The Astronomy Thread
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
Big Phoenix
Pronouns: zie/zhem/zer
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Can see it taking over astrophotography. So much simpler than setting up your telescope then setting up your camera then setting up your computer then getting your software up etc.
Though traditional telescope will always be an entirely different experience. Just something about light straight from the cloud tops of Jupiter or Saturn's rings directly hitting your eyes.
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Here was the thing, by the time I got the 12" meade telescope aligned, then set up to look at the planet, then got the laptop set up with the eyepiece camera to take pics of said camera, my back was about to split out of my spine. Not to mention the 40lb base and the 80lb telescope that could only be picked up by 4 handles on the U arm. THEN trying to get the anchor for the base to the telescope put together.
No thanks, my lil seestar can be set up by me in 5 minutes.
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BrutulTM
Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.
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I can't really get excited about seeing something like that on my laptop. I mean, why not just Google up a picture of whatever nebula you want to look at?
Borzak
Bronze Baron of the Realm
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With a traditional non smart telescope it's still a lot of work, but nowdays it's much more integrated than it used to be. ASAIR and the mount being made by the same company helped a lot. The new mounts that only need a counterbalance on larger scopes. Integration with the mount, the telescope, the camera, guide scope/camera, the controller and the laptop/end destination is a LOT more than it used to be.
Of course I'm old. Used to do astrophotography with slide film and guide manually.
Of course I'm old. Used to do astrophotography with slide film and guide manually.
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Damn that is dedication. I was interested in it but knew it took a lot of $$$ to do correctly and I had a raging PC gaming/hardware addiction to support.
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I don't really hate this. About time someone who cares about space lead NASA
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Ukerric
Bearded Ape
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Palum
what Suineg set it to
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Owning a MiG 29 isn't impressive, airframes can be had cheaply.
Paying the operational costs to keep one flying is where the money comes in...
BrutulTM
Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.
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I remember coming across an old decommissioned aircraft carrier that was being sold for $2 million. I was like "Damn, someone could actually buy that thing and own an aircraft carrier." Then I found out that it costs more than $2 million just to fill the tank with diesel one time.
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Bro's! Received this today via Amazon. It's legit and I signed my ass right up.
www.telescopesettlement.com
From the website:
Telescopes were manufactured by defendants or alleged co-conspirators. These include any Telescope manufactured by:
In re Telescopes Antitrust Litigation Indirect Purchaser Actions Settlement
This website has been established to provide general information related to the proposed settlement of the case referred to as In re Telescopes Antitrust Litigation Indirect Purchaser Actions Settlement.
www.telescopesettlement.com
From the website:
Telescopes were manufactured by defendants or alleged co-conspirators. These include any Telescope manufactured by:
- Celestron Acquisition, LLC;
- Meade Instruments Corp.;
- Nantong Schmidt Opto-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd.;
- Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co. Ltd.;
- Olivon Manufacturing Co. Ltd.;
- Olivon, USA LLC;
- Pacific Telescope Corp.;
- Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co. Ltd.;
- Sunny Optical Technology Co., Ltd.;
- Sunny Optics Inc.;
- SW Technology Corporation;
- Synta Canada International Enterprises Ltd.; or
- Synta Technology Corp. of Taiwan.
- Celestron;
- Orion;
- Skywatcher;
- Zhumell; or
- Meade
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Palum
what Suineg set it to
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What are you going to do with your $11.39?Bro's! Received this today via Amazon. It's legit and I signed my ass right up.
In re Telescopes Antitrust Litigation Indirect Purchaser Actions Settlement
This website has been established to provide general information related to the proposed settlement of the case referred to as In re Telescopes Antitrust Litigation Indirect Purchaser Actions Settlement.
From the website:
Telescopes were manufactured by defendants or alleged co-conspirators. These include any Telescope manufactured by:
Typically, the qualifying telescopes related to this lawsuit were branded:
- Celestron Acquisition, LLC;
- Meade Instruments Corp.;
- Nantong Schmidt Opto-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd.;
- Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co. Ltd.;
- Olivon Manufacturing Co. Ltd.;
- Olivon, USA LLC;
- Pacific Telescope Corp.;
- Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co. Ltd.;
- Sunny Optical Technology Co., Ltd.;
- Sunny Optics Inc.;
- SW Technology Corporation;
- Synta Canada International Enterprises Ltd.; or
- Synta Technology Corp. of Taiwan.
- Celestron;
- Orion;
- Skywatcher;
- Zhumell; or
- Meade
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I asked to receive it as Amazon.com credit. My wife actually talked me into spending the *checks notes* $8K or so between the 8" Celestron & 12" Meade so it's only fair I help her support her clothes shopping habit. And it will beat having to pay for pair 9,000 of shoes. Hell one year I got her some mannequin feet for Xmas as it was unfair she has so many shoes and only 2 feet!
Borzak
Bronze Baron of the Realm
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Was up last night and on another forum saw several post from AL, MS, LA and TN (Memphis) seeint it. Must have been one hell of a hig fireball to be seen that wide of an area. They showed a map last night showed starting over Meridian MS and coming across MS, LA and onto the gulf.
I think I read the original breakup was around Meridan MS.
I think I read the original breakup was around Meridan MS.
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