The "Be nice to others" Thread!

[davidpretorius]

Hi John in Port Lincoln,

I hear you have a very nice big blue telescope. I really like your images that you are producing.

My telescope is silver and makes different pictures than yours.

Do you like my setup?

[beren]

Gday Davo , unfortunately the resolution on your pic prevents me from distinguishing the fine array of plok on your red limo there {Barcardi maybe } .....nice set up

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Davo, I think your first post is already off topic. Moderators, where are you? Quick! Change the thread title to something more descriptive, like "Whose telescope reigns supreme?". Hehehe...

After a few JD & cokes and Bacardis, it does not matter all that much. They all seem to go out of collimation because they start producing blurry images. Also some mysterious reflections seem to develop because there is strong ghosting on every planet and star. If you have a binoviewer it becomes completely useless. Maybe it's a chemical reaction between the Coke fumes and the delicate optical components.

[davidpretorius]

try this one

[davidpretorius]

Originally Posted by janoskiss

Maybe it's a chemical reaction between the Coke fumes and the delicate optical components.

[asimov (John)]

Seeing your such a nice chap Mr. Pretorious, I now feel relieved that I can share a kodak moment with you!

PS....please don't tell anyone I can take better pics with a poxy kodak than an LPI or toucam ok? Do I really have to say..'just joking' here??

Yes sir! I really like your setup!!

[fringe_dweller]

tsk tsk - dont you guys know or care that alchohol strips and destroys vitamins and minerals from your body - including vitamin A! needed for good vision
not to mention prematualy ages you - look at me I am 128 yo and dont look a day over 21!
i dont know your not allowed to drive a car - but you can drive a telescope? hhmmmm

[ving (David)]

dear Mr Petorious, would you happen to be currently drunk?
thats a nice red wagon you have there... makes yout scope look even more like a canon

[asimov (John)]

Yeah I did actually. That's why I gave up hittin' the bottle 5 years ago.

[davidpretorius]

thank you kind sirs,

as you can see, i have only just taken a sip out of the first bottle. Damn old collimation was out later in the night though!!!

With a tally ho and rin tin tin, i say old chaps, I do look rather under the weather in this shot!!!

[asimov (John)]

That reminds me...How'd your 'lectric focuser turn out??

[davidpretorius]

good thanks mate, it fell off during the night and thus my saturn pic was out of focus.

I kept using birds hairdryer to get rid of the dew and bumped it!

Can't understand the dew though, being so close to lake and all??????

[asimov (John)]

quote by Davo: 'it fell off during the night and thus my saturn pic was out of focus.'

[acropolite (Phil)]

Is the minibar attachment being marketed yet? How do you propose to stabilise the Minibar when the dob is tilted on the wedge? Perhaps you could also package with some of Margo's bottomless wine glasses...