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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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Requesting Or Giving Tips And Tricks

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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'.
They contain valuable information for beginners. Please feel free to post comments to...

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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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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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I am aware that many critics consider the conditions in the stars not sufficiently extreme … the stars are not hot enough. The critics lay themselves...
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Our Dry, Dry World

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by AntennaGuy » Sat Dec 02, 2023 3:38 am

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This is a bit sobering. (On the other hand, one might argue that what matters most to surface dwellers like us, is surface area .)
All of Earth's...

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Very sobering and something we need to preserve. Thank goodness for our atmosphere. We don't want to go in the direction of Mars, where the water...

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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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December Calendar

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by Baurice » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:25 am

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#astronomy #calendar entry for December:

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Thanks Phil.

Nice to see the Geminids peak is around the time of the New Moon.

Graeme

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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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Absolutely a horrible morning here, it's going to be hard to continue on...

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The coffee maker has died 😢

RIP :violin:
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Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:41 am
Getting back into astronomy after 40 years

Last post by SkyHiker « Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:49 am
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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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If you want to build your own Arduino based controller, check out the OnStep site. I use it for my G11S and it works great. If you want to do higher...
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nPAE 2024 Northern Hemisphere astrophotography competition

Last post by nPAE « Sat Dec 02, 2023 5:11 pm

by nPAE » Sat Dec 02, 2023 5:11 pm

Our much vaunted Northern Hemisphere astrophotography competition is back for the 2024 edition. We are now open to receive entries until 28th...

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Sat Dec 02, 2023 5:11 pm
Newbie with binoculars

Last post by Kilohertz « Sat Dec 02, 2023 2:55 pm
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by Janis » Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:17 am

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I'm a complete newbie with Oberwerk 15x70 LW binoculars and a monopod hoping to at least look at the moon in my very light-polluted area. I am near...

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Hello and welcome. I still love looking at the night sky with binocs, such an easy way to enjoy astronomy.

Cheers

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Sat Dec 02, 2023 2:55 pm
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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Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:31 pm
TSS Monthly DSO Challenge for December 2023

Last post by helicon « Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:24 pm
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by kt4hx » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:10 am

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The latest edition of our DSO Challenge is now posted for your reading and use in the field this month. I hope you will share your results with us,...

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Thanks for posting Alan!

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Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:24 pm
What are you currently reading?

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Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:16 am
Get a body transplant (old to young)

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by AntennaGuy » Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:38 pm

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Transferring and Rejuvenating Brains As a Path to a Problematic Form of Physical Immortality

Yeah. I've always wanted to live forever. On the...

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I see plenty of brainless walking around the Wallmarx, so we have plenty of body donors already.

The other problem is making my retirement money...

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Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:21 am
A music thread

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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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Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:05 pm
Weather

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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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Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:22 pm
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.

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

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Spectacular photo Joe.

You...
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Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:47 am
Advice for telescope mount control

Last post by StarBru « Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:46 am
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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
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!

Last post by Kilohertz « Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:00 pm
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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 .

Last post by StarBru « Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:53 am
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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.

Last post by Unitron48 « Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:00 am
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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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