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4morewars

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Fri Dec-10-04 03:15 PM
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I was just browsing the Galaxies

My wife got me a telescope for X-mas ! No more all nighters on DU for me, I will be pulling all nighters stargazing instead !

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alexisfree

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Fri Dec-10-04 03:19 PM
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1. enjoy it!

my husband has one...is somewhere getting dustier with the rest of he's toys..:cry:

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berni_mccoy

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Fri Dec-10-04 03:20 PM
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2. What is it? Brand, Type, Size, etc...

I'm an amateur astronomer :-)

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4morewars

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Fri Dec-10-04 03:28 PM
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3. It's a Meade ETX-90EC

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berni_mccoy

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Fri Dec-10-04 04:43 PM
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4. Sweet!

The Muskutov-Cassegrain is the best for home/amateurs! Allows a nice short length per high-light gathering ability.

With the computer, it makes it a breeze on finding interesting non-star objects... If you haven't looked at the horse-head or eagle nebulas yet, these are very nice this time of year! Get the deep-sky imager as a nice add-on, and you can do some cool astro-photography!

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4morewars

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Sat Dec-11-04 02:19 AM
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5. Too bad it's raining here !

Edited on Sat Dec-11-04 02:19 AM by 4morewars

Just as well though, it's going to take me some time to figure out how to use it ! She also bought a bunch of accessories, eyepieces, software, etc. I can hook up my 35mm Nikon SLR ! I can't wait to bring it up north, where there is no light pollution ! I think she pitied me, out in the backyard with my 10x50 binoculars !

PS: welcome to DU ! :toast:

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Lex

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Sat Dec-11-04 02:26 AM
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6. I use this site to email me when there will be clear skies

Edited on Sat Dec-11-04 02:30 AM by Lex

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--it will email me and alert me when there are particularly clear skies in my viewing area.

www.clearskyalarmclock.com

Check it out.

Oh, and also--the height of the Geminid Meteor Shower is coming up in a few days.
http://www.skytour.homestead.com/gem04.html

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4morewars

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Sat Dec-11-04 02:47 AM
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7. Cool !!!! Thanks Lex !!!!

I can hardly wait !!!! I haven't actually used the 'scope yet. This thread actually started as a copycat thread !! The original was "I was just browsing the galleries" !! LOL

Here's a site that I've learned a lot from, and seen some cool pics:

http://space.com/

Here's another cool one, it features the Geminid Meteor Shower as well:

http://www.spaceweather.com/

Maybe we should start a forum ? Maybe someone already has ?

Peace, Joe

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