21 pm
Barbara Wilson - another major loss to the hobby

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:34 pm
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by kt4hx » Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:40 am

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My sadness continues as I also found out this evening that one of the most talented deep sky observers, Barbara Wilson lost her battle with cancer on...

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These are indeed sad news.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:34 pm
Vintage Optics Collecting

Last post by Don Quixote « Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:44 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:40 pm

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Hello friends,

this thread is a revival of the old Vintage Optics thread, which has enjoyed a mass of views, and remarkable contributions from our...

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Your camera collection is marvelous, JG.
I am enjoying your share very much ! 😊

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Last post by Don Quixote
Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:44 pm
*sigh*

Last post by Seawolfe « Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:16 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:12 pm

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OK, I bought a scope last month, but this is becoming ridiculous.

An extreme winter storm will continue to pummel parts of southern Manitoba...

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Well, I went out to buy a snow shovel before the big rush comes and was told that I was too early in the season and to come back in November. :sigh:

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Last post by Seawolfe
Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:16 pm
Clean, fun jokes... the tradition continues

Last post by Shabadoo « Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:08 pm
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by avid.astronomer » Wed May 15, 2019 4:11 pm
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Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:08 pm
MEMBERSHIP.

Last post by Makuser « Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:05 pm
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by Tillibobs » Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:32 am

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I've kept looking to see the growing numbers of members ( now up to 480 ). I'm delighted for Gordon and his crew, they must be chuffed to bits !
It...

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We're up to 485 now and growing fast. Thanks for all of your work in creating and maintaining this great new forum Gordon.
:text-thankyoublue:

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Last post by Makuser
Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:05 pm
new twists on the quantum vacuum (tech applications)

Last post by GCoyote « Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:48 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Sun Oct 13, 2019 6:33 pm

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The Casimir effect creates little regions of negative (compared to vacuum) energy that are deeper when smaller. So it's difficult to exploit this to...

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Very interesting.

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Last post by GCoyote
Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:48 pm
Friendly Gull from the "Birds"

Last post by Don Quixote « Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:41 pm
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by helicon » Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:31 pm

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I'm spending the weekend at Bodega Bay...this guy showed up at the table and would not leave, eyeballing my fish & chips. A little spooky since the...

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Pretty fun, Michael.
Bonnie and I drive up Rt 1 a few years ago and stayed in the motel that was supposed to have been used in that movie. We had fun...

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Last post by Don Quixote
Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:41 pm
400,000 years ago, ancient humans ate bone marrow using the bones as 'cans'

Last post by Chich « Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:53 pm
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by Makuser » Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:04 pm

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For all of you archeological and paleontology fans. Experts have uncovered shocking evidence of humans eating animal bone marrow from nearly 400,000...

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When I was a kid I loved cracking chicken and turkey bones open for the marrow. Used fresh ones, never tried waiting 9 weeks :)

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Last post by Chich
Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:53 pm
Happy Thanksgiving (Canada)

Last post by smp « Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:07 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Sun Oct 13, 2019 2:51 am

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Happy thanksgiving weekend!

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To all our good friends in Canada, Happy Thanksgiving!

smp

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Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:07 pm
Beer

Last post by BamaDon « Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:55 am
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by smeyer8015 » Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:56 pm
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There's a local Brewery here that I regularly purchase their product.
But, I'm not so sure about this flavor...

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Here in Huntsville, AL, we have a rather remarkable blend of Rockets and Beer: 9 craft breweries including

Rocket City Brewery: Astronaut Brown Ale,...
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Last post by BamaDon
Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:55 am
some folks regard "=" as the Original Mathematical Sin

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:50 am
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by notFritzArgelander » Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:52 pm

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However all the historic background on category theory is omitted. Eilenberg and MacLane invented it in the 1940s.

Plus some mathematically...

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Thanks Makuser. I was innocent of kenken....

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Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:50 am
The Quantum Experiment that ALMOST broke Locality

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:14 am
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by smeyer8015 » Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:56 am

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Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:14 am
Happy Birthday geethq!

Last post by Markmjm « Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:22 pm
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by helicon » Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:23 pm

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Have a Very Special B-Day Geethq!

And many more trips around 'Ol Sol!

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Happy Birthday, geethq! Enjoy your special day!

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Last post by Markmjm
Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:22 pm
A music thread

Last post by Makuser « Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:27 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Sun Sep 22, 2019 4:45 am
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I didn't find one here so here's to start one off.....

The Gypsy Devils

The cymbalom player is pretty impressive....

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Hi all. Roy Buchanan was a Telecaster guitar sound legend, and an inspiration to me until his untimely death in 1988. He was even considered to join...
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Last post by Makuser
Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:27 pm
Octopus Dreams?

Last post by goldstar « Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:41 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:53 pm

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Heidi the octopus reveals an interesting pattern of colour changes while sleeping.

Ian

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It must be so frustrating an existence for Octopuses or any other intelligent aquatic species.
No matter how much brain power they might possess they...

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Last post by goldstar
Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:41 pm
Posting at AF.net

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:01 am
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by Lady Fraktor » Wed Oct 09, 2019 6:11 pm

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I just did a major purge of spam at AF.net and some members may have been caught in the crossfire.

If you try to sign in there and find your account...

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There is always Wayback Machine, for grabbing net archives on 404 coded pages, or digging out expired sites.

It works.

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:01 am
New Gold Solidus with Star

Last post by Kanadalainen « Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:50 pm
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by helicon » Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:42 pm

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I recently picked up this coin. I have some gold coins, but not too many.

This is a Byzantine solidus issued by the emperor Anastasius (498-518...

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Beautiful coins, my goodness! :) I loved the backstory.

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:50 pm
Happy Birthday Johnny J. (Johnny)

Last post by Markmjm « Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:03 am
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by Makuser » Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:58 pm

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Hi Johnny. I hope that you have a wonderful 65th Birthday today. Happy Birthday Johnny, and with many, many more to come.
:occasion-birthday:

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Happy (belated) birthday Johnny! I hope you had a terrific day. 😊

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Last post by Markmjm
Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:03 am
SWaB: physics favors the flamingo that stands on one leg

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:44 pm

by notFritzArgelander » Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:44 pm

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Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:44 pm
'Big Bang Theory' gets shout-out in Nobel Prize announcement

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by PapaFox » Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:40 am

Check this out.

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Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:40 am

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