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Old 22-04-2018, 05:41 AM
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Talk About Light Pollution!

I'm sure the irony of the photo is totally lost on the powers that be at the this near LAX Denny's Restaurant - probably chosen to represent a "vibrant" Los Angeles "night" scene.

In the foreground is the Griffith Park Observatory, home of a 12" Zeiss refractor and a rather good planetarium.

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Old 22-04-2018, 08:05 AM
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The "Good food" claim is a bit of a stretch as well
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Old 22-04-2018, 08:24 AM
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Makes me appreciate that I can see two street lights from where I live, and none from my observatory... Puke central
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Old 22-04-2018, 11:37 AM
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Mmmm forget the pollution I am just going to fantasize about the scope.
I presume 12 inch refers to app and not its lenght☺
Do you recon it would be reasonably decent even if the makers name starts with Z?
Its funny looking at such densely populated regions as I sit here and can not see another house or light pole...
Maybe humans have a moth gene and are attracted to light?
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Old 22-04-2018, 12:03 PM
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Maybe humans have a moth gene and are attracted to light?
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... or the brain capacity of a moth
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Old 22-04-2018, 12:14 PM
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My travelling scope☺
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My travelling scope☺
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Nice scope not sure about the travel part
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Alex, Alex, what are we going to do with you, LOL.

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Old 25-04-2018, 07:13 AM
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I think that scope dictated the invention of the focal reducer and the car trailer.
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Before the invention of the car trailer
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