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T Coronae Borealis event

Last post by Gordon « Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:43 pm

by Gordon » Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:43 pm

As many of you know, there is an event coming soon. T Coronae Borealis, or the Blaze star, was last seen in 1946 and will be visible again some time...

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Member Tillibobs (Keith)

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:48 am
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by Gordon » Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:16 pm

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I just received more sad news.

Longtime member Tillibobs (Keith) passed away Jan 31st / Feb 1st and was laid to rest on 22nd Feb.

Keith was...

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Sorry to hear this. Haven't been on TSS much until a few weeks ago.. will miss him.

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Very sad news.

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by Gordon » Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:56 pm
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Long time member Makuser (Marshall) has past away.

He has been going through some recent (6 months) illness and as a result left our earth yesterday...

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This is a much belated post, but I thought I should comment - a very nice person, and I'm saddened to read this.
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ALL MEMBERS Please read....

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by Gordon » Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:35 pm

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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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We have made a few minor edits to our forum rules.

Please take a moment to re-read them.

Thanks
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(for the TSS TEAM)

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POPULAR AND FUN OFF TOPIC THREADS

Last post by Bigzmey « Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:58 pm

by Bigzmey » Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:58 pm

Clean, fun jokes... the tradition continues

The Great Photography Thread - REVIVED!

What have you been up to lately?

Quote of the day,...

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Happy Birthday Doug James!!

Last post by Doug James « Tue Apr 22, 2025 9:10 pm
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by helicon » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:15 am

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Happy Birthday Doug James !!!

And many more trips around 'Ol Sol!

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Thanks to you all.

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Happy Birthday Carastro!!!

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by helicon » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:57 am

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Happy Birthday carastro (Carole)!!!

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Thanks everyone. Well l have now reached that ripe old age mentioned on another thread.

Carole

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Saturday, 19 APR 2025

Last post by Nakedgun « Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:11 am
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by Nakedgun » Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:40 am

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250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington Green & Concord Bridge.

Putting my flag out!

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Ft. Stewart, GA, summer...

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Thanks for your service, from one vet to another.

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Same to you.

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My day

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by Thefatkitty » Sun Apr 13, 2025 2:35 am
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Hey all, hope you're good.

Been going through some heart issues lately; isn't age fun? Getting it and the meds sorted...
Today was my best day in...

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Microscopy is fun! I used to have one when I was a kid. Now I am using them at work, so less inclined to have one at home. :)

So all combined...
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Happy Birthday John Baars!!!

Last post by Ylem « Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:46 am
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by helicon » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:38 pm

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Happy 70th Birthday John Baars !!!

And many more trips around 'Ol Sol!

From your friends on the TSS Forums!!!

Thanks for all you do on the Admin...

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Happy Birthday John 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 🎂 🥳

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Happy Birthday Piet Le Roux!!!

Last post by Unitron48 « Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:40 pm
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by helicon » Wed Apr 09, 2025 12:39 pm

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Happy 64th Birthday Piet Le Roux !!!

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Happy Birthday!

Dave

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Happy Birthday Don Alvarez!!!

Last post by helicon « Wed Apr 09, 2025 6:51 pm
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by helicon » Fri Feb 28, 2025 2:26 pm

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Happy Birthday Don Alvarez !!!

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Thanks all. I'm not around much anymore, but I'm still around.

Hope you decide to hang out here a bit more. You are missed

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Wed Apr 09, 2025 6:51 pm
Happy Birthday Snarf_Holland!!!

Last post by StarHugger « Tue Apr 01, 2025 8:43 am
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by helicon » Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:39 pm

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Happy Birthday Snarf_Holland !!!

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Happy Birthday !!!

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Last post by StarHugger
Tue Apr 01, 2025 8:43 am
An exciting day

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by Mike Q » Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:28 am

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41 years ago I arrived at the Columbus MEPS, raised my hand and took the Oath of Enlistment and joined the United States Navy. This morning I find...

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Congratulations!

I did my time in the Army serving as a 'Grunt' (infantry) in Vietnam and Cambodia.

You have my utmost respect for your service.

