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Started by klawson, 01/01/2020 10:21AM
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Posted 01/01/2020 10:21AM Opening Post
Keith Lawson
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40 year old restored C14 with recirculating cooling w/Skywatcher DOB GOTO Conversion (CPC14)

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Posted 01/02/2020 12:00AM #1
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Nice job! Hope the weather and the winds up there finally cooperate so you can use it...
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Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
Nice job! Hope the weather and the winds up there finally cooperate so you can use it...
Thanks!

You're right! The past couple of months have not been kind to astronomy up here in the mountains. I know it's winter but the past 60 days have been very restrictive. angry Much more than normal. I need to get some starlight! smile
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"Rescued" Craig's List Orion 120mm/1000mm Refractor


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Posted 01/02/2020 02:38AM #3
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Always a pleasure to the see the end result of one of your projects Keith.....nice job!
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Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
Always a pleasure to the see the end result of one of your projects Keith.....nice job!
Thanks! I love your "list of toys." Must be nice!
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Posted 01/04/2020 11:28PM #5
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Originally Posted by Keith Lawson

Thanks!

You're right! The past couple of months have not been kind to astronomy up here in the mountains. I know it's winter but the past 60 days have been very restrictive. angry Much more than normal. I need to get some starlight! smile
Had to get up early this Saturday morning around 5am and the spring constellations were well overhead, no turbulence at all. I didn't have any time to take out the scope but just seeing Canes Venacti, Corvus, Virgo and Ursa Major riding high in the sky was a real treat. It's been about a year since I've seen those constellations high in the sky. Hope you get some viewing time soon...
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Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Had to get up early this Saturday morning around 5am and the spring constellations were well overhead, no turbulence at all. I didn't have any time to take out the scope but just seeing Canes Venacti, Corvus, Virgo and Ursa Major riding high in the sky was a real treat. It's been about a year since I've seen those constellations high in the sky. Hope you get some viewing time soon...
Cool! I did get some observing in last night. The seeing was about 2" with passing high clouds. Had fun anyway! I played around in my favorite multiple star constellation of Orion. I even looked at some doubles in Lepus. Couldn't do too much deep sky observing with the moon and passing high clouds. M42 still looked good despite the sky brightness. I'm going to "be-bop" around Gemini and Auriga tonight if the high clouds will go away. Not looking good so far sad
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40 year old restored C14 with recirculating cooling w/Skywatcher DOB GOTO Conversion (CPC14)

Synscan DOB mounted Sky-Watcher Evostar 150mm/1200mm ED Refractor

"Rescued" Craig's List Orion 120mm/1000mm Refractor


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