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27-08-2008, 04:11 PM
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Widefield wuss
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the monster truck would have been good for distributing booze..
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28-08-2008, 10:28 PM
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Space Explorer
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Thanks for stickying this John. 
A monster truck makes a good take off platform for the helicopter ......
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28-08-2008, 11:29 PM
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Widefield wuss
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Woooooh Just got confirmation that I'll have my Celestron 11" SCT in time for Barambah!!!  Heellllllll YEAAAAHHHH!!
!! /end excitement.. (but not really.. more like /end in thread excitement..)
My head is going to asplode! 
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29-08-2008, 08:50 PM
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You gotta be happy about that Alex. Will you get much of a chance to test run it before hand?
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29-08-2008, 08:57 PM
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Widefield wuss
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couple of days...
But im sure they will be cloudy as.
Last edited by acropolite; 13-09-2008 at 06:41 PM.
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29-08-2008, 09:00 PM
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Hahaha ... better not be.
I've only booked for the Friday and Saturday night. After having all this time off work I need to be here on Monday morning for the usual post week-end rush to make some money
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29-08-2008, 09:52 PM
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Widefield wuss
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same... im friday/saturday only too... I should be getting it the monday/tuesday of that week.
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30-08-2008, 01:48 AM
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We can't share a car eh, we'd never fit it all into the statesman.
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30-08-2008, 03:05 AM
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Widefield wuss
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i have trouble getting my gear into the commodore... mind you, that was with a 1.4m long newtonian taking up most of the back seat... perhaps better with a 2ft sct.... have to wait and see i guesss..
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30-08-2008, 03:24 AM
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I'm looking at my eq6 still in it's box ... 2 of them and all the other crap won;t fit. I don;t own a trailer.
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30-08-2008, 05:06 AM
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If you were both looking at travelling together, would the fuel saving on bringing only one car help offset renting a trailer perhaps? Just a thought.....
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30-08-2008, 11:47 AM
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and mini-Morbius too
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
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 Why is it whenever I go to an astronomy camp I feel compelled to buy some new piece of gear? Is it just me?
For Astrofest it was a whole new 10" scope.
And now for Barambah I had to buy myself an 8mm Baader Hyperion eyepiece.
I'm getting as bad as Alex... 
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30-08-2008, 11:53 AM
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Widefield wuss
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mate... I went to astrofest with an 8" newt on an eq6 and was happy as.... since getting back, its been like an internal hunger... i dont want to buy new toys... I NEEEED to.... besides they are not toys they are scientific instruments with which I shall catalog the night sky!! yeeeesss!!
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30-08-2008, 12:53 PM
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and mini-Morbius too
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AlexN
they are scientific instruments with which I shall catalog the night sky!! yeeeesss!!
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Right... I'll try that one with the wife... 
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30-08-2008, 01:05 PM
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Widefield wuss
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just point out the article in thursdays paper about the discovery of that supernova... point to the guy in the image, and say "If I had that new scope I've been telling you about, That could have been me..."
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30-08-2008, 11:19 PM
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Luckily I haven't been buying anything!!!
See you all at Barambah - I'll be the guy with the new 64 bit laptop and the (2nd hand) modded Canon 300D ......
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31-08-2008, 11:17 AM
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and mini-Morbius too
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gargoyle_Steve
I'll be the guy with the new 64 bit laptop and the (2nd hand) modded Canon 300D ......
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Canon 300D? As in camera? as in... imaging??? 
You're not turning to the dark side are you? 
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31-08-2008, 12:56 PM
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Widefield wuss
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I think you'll find that imaging is the light side... and observing is the dark side... Have you ever seen M83 in full color with fully extended arms etc? no, because when you observe, the object is 'DARK' and when you image, it is... well... light!
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01-09-2008, 07:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drmorbius
Canon 300D? As in camera? as in... imaging???
You're not turning to the dark side are you? |
No-oo, not really ..... well I did buy that SP900 webcam some months ago only to find my old lappie couldn't run it, whereas the new one could .... but I have been wanting a full SLR instead of my Kodak digital for some time, well one went through the ICeTrade forums here at a price that was hard to refuse - too hard it would appear.
Keep in mind, though, that I don't have any sort of tracking mount (well, there IS the little ETX I guess) ... but no, I'm still a "visual" guy, I may just take some very widefields with the DLSR on occasion.
Don't panic Randall, it's ok - I promise!
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01-09-2008, 12:44 PM
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Alex, If you want to do a test run of the new scope under dark(ish) skies, your welcome to come on up to my place.
I only work Monday and Friday nights.
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