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The Great Photography Thread - REVIVED!

Last post by bradleybcraig « Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:55 pm
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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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Slot canyon in Page, Arizona near the Grand Canyon called Antelope Canyon. Pretty awesome place!

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Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:55 pm
ALL MEMBERS Please read....

Last post by Gordon « Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:35 pm

by Gordon » Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:35 pm

Please take a moment to read this and take it to heart……

We (the Admin, Co-Admins and Moderators re: TEAM) Take our jobs very seriously. Back just...

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Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:35 pm
RIP Gale Sayers

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:30 am
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by Refractordude » Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:48 am

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Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:30 am
How do you fund the hobby?

Last post by AntennaGuy « Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:44 am
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by Chich » Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:25 pm
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Having an idle day. I was just wondering how people fund this wonderful hobby of ours?

In my case I have been a volunteer firefighter for years....

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I am fortunate that specialized antenna design work has been berry berry good to me.
(ref: )
So, why not buy a good view of the sky?
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Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:44 am
Pseudo-Archaeologists Discover Hydrogen-alpha Cave Drawings

Last post by Solsearcher « Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:37 am
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by Lowjiber » Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:08 pm

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The Toquepala Caves in southeastern Peru are famous for a notable number of rock paintings dating back to the Paleolithic period. Until now,...

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Very nicely done and not over processed , possibly worthy of cave painting of the day award .

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Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:37 am
New lens material and telescope construction technique

Last post by Ozypic « Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:51 pm
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by OzEclipse » Thu Sep 24, 2020 3:31 pm

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New lens material and telescope construction technique

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Had a lot of stuff in the lathe over the years but never chocolate... I'm just looking to see what bits I could nibble off first .... thanks for...

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Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:51 pm
Happy Birthday FerrariMX5 (Tony)!

Last post by Juno16 « Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:46 pm
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by helicon » Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:07 pm

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Happy Birthday Tony!

:occasion-birthday: :occasion-birthday: :occasion-birthday:

And many more trips around 'Ol Sol!

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Happy Birthday to you Tony!

I hope that you are having a wonderful day!

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Last post by Juno16
Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:46 pm
wha questions have 42 as the answer?

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by notFritzArgelander » Thu Sep 24, 2020 8:29 pm

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Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:54 pm
I guess I need a new telescope

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by smeyer8015 » Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:21 pm

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Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:45 pm
Clean, fun jokes... the tradition continues

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by avid.astronomer » Wed May 15, 2019 4:11 pm
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Thu Sep 24, 2020 9:39 pm
English Language Laws

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by Graeme1858 » Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:37 pm
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The English language ‘laws’ you never knew you knew

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American's don't seem to know what the word get means. They say can I get a beer when they mean can I have a beer !

Another annoying Americanism is...
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Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:05 pm
Plant identification anyone?

Last post by Star Dad « Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:52 pm
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by pakarinen » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:51 pm

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While scouting a potential dark site, I ran across a couple plants I didn't recognize. The berries were on the fringe of a campsite in deep shade...

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Yeah the bottom is pokeweed. We had a ton of it until the Japanese knotweed took over. It will produce deep bluish/purple berries. It is an invasive....

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Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:52 pm
Fire: Close call for Mt. Wilson

Last post by seigell « Thu Sep 24, 2020 12:41 pm
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by gregl » Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:42 am

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The Mt. Wilson observatory had a close call with fire Tuesday:

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I always get a lump in my throat when I hear of the heroism performed by the emergency services, wherever it is within the world.

Being from the...

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Last post by seigell
Thu Sep 24, 2020 12:41 pm
Good news for a change!

Last post by gregl « Thu Sep 24, 2020 3:48 am
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by pakarinen » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:04 pm
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After the perpetual gloom, doom, murder, and mayhem on the news, CNN.com, etc., how about a thread restricted to good / cheerful news?
Mundane or...

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My granddaughter who just turned 11 wrote this:

The Cat and Midnight

The cat and the night
Kindred spirits they were,
Black against black,
Sky...
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Last post by gregl
Thu Sep 24, 2020 3:48 am
Any Pokemon Go players here?

Last post by ram « Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:43 am

by ram » Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:43 am

My two biggest hobbies these days are astronomy/astrophotography and Pokemon Go. The latter is a greater form of exercise for me and I also play with...

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Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:43 am
Cosmic Cloud 3-D book

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by smeyer8015 » Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:19 pm

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Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:19 pm
A Most Interesting Movie Scene

Last post by Refractordude « Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:56 pm

by Refractordude » Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:56 pm

I feel the coin toss is a way of the psychopath creating a kind of denial. If a person chooses the wrong side of the coin, then it is not his fault....

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Last post by Refractordude
Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:56 pm
Tonight's beer.

Last post by seigell « Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:54 pm
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by smeyer8015 » Sat Sep 05, 2020 12:14 am
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Besides my usual brand, the last different beer I tried was this one. A tribute to The Tragically Hip, perchance?

Man, I sure miss old Gordon...
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Last post by seigell
Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:54 pm
Giant New coin of Ptolemy IV

Last post by helicon « Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:51 pm
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by helicon » Sat Sep 19, 2020 3:14 pm

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I'm expecting to receive this in the mail today, left Heathrow on the 18th but it has already shown up in the ISC San Francisco as of last night.

I...

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The coin arrived and I got an opportunity to practice my photographic skills today, here's the result. Somewhat of an improvement over the dealer...

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Last post by helicon
Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:51 pm
Ordered hardware; bad weather already here!

Last post by AntennaGuy « Wed Sep 23, 2020 4:49 pm
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by AntennaGuy » Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:25 pm
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Well, after excessive pondering and reflection, I've ordered some new astronomy gear to kick this hobby (visual only, for now) up to the next level!...

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Got the mount and have been playing-with/learning-about it. Haven't tried it outside yet. I have to wait until March for the VMC260L to arrive!
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Last post by AntennaGuy
Wed Sep 23, 2020 4:49 pm
An amazing clock!

Last post by smeyer8015 « Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:30 pm
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by Pikaia » Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:10 am

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Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:30 pm
2nd eye done.

Last post by Peter802 « Wed Sep 23, 2020 6:58 am
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by smeyer8015 » Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:48 pm

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Yesterday afternoon I had cataract surgery on my left eye, right eye was done two weeks ago.
OMG, what a difference.

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Glad that all went well for you.

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Last post by Peter802
Wed Sep 23, 2020 6:58 am
A music thread

Last post by Solsearcher « Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:50 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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The very talented Esperanza Spalding
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Last post by Solsearcher
Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:50 pm
My Sunday

Last post by Ozypic « Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:31 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:05 pm

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Hi all, hope you're good.

Haven't been on here as much as I'd like; a lot going on. But I will keep it to the good things :D

Last Wednesday, I...

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Thats great Mark. It doesn't get much better than that. Family time and dogs and burgers. Thats a lot of lovin..... That solar image is...

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Last post by Ozypic
Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:31 pm
Intergalactic what?

Last post by MistrBadgr « Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:01 pm
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by smeyer8015 » Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:34 pm

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Now THAT is what I call a big spread!

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Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:01 pm

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