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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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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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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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by Gordon » Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:34 pm

The links below contain threads that are considered 'stickies'.
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NEW MEMBERS: Welcome to TSS.com!

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by Gordon » Mon May 06, 2019 7:59 pm

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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A music thread

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Another blast from my past. This time it is The La De Das.

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RIP Shane MacGowan

At the graveside of Cúchulainn we'll kneel and say a prayer
And the ghosts are rattling at the door and the devil's in the chair,...
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Today it looks like this. (Actually looked like this even yesterday.)
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Juha,

Nice!
Don't you park your...

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Well, this isn't good :( :

VFR conditions are expected through mid afternoon before an MVFR deck develops toward sunset.

After some spotty -SHRA...
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Clean, fun jokes... the tradition continues

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I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. — Hunter S. Thompson

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A deer hunter got on his hands and knees to look at some tracks.............. and that's when he got hit by that train.
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Quote of the day, mostly related to astronomy.

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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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(Just imagine when this was contemporary and totally earth-shattering and try to feel the impact of reality shifting under your feet:)

The...
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What have you been up to lately?

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Went to work Wednesday afternoon (I work a 3pm-midnight shift normally.) and felt fine when I got there. By the end of my shift I was feeling a...

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Ordered an 8x50 RACI finder for my ST102, moved the 6x30 RACI onto my ST80. I now have a RACI on all three of my fracs.

It's been too cloudy to try...
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I'm 100% new to this, and have so many questions

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by rodrigopolo » Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:12 am
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Hi everybody,

My name is Rodrigo, and I'm a photography enthusiast from Guatemala, a place with so many clouds 😂. Allow me to share my journey and...

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Hello Rodrigo

Looks like you found your own answers!

The Legacy Sequencer used to be called the Simple Sequencer. If you send a target to it from...
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What are you currently reading?

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The Great Photography Thread - REVIVED!

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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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We had a bit of rain 2 days ago. I saw it coming a mile off - literally.

BM-25-Nov-2023-6896-mono.jpg.

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Spectacular photo Joe.

You...
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Advice for telescope mount control

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by StarBru » Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:58 am

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Hi, I'm hoping anyone can give me advice on how to do the following:

I'm wanting to control my Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro mount with an app such as...

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Thanks Kilohertz, Bigzmey, Kathy, and Joe!

Yes, I have started using the Wi-Fi dongle on my EQ6R Pro mount and connected to it using the Synscan...

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Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:46 am
Getting back into astronomy after 40 years

Last post by Gordon « Fri Nov 24, 2023 6:18 pm
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by Kilohertz » Tue Nov 07, 2023 3:38 pm
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I have been re-bitten by the astronomy bug, 40 years since I was serious about it. I built my own 8 Newtonian back in the 70's, learned a lot about...

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Welcome to the 'Dark side'!
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Fri Nov 24, 2023 6:18 pm
Im new here and looking to buy a telescope

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by AlekN » Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:53 am
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I am a begginer as well. Im looking to buy a telescope, my budget is €200-300. Interested in planets, nebulas, deepsky...

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Hi all thanks for the feedback from everyone. I bought officially a telescope, bought the bresser polaris 102/460. ... xiEALw_wcB.
Can you please...
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Fri Nov 24, 2023 6:02 pm
Buying the first telescope! I'm interested in deep space!

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by Ethan » Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:30 am
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Hello everyone! I live in Greece and I am interested in buying my first telescope. What interests me is deep space. Since this is my first telescope,...

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Hi Ethan,

Even though I too am a (modern) newb, I have started to collect various scopes and accessories, still waiting for things to arrive but my...
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Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:00 pm
Happy Thanksgiving to our neighbours to the south .

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by messier 111 » Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:54 pm

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Happy Thanksgiving to our neighbors to the south .

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Thanks, Jean-Yves!

My Better Half was supposed to work and the rest of our family made other plans, so no family get together today for...

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Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:53 am
Yailsal: Woh let me introduce myself to You.

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by Yailsal » Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:57 pm

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Ladies and gentle men am yailsal sky univarse astronomy from Sydney Australia.

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Hello and welcome to the group!

Dave

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Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:00 am
Happy Birthday p1taylor!

Last post by Gordon « Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:15 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:25 am

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Happy Birthday p1taylor (Peter)

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All the best...

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Best Wishes Peter!

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Last post by Gordon
Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:15 pm
new Altair G-Band 2nm Solar Imaging Filter in larger 2" size

Last post by altair_astro « Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:04 am

by altair_astro » Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:04 am

Hi there, we had a few requests for a larger Altair 2 G-Band Solar Imaging filter .
Delivery worldwide, or you can order from participating dealers....

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Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:04 am
in memory of a friend. NFA

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by messier 111 » Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:00 am

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in memory of a friend.
a year already, a year already since you know the secrets of the stars.

I think of you often my friend, I miss you as I am...

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Oh, God, make small
The old star-eaten blanket of the sky,
That I may fold it round me and in comfort lie …
T. E. Hulme

Rest well our friend

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Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:03 am
Happy Birthday Greyfox

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:36 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:47 am

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Happy Birthday Greyfox

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All the best for a...

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Happy Birthday Grayfox and many more!

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Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:36 pm
FIELD TEST: CARL ZEISS APOCHROMATIC & SHARPEST (CZAS) BINOVIEWER

Last post by Tom yates « Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:56 pm
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by WilliamPaolini » Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:48 pm

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FIELD TEST: CARL ZEISS APOCHROMATIC & SHARPEST (CZAS) BINOVIEWER
by WilliamPaolini

Fig 1: The CZAS Binoviewer with included accessories: Baader...

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Great information I have just bought a pr of these binoviewers really glad I bought them

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Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:56 pm
FIELD TEST OF THE BAADER MAXBRIGHT II BINOVIEWER

Last post by Tom yates « Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:53 pm
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by WilliamPaolini » Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:38 pm

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FIELD TEST OF THE BAADER MAXBRIGHT II BINOVIEWER
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Fig 1: The Baader MaxBright II Binoviewer package. Note that the T2 Cap Nut...

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Great review and very informative Bill

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