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sl8

(13,787 posts)
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 12:47 PM Apr 2018

A New View of the Moon



A New View of the Moon

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Published on Mar 12, 2018

We took a telescope around the streets of Los Angeles to give passersby an up-close look at a familiar object: a new view of the moon.

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Telescope: 12" collapsible Dobsonian reflector
Eyepiece: Televue 13mm Ethos

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A New View of the Moon (Original Post) sl8 Apr 2018 OP
Wonderful! mountain grammy Apr 2018 #1
Think I got something in my eye, there . . . Still Blue in PDX Apr 2018 #2
I am smiling so big right now. Grammy23 Apr 2018 #3
Thank you for sharing! logosoco Apr 2018 #4
Utterly delightful. Thanks. RandomAccess Apr 2018 #5
Beautiful! Thanks Equinox Moon Apr 2018 #6
Excellent idea. Crutchez_CuiBono Apr 2018 #7
Awesome A HERETIC I AM Apr 2018 #8
I want his rig! lastlib Apr 2018 #9

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
3. I am smiling so big right now.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:33 PM
Apr 2018

And my sense of inner peace just grew by 10 fold.

Thanks, I needed that.

I will be sharing this with a few people I know who will appreciate it.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
4. Thank you for sharing!
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:48 PM
Apr 2018

I shared on FB. We do tend to forget to look at the moon! And it does remind us of where we are and how we are all connected!

When my kids were small (and now with my grandsons!) I would make them go outside to look at the moon. I still text them sometimes if the moon is out and ask them if they can see it.

We have an old cheap-o telescope that we did get a few good looks at the moon with but it has sat in the garage (next to the camcorder) for a long time now. We need to get it out again!

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
7. Excellent idea.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:13 PM
Apr 2018

It can get lonely staring at the stars. Hard to describe it to others unless they see themselves. Seems like a very nice way to share the bounty of such an expensive piece of equipment. Nice story and video. Ty.

lastlib

(23,247 posts)
9. I want his rig!
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 08:50 AM
Apr 2018

Being a space geek and an incurable stargazer, I REEEALLY want a telescope like that! I have a middling-quality refractor scope, but I can't get very good views with it. If I ever won the lottery.............that would be high on my list!

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