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Last post: Re: 32mm Plossl Shootout by kt4hx, Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:47 am

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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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Welcome to the Articles and Reviews forum! (PLEASE READ)

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by Gordon » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:24 pm

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TSS now has an area for members to post Articles and Reviews.

NOTE: DO NOT POST REVIEW or ARTICLES in this forum section!

There are a few...

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We have had a few instances of new topics being created in the Articles and Reviews forum without prior approval by the TSS team. Those topics have...

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Requesting Your Posting Assistance!

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by JayTee » Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:16 am

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One of the fun jobs of being an administrator is getting to be one of the judges for the monthly AP image contest. We have so many talented imagers...

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Mark, you nailed it.

Steve, if you have an image that you would like to post please go to the astrophotography photos forum and then post your image...

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As a helpful reminder, we have several different board styles which are selectable in the Board Preferences tab in your user control panel. Some of...

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Beginner's Forum Must Reads!

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The links below contain threads that are considered 'stickies'.
They contain valuable information for beginners. Please feel free to post comments to...

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Welcome to TSS.com!

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We are the 'new kids on the block' and hope you will find your astronomy home here! We think you will find an extremely knowledgeable and friendly...

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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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I am new here.

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by Mick » Mon Oct 14, 2019 2:41 pm

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Hi, Just joined from old site.
I am from Norfolk UK, getting into astronomy since I have now retired.
Purchased a Celestron NexStar 8se a month ago,...

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Hello Mick,

Welcome to TSS. Glad you joined us.

Cheers,
JT

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:20 pm
I got cloud punked!

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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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Too bad Tom, hope things clear up for you.

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:14 pm
Tom Trusock - the hobby has lost someone special

Last post by hal2000 « Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:11 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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Very sad news. I always enjoyed reading his equipment reviews.

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:11 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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Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:34 pm
Hi from Sabadell (Spain)

Last post by Shabadoo « Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:10 pm
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by Radioamateur » Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:24 am

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Hello

My name is Angel, I am 72 years old, and after my retirement I could dedicate myself to one of my youth hobbies, amateur astronomy.

You can...

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Welcome Angel!

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:10 pm
Yet another "old forum" guy

Last post by Shabadoo « Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:05 pm
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by hineas » Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:13 pm

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Hello all!

I have been enjoying astronomy for almost 4 years. Christmas of 2016 my wife decided to get me a little Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ. It...

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Welcome aboard. Glad you made it over here.

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:05 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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Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:44 pm
Hello, from Central (New) Jersey

Last post by Shabadoo « Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:32 pm
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by GClef » Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:17 pm

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Greetings all.
My name is Manny, and after 10 years, just recently took out of storage my Celestron FirstScope 114 EQ.
I thought I’d give...

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Welcome Manny, from just across the Delaware in the Poconos. I think I can see Jenny Jump from here.

The Andromeda galaxy got me hooked as well.

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Last post by Shabadoo
Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:32 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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Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:16 pm
Clean, fun jokes... the tradition continues

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MEMBERSHIP.

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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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Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:05 pm
Astrophotography on a budget ... asking for a friend

Last post by Don Alvarez « Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:41 pm
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by Don Alvarez » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:58 pm

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SO, as a matter of curiosity this friend of mine is experiencing meditations on the economic realm of the astrograph. He just discovered he might be...

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No, this will be it for a long time. I haven't really proven I can get out often enough to use what I have, so I'm actually going into a reduction...

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:41 pm
Telescope Recommendations

Last post by pakarinen « Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:07 pm
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by Mack41 » Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:46 pm

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What’s the best all round telescope I can get for around the £500 mark ?
There’s so much choice out there

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It should be mentioned that you can add push-to encoders to a manual scope when / if you want to do that. It's not cheap, but things can be done...

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Last post by pakarinen
Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:07 pm
Hello, I know nothing about astronomy!

Last post by Unitron48 « Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:01 pm
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by johnsonmay » Sun Oct 13, 2019 4:46 pm

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I'm a little reticent about posting in this forum. I have no knowledge of Astronomy or telescopes but have always wanted to know more and to look...

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Hello and welcome aboard!

Dave

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:01 pm
Hello from Sacramento, transfer from AF.net

Last post by jbrandt « Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:31 am
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by jbrandt » Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:53 am
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Hi everyone,

I'm one of the many transfers from AF. I've been out of the game a little while, but trying to get back in it.
I'll update my profile...

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Welcome and Hello,

Many many years ago, I lived Jackson east of Sacramento , nice area

I grew up on Sonora... :D
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Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:31 am
32mm Plossl Shootout

Last post by kt4hx « Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:47 am
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by Bigzmey » Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:48 pm

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32mm Plossl Shootout
by Bigzmey

1/22/18 First a bit of history. Like many I have started the hobby with cheap stock Plossls, eventually upgraded...

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Excellent comparison and write-up Andrey. We are all aware of the general perception that TV should reign supreme, but in reality that is not always...

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Last post by kt4hx
Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:47 am
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
Why Can't I See That Galaxy?

Last post by kt4hx « Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:04 pm
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by kt4hx » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:37 am

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Why Can't I See That Galaxy?
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So, you’ve taken your time to learn the bright stars, and you can point out many constellations, and know...

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Great article Alan! A must read for any starting galaxy hunter. M74 was toughest for me to crack out of all Messiers. Took me a dozen times, until I...

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