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Posts Made By: jess tauber

June 3, 2006 12:38 AM Forum: Reflectors

F.1 Reflector?

Posted By jess tauber
I dunno why nobody makes curved chips- it could be done, obviously.

Jess Tauber

June 11, 2006 08:38 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Thought I found a Supernova....

Posted By jess tauber
Rotten Human! You have spotted our invasion fleet- now we will have to figure out other travel plans!

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June 18, 2006 06:24 AM Forum: Pictures of Me and My Telescope and........

My window scope

Posted By jess tauber
I considered a window scope project once, but the thought of having to regrind and figure a piece of glass that big was quite offputting, thank you very much.

Jess Tauber

June 20, 2006 07:34 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Are we Astromarters getting inbred?

Posted By jess tauber
Sounds to me like evidence for one of those curled up dimensions astrophysicists speculate about.

Jess Tauber

July 5, 2006 09:01 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Ceramic Mirror

Posted By jess tauber
Mirrors have been made out of all sorts of things, but one substrate not commonly in use is balsa wood, which could otherwise be ideal because of its weight. I'm not even sure how one should go about aluminizing it (after final polishing- how 'bout a nice wax finish to fill in the pores).

Jess Tauber

July 6, 2006 03:54 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Classification of Pluto

Posted By jess tauber
Herr Doktor Schadenfreud komments: Mit dem naysagers unterdermining die Statusnomenklaturungtingie offen der Planete Plutoe, it ist therefern faer from zurprizing zat zie perhapsen former Planete vould develope das Inferiority und Persecution Kompleks. Und mit Moons- ach du lieber! Such vatch! Wass ist next- Aperture Envy? cwy


July 10, 2006 02:48 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Moon Occults Pleiades - July 20 - The Americas

Posted By jess tauber
Shouldn't the quake monitors left by the Apollo teams be able to detect the passage of the stars through the moon? 8)

Jess Tauber

July 20, 2006 09:45 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Spin Casting

Posted By jess tauber
33 1/3 or 78? 8)

Jess Tauber

July 21, 2006 05:02 AM Forum: Refractors

Active cooling of scopes? Impractical?

Posted By jess tauber
Ok, this is for the distant future- nanotubular circulatory system going through the body of the lens, with liquid of the same refractive index forced through it, bringing temperature up or down depending on need. Attached to radiator fins on the outside of the tube. Magnetically driven micropumps. A scope with a pulse?

Jess Tauber

July 25, 2006 09:57 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Ship-mounted telescopes

Posted By jess tauber
Why not solve several problems at once and build your telescope into a submarine (or oil platform)- let the buoyancy of the water counter the weight of the scope (truss models won't work! 8))- Or one could see a great use perhaps of old missile silos aboard ancient nuclear subs now being sold off by navies?

Jess Tauber

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