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20-01-2006, 10:14 PM
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What's YOUR astro THING
Hi All, I'm curious (indulge me) and wondered what the mix of astro interests is out there, so thought I'd try out a poll. Guess many of you have a range of interests, but what is that special one, closest to your heart (and most damaging to your wallet or purse)?
Last edited by Robert_T; 20-01-2006 at 11:02 PM.
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20-01-2006, 10:17 PM
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I WILL ANSWER - have you a poll to post.
mine is eyepieces , scopes and gadgets, deep space and nebulae
I doo love the larger planets too
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20-01-2006, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
I WILL ANSWER - have you a poll to post.
mine is eyepieces , scopes and gadgets, deep space and nebulae
I doo love the larger planets too
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whoa Houghy, your keen - got the reply in before I finished typing out the POLL 
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20-01-2006, 10:30 PM
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Is always sleepy
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I picked Lunar/Planetary astrophotograhy and Space Exploration/Astro-science. I must say, my 'special' one (closest to my heart) would be space exploration. I don't think its normal for people my age (teenagers  ) to be reading books about american and russian space history, the thoughts and construction behind the Ranger and Voyager probes etc and other such things. Go space 
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20-01-2006, 10:32 PM
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Vagabond
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Visual deep sky, the king of Astronomy  I also like checking out double stars and looking at Jupiter and Saturn when there up.
The moon is too bright, maybe I should email GW Bush and tell him to newk it
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20-01-2006, 10:32 PM
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Tough one.
Comets has always been my special interest - for more than 20 years I've been following and observing them.
But Astro science and space exploration is always a big favourite.
I'd add that my first "astro experience" was watching the 1976 solar eclipse on TV.
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20-01-2006, 10:34 PM
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Whats visual Astronomy
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Deep Sky Imaging...is their any other way....atleast you put it in Italic....lol
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20-01-2006, 10:36 PM
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Vagabond
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Originally Posted by Greg Bryant
I'd add that my first "astro experience" was watching the 1976 solar eclipse on TV.
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Same here, living in Mt Druitt at the age of 7.
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20-01-2006, 10:48 PM
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~Dust bunny breeder~
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i'd like to say eclipses....
i have voted 
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20-01-2006, 11:05 PM
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hmmm, didn't think of eclipses... or occultations for that matter 
I could add them, but don't seem able to edit the poll - "other" looks good for these
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20-01-2006, 11:11 PM
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Planet photographer
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Better seeing conditions than what I'm getting at the moment would be nice! GRRRR!!!!
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20-01-2006, 11:13 PM
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Planet photographer
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Ok, I'll now answer your question: Pics of planets!! No visual.
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20-01-2006, 11:46 PM
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What? you just have engravings made and you run your fingers across them in the dark??
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21-01-2006, 12:04 AM
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Shadow Chaser
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17th to 19th century Astronomy. I'm as much interested in the reaction of "the establishment" to the implications of the observations as I am in the observations themselves.
I suppose the same is true today - but I can't understand the physics anymore!
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21-01-2006, 11:09 AM
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aiming for 2nd Halley's
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hmmm, deep sky out in front, where are all my planetary imaging pals... even comets are pipping us out
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21-01-2006, 11:21 AM
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Plays well with others!
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I voted for the visual(s) Deep Sky and Lunar/planets and other too...jack of all trades master of none...
I like a bunch of "things"...the night sky is like a "smorgasboard" of delights...it is too hard to pick just one "thing"...it is one of he things that I most like about this hobby...
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21-01-2006, 11:35 AM
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The Glenfallus
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Doubles, without hesitation.
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21-01-2006, 12:12 PM
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Definately deep sky for me, as the seeing is all too rarely good enough to give me satisfying planetary viewing.
Fave objects are galaxies and planetary nebs. I need more aperture *sigh*
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21-01-2006, 04:19 PM
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Canon collector
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Definately deep sky , Galaxy's,NO 1 then globulars,nebula open clusters, then planets when there up and when its clouded over reading astronomy science, but saying that i'm still interested in every aspect of astronomy!!!
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21-01-2006, 05:07 PM
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Summary of my Other
Mainly IIS now. Used to be a range of yahoo groups
Also images,articles and adverts in the astronomy magazines
Although not really amateur astronomy anything to do with space travel including SF books and films.
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