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Old 24-11-2006, 10:12 AM
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Talking LOL Stock Photo image

Got this in an email from Martin Ferlito.. classic!

Check out the description at the top, as well as the way the kid is holding the scope
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Old 24-11-2006, 10:16 AM
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I daresay that littlie's quite disappointed with the view

Unless he's got a thing about pyrex.

And good to see the scope being steered around by the eyepiece holder
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Old 24-11-2006, 10:20 AM
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I dont know, looking into a newt. mirror reflection might provide lots of fun for a youngster, assuming that scope even has a mirror that is facing the right way LOL
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Old 24-11-2006, 10:22 AM
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Hmm, an astrological telescope eh…..perhaps that's why he's looking through the front end.....

Sigh

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Old 24-11-2006, 10:55 AM
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Obviously he's just checking the collimation.......for tomorrow's horoscope!

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Old 24-11-2006, 11:58 AM
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Ah... this is better - now he's got it sorted. That end cap is transparent you know.
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Old 24-11-2006, 12:01 PM
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ooh... what's this? An "eyepiece" you call it? Still looks pretty dark though!
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Old 24-11-2006, 12:20 PM
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I've seen a National Geographic store sales person trying to sell a telescope to a young family explaining how to use it, with it set up upside down and looking through it the wrong way, like example A that Mike posted.

I cringed and thought it was beyond help.

Since then I've lost count the number of times I've seen them setup upside down in National Geographic and DSE.

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Old 24-11-2006, 12:39 PM
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I wonder if it comes with one of those useful, complimentry eyepiece solar filters.
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:01 PM
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dont you all know!! that is how you use a astrological telescope!!!

i wonder if it shows any good luck for pisceans?
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:44 PM
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well thats a budding IT worker for the communications industry if ever I saw one
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Old 24-11-2006, 04:17 PM
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Looks like he is aiming a TOW missile......
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Old 24-11-2006, 08:48 PM
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What's wrong with the photo. You're suppose to look in the front aren't you? That's where the light goes in.

Here's a pic of my Grandson Kaleb. He has is worked out. No EP, but he knows where to look in a refractor. He kept saying he could see the Aliens

Hmmm, I'll have to see where he looks in my dob
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