Sorry if I seemed to single you out Frank (and directly replying to your post would sure make it look that way!) but over the last few days there seems to...
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Turgut Kalfaoglu
turgut@...
Aug 1, 2001 7:23 am
Hi there. There is a possibility that I might be moving to New Hampshire! I will definitely need a dark place; is there a map or something that shows which...
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frez@...
Aug 1, 2001 1:08 pm
... <snip> ... Hi Turgut Hey, I live in NH....neighbor. There are some nice dark sites from mid state and north. Southern NH is kind of poluted, but there...
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Joe Hartley
jh@...
Aug 1, 2001 1:13 pm
... I've asked Frank to refrain from commercial messages in the future. - Yr acting moderator while Rod's away ...
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CDANIELSON111@...
Aug 1, 2001 1:27 pm
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Eddwen@...
Aug 1, 2001 2:22 pm
... Thanks,...
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Eddwen@...
Aug 1, 2001 2:30 pm
Thanks Carsten, A good rainy day project. ... the USAF ... have a ... printed it in ... free ... test ... such daytime...
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jamestomlinson@...
Aug 1, 2001 5:21 pm
Hi Scott, Hawaii huh? Why bother with the LX10- you should sneek in the Keck observatory (not sure which island, but I'm sure you know!) Congrats on the...
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Everaert, Chris
chris.everaert@...
Aug 1, 2001 5:22 pm
Hello all, On my site you can now find M57 processed ... http://mx5c.tripod.com Chris Everaert Antares...
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James A. Thibert
thibertj@...
Aug 1, 2001 5:29 pm
There are some rumours floating around about POCONO. I like these guys and have nothing but great things to say about the staff.They have been very...
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Jesse
jesse@...
Aug 1, 2001 6:14 pm
I would like to second Jay's remarks. I don't know Frank, and have never purchased anything from Astrotec, but I do know that he is a valuable contributor to...
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Ugly Dog
shenzistiber@...
Aug 1, 2001 6:19 pm
Thanks for nothing guys! Frank has always been very unobtrusive with his information/sale posts. I think you do us all a disservice when you disallow us the...
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Ugly Dog
shenzistiber@...
Aug 1, 2001 6:45 pm
Careful Jimmy, you might get in trouble for this kind of post. It mentions an 'Astronomy Retailer' ! Ugly Dog...
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Carsten A. Arnholm
arnholm@...
Aug 1, 2001 8:35 pm
Hi, At http://home.online.no/~arnholm/astro/pillar/ you can see an updated page showing my new C8 OTA on a concrete pillar. The pillar connects to my good-old...
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Scott Evans
sevans@...
Aug 1, 2001 9:05 pm
James, I'm sure this message was posted with the best intentions but it does set something of a bad precedent. I've always had good luck with Pocono and I'd...
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gnowell@...
Aug 1, 2001 9:11 pm
Mr Kalfaoglu: This is, in American idiom, "one helluva note." Sticking strictly the astronomy angle, I can say that I recently observed from Wolfeboro in NH...
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gnowell@...
Aug 1, 2001 9:21 pm
I saw Pluto in April or May in the 9.25. There is a reliable rumour that Brian Skiff saw Pluto in a Pronto. I don't know what to make of that sort of claim....
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william123@...
Aug 1, 2001 9:47 pm
This post made me think of something that is, I suppose, fairly obvious. In periods of economic slowdown or recession, manufacturers and sellers of...
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William R. Mattil
wrmattil@...
Aug 1, 2001 9:56 pm
... He may be Ugly, and might even be a Dog but on this topic I agree with him 100%. Were I in the market for an SCT I would have appreciated knowing about...
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Bill Meyers
billm@...
Aug 1, 2001 10:19 pm
I am looking to buy a couple of new eyepieces and am looking at the Clestron brand Ultima Eyepieces. These are for a standard C8. Is anybody using these and...
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jmiller@...
Aug 1, 2001 10:51 pm
Let me join in the chorus of support for Frank. If he was only using the list to post ads and didn't contribute in other ways, I would feel differently. But...
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dwyman
dwyman@...
Aug 1, 2001 10:58 pm
Re: Pocono Mountain Optics I agree. I've been dealing with Pocono for many many years. In fact just got an order from them today. Also one from them last...
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dwyman
dwyman@...
Aug 1, 2001 10:59 pm
If you don't have a Dec motor then the Dec balance should not affect the RA motor. Don Wyman...
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kenabr2000@...
Aug 1, 2001 11:04 pm
I have always felt that it was best to keep my C8 inside the house for security reasons primarily. Lately here in Wisconsin the weather has been hot and humid....
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JB Foster
jbf403@...
Aug 1, 2001 11:06 pm
It's so infrequent, I hadn't really noticed Frank's information/sales posts (until the whole thing was brought to the fore). However, the moderator (in this...
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Carl Buehler
cbuehler@...
Aug 1, 2001 11:18 pm
I like info on products and prices. I want to know what's available. Frank has never abused this in my opinion. There's times I find myself saying "That's a...
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Michael McNeil
cno@...
Aug 1, 2001 11:28 pm
I don't think Astronomics would care what you or any one would say, after what they did to my friend. And he's a Ham, and you know how we can spread the word....
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bjohns7764@...
Aug 1, 2001 11:36 pm
Sorry guys, I'm afraid I have to disagree with some of you. As you know, I come here for mostly finding where the oddball thing can be purchased and to let...
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William R. Mattil
wrmattil@...
Aug 1, 2001 11:47 pm
... Hi Dan, Sorry for the delay in responding but I missed this in my *in* bin :^) How does the GT-One perform ? Do you do any imaging ? Film ? or CCD and what...
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JB Foster
jbf403@...
Aug 1, 2001 11:56 pm
Hi Carsten; The answer depends on how much the drive has to struggle to move the scope. I know that on my own mount (also an SP), if the Dec. axis is not ...
