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18-04-2009, 08:22 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Neaf webcam live
cloudynights has a live webcam up and running of the Neaf show,log on and have a look around,
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18-04-2009, 12:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Ridgefield CT USA
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Look for me tomorrow and Sunday...I'm gonna be there!
I live about a one hour drive from where NEAF is...
Should be fun!
Last edited by wavelandscott; 18-04-2009 at 12:47 PM.
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18-04-2009, 12:34 PM
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G'Day,
Here's the link
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthrea...m/camlist.html
But I think you have to be a member ?
Cheers
Arthur
P.S. Yip you have to be a member,just checked.but it's dead easy to join
Last edited by nightsky; 18-04-2009 at 12:51 PM.
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18-04-2009, 04:18 PM
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Can we use it to make purchases? 
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18-04-2009, 04:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JethroB76
Can we use it to make purchases? |
G'Day,
I'm I missing something?
Cheers
Arthur
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18-04-2009, 04:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wavelandscott
Look for me tomorrow and Sunday...I'm gonna be there!
I live about a one hour drive from where NEAF is...
Should be fun!
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G'Day Geoff,
Will be watching for you 
Cheers
Arthur
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18-04-2009, 09:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightsky
G'Day,
I'm I missing something?
Cheers
Arthur
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It was a joke.
I always associate NEAF with people buying up big on astro items, especially due to Televues' (now discontinued IIRC) NEAF 'blem' sales
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18-04-2009, 10:29 PM
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They aint just doubles :o
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Gosford NSW Australia
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I really need to ask a dumb question.
What is NEAF ????
Geoff ( I have lived in a hole all my life )ro
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18-04-2009, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Inmykombie
I really need to ask a dumb question.
What is NEAF ????
Geoff ( I have lived in a hole all my life )ro
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The Northeast Astronomy Forum
http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/neaf.htm
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18-04-2009, 10:54 PM
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They aint just doubles :o
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Gosford NSW Australia
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Thx Jethro B76 for that info.
I now have had my eyes opened ....
What a gathering that looks like. Wow.
Geoffro.
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19-04-2009, 03:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JethroB76
It was a joke.
I always associate NEAF with people buying up big on astro items, especially due to Televues' (now discontinued IIRC) NEAF 'blem' sales
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G'Day,
Fair enough
Cheers
Arthur
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19-04-2009, 12:13 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Ridgefield CT USA
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I returned from day one with most of my money still in my pocket!
I got a couple of t-shirts but nothing else...yet.
I am waiting to see how much discount there is on stock tomorrow afternoon that people don't want to carry back home...we shall see.
Over all it is quite a neat event. I met Al Nagler of TeleVue fame, Ron Newman of MoonLite Telescope Accessories...and lots of other folks too. Lots of "famous" people from our hobby and the related forums. Everyone was nice and trying to be helpful.
I look forward to going back again tomorrow!
Cheers All,
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19-04-2009, 02:03 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mt. Kuring-Gai
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wavelandscott
Over all it is quite a neat event. I met Al Nagler of TeleVue fame, Ron Newman of MoonLite Telescope Accessories...and lots of other folks too. Lots of "famous" people from our hobby and the related forums. Everyone was nice and trying to be helpful.
I look forward to going back again tomorrow!
Cheers All,
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Hi Scott,
Great to hear you got to this year's NEAF. 
Best Regards
Gary
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20-04-2009, 09:21 AM
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We just got from day 2 of NEAF...I took both of my sons (Cam and Tom) and they made out like bandits.
Tom recieved a finderscope from Vic Maris at Stellarvue telescopes, he was dressed as Galileo at the time (and speaking in an Italian accent). You may read other places more about this, Craig from OPT arrived soon after dressed as the Pope (from 400 years ago) and chased Galileo (Vic) around the show...it was great fun!
Cam won a pair of binoculars in the "kids draw"...
I won 100 lottery "scratchy" cards from the Adirondack Public Observatory raffle and am hoping for a winner to pay for the gear I bought!
I broke open my dusty and moldy wallet and bought an APM 130/780 mm refracting telescope... (blurb below)
130mm f/6 Super APO triplet is made by LZOS.
Features a 2.5" Feathertouch focuser and sliding drawtube.
It is supposed to be great for visual work, binoviewers and light duty astrophotography!
I've attached the stock photo...it is the TMB designed system.
I also got a diagonal and an Alt/Az mount for it as well...
It looks very pretty and as is standard for new Astro purchases it is clouding up fast and I will be out of town all week so it will be at least a week before I get first light.
I suspect that this will be the last telescope that I buy for a while...
Anyway, if you get a chance to every get to NEAF I highly encourage you to do so...it is a great show!
Last edited by wavelandscott; 20-04-2009 at 09:35 AM.
Reason: fix spelling of Galileo
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20-04-2009, 09:58 AM
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G'Day Scott,
Sounds like you had a good day or 2 ,I was looking out for you Sat and Sun,
most of the time I was on the cam in front of "Kenny" and jumped back and forth to the conference room,this morning 4am (Sydney time)it looked as though most of the gear on display on Sat had all gone.That show was the best Video stream I've ever saw,clear as a bell not once was the stream broken,although some blokes in NY were saying they had either lost the video or the sound or both.I saw a few moths flying around,were they from your wallet  .
Cheers
Arthur
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20-04-2009, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Ridgefield CT USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightsky
G'Day Scott,
Sounds like you had a good day or 2 ,I was looking out for you Sat and Sun,
most of the time I was on the cam in front of "Kenny" and jumped back and forth to the conference room,this morning 4am (Sydney time)it looked as though most of the gear on display on Sat had all gone.That show was the best Video stream I've ever saw,clear as a bell not once was the stream broken,although some blokes in NY were saying they had either lost the video or the sound or both.I saw a few moths flying around,were they from your wallet .
Cheers
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The moths were indeed mine...there is now nothing in my wallet except empty space.
Most vendors started packing around 3:00 PM local time...most everyone was in teardown mode by 4:00 PM...
I highly encourage a visit to NEAF to everyone...if you get the chance, you should take it!
Clear Dark Skies!
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