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Happy Birthday Helicon (Michael)!!!

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by helicon » Sun Mar 30, 2025 1:28 pm

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Happy Birthday to Me helicon !

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Happy Birthday

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Last post by Mike Q
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Nightscaping turned urban exploration! New video

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by MartinF » Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:31 pm

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Well, this one turned out a bit different :icon-smile:
I went to a place hoping to catch some night skies above, but the mood took a rather spooky...

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I love the way you narrate and present your videos. How do you get video of you driving away? Guess you must have another camera and then have to...

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Sun Mar 30, 2025 7:33 pm
Happy Birthday ram!!!

Last post by Unitron48 « Mon Mar 24, 2025 6:30 pm
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by helicon » Sun Mar 23, 2025 4:37 pm

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Happy 53rd Birthday ram !!!

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Happy Birthday and best wishes for a great day!

Dave

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Mon Mar 24, 2025 6:30 pm
Open University Certificate in astronomy

Last post by Agnes « Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:33 pm
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by Agnes » Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:43 am
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Hi Everybody,

I decided to try the Open University ondergraduate study Astronomy. It is possible to do it for only a ceryificate with two modules,...

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Hi,
Yes, indeed I passed, better than I expected (both topic with second grade :-) )

Agnes
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Pet Nicknames

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by Ylem » Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:32 pm

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My friends and I were laughing about pet nicknames last night 😆

So Roxie (cat) is Princess Vicious.
Fawn (dog) is Drools Verne.

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My dogs.
Luna, the beaver, she eats wood.
Charlie, ying yang, her face and body are half white and half black.

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Sorry for the "Down Time"......

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by Gordon » Wed Mar 19, 2025 10:03 pm
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I want to personally apologize for the forum being down since 3/14/2025....

There's no-one to blame except me....

I was watching our total data...

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My display of the problem images matches exactly with Henk's description.

Just thought you should know,
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Slideshow of TSS APODs?

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by SparWeb » Sat Mar 22, 2025 3:57 am

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In another thread, Gordon mentioned purging old photos from TSS.
While I get the point - the site consumes a huge database - it sounds regrettable if...

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Sounds great if it is doable.

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Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:46 pm
Happy Birthday GCoyote!!!

Last post by GCoyote « Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:06 pm
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by helicon » Fri Feb 28, 2025 2:24 pm

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Happy Birthday GCoyote !!!

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A belated thank you to one and all for the timely birthday wishes.
Between travel and crappy weather, I have not had a scope out yet this year.
I...

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Re: quotes of the day, mostly related to astronomy.

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Mankind have been slow to believe that order reigns in the universe—that the world is a cosmos and a chaos.
… The divinities of heathen superstition...

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From the infinitely great down to the infinitely small, all things are subject to . The sun and the planets follow the laws discovered by Newton and...
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StarFighters

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by StarHugger » Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:39 am

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In 1952 LM was testing the first mach 2 fighter in a long line of tests that broke open the boundries of fighter aircraft technologies understanding...

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Bring on the X-Wing fighter!!

Dave

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What are you currently reading?

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by Ylem » Tue Aug 20, 2024 1:41 am

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Just completed: Lincoln At Gettysburg, The Words That Remade America by Garry Wills, 1992, 317 pages.

An examination of some influences on...

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Happy Birthday Richard!!!

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by helicon » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:16 pm

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Happy 64th Birthday Richard !!!

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Thanks all I was more worried about the site

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please welcome are new mod .

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by messier 111 » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:29 pm

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Say hello to our new moderator, Mike.
Welcome Mike, thank you for dedicating your time here as a moderator. :clap:

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Congrats Mike. Welcome to the party.

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Happy Birthday atl613!!!

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by helicon » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:22 pm

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Happy Birthday atl613 !!!

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Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁

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What music are you listening to - 2025

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She still rocks! We have tickets to see her in Praha, July 26!

UPDATE: The Benatska Festival tickets to see Suzi Quatro have been returned as it...

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Picked up a special deal reactivation for SiriusXM in my car, so mainly the Bob Marley channel and Shaggy's Boombastic radio while commuting. Yeah,...
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