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133092
We've heard from many members that the number of messages they get from this list every day is overwhelming. That's the price of success, I guess. If, when...
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Jun 1, 2008
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133093
Just a quick reminder about the many other features available to all members of Talking Telescopes. In addition to the message board, you are invited to look...
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133094
TT Policy Statement (Revised September 14, 2004) As a reminder of this group's desire to encourage all of its members to participate in a friendly and informed...
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133095
One of the biggest complaints we get is the high volume of messages on this list. Our policy statement has some specific rules about posts, but we feel some...
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133096
The moderators encourage all members of Talking Telescopes to discuss all aspects of amateur telescopes and related equipment in an open, friendly manner in...
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133097
Hey Ditch   When I was in the Army we use to run in the 100 mile run thats done around the mountains of Virginia! And I made a lot of friends, mostley in...
Shawn Haggerty
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Jun 1, 2008
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133098
... Hi, You find that as aperture increases the cost of the instrument increases logarithmically, not linearly. This happens with each and every type and...
John Bambury
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Jun 1, 2008
12:25 pm
133099
Shawn, When you say "your French Wife", you give the impression that you have another wife elsewhere! I'm thinking that maybe you might want to phrase it...
Carol Lugg
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Jun 2, 2008
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133100
Hi Billy (or Ditch?), There is also big difference in size between the 10 and 12. The 10 fits in most cars but the 12 might require a van. If you don't have to...
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Jun 2, 2008
12:34 am
133101
Hi Carol, Get a new 10 inch Meade. Best deal for your $$$. Klitwo Carol Lugg <heislord@...> wrote: Shawn, When you say "your French Wife", you...
Phillip Namron
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Jun 2, 2008
3:08 am
133102
... Are you referring to the Meade LightBridge Dob? There was a lengthy discussion of their pros and cons here less than a week ago, in a thread called "Meade...
Geoff Gaherty
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Jun 2, 2008
3:26 am
133103
From: "Phillip Namron" <pnamron@...> ... Before buying a Meade Light Bridge, I recommend reading the thread on that telescope that was posted here a...
Jack & Lynn Kramer
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Jun 2, 2008
11:41 am
133104
I'm talking about a Meade 10" LX90. With a focal reducer, a F/6.3.... Klitwo Jack & Lynn Kramer <llranch339@...> wrote: From: "Phillip Namron"...
Phillip Namron
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Jun 2, 2008
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133105
No Carol   Ones enough for me!  Its just that French girls call anything you spend a lot of time with "your mistress"  ie: my telescope, my computer! ...
Shawn Haggerty
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Jun 2, 2008
5:55 pm
133106
... Hi Mck, I live in Jacksonville,Fl and am a member of the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society. Our club and The Florida Community College at Jacksonville...
Dennis
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Jun 2, 2008
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133107
Shawn, Just giving you a bad time. I knew what you meant. Us American girls just go get our own hobbies! In our family, we all have one hobby we do together,...
Carol Lugg
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Jun 2, 2008
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133108
Shawn you have a great sense of direction.Just so happens I was born and raised in Front Royal and in fact still live very near there.Let me tell you that if...
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Jun 2, 2008
10:24 pm
133109
Whilst I have allowed "several" of these recent messages, they are clearly way off topic. Please stay focused and discuss issues related to observing...
John Bambury
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Jun 2, 2008
10:35 pm
133110
i have a meade ds 2114ast-tc and i put it together and everything worked fine but then a few hours later i took it outside and it wouldn't go up or down so i...
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Jun 3, 2008
12:48 am
133111
... on that ... can't disagree with that Jack, and i did order an 8" LB. Not asking for exact numbers but is it your impression that the larger LB's are of...
Brian W
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Jun 3, 2008
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133112
Despite what you might have read, or heard, not all of us, or most of us, have had problems with our LB's. I have the 12", and it was, and remains, a great...
doug bailey
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Jun 3, 2008
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133113
From: "Brian W" <mljbw2@...> ... Brian, I was interested in a 12" scope, so my questions were aimed toward owners of the 12" LightBridge. I heard pretty...
Jack & Lynn Kramer
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Jun 3, 2008
1:47 am
133114
To my 12" Lightbridge, I added a motor drive, a 2 speed focuser, and a counterweight. ONLY the counterweight was neccessary, and only with one of my eyepieces,...
doug bailey
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Jun 3, 2008
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133115
More info on Lightbridge can be found at the Yahoo Meade Lightbridge forum. My impression (in which I include myself), is that the reason the 12" is talked...
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Jun 3, 2008
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133116
... What you describe is typical of most forums devoted to a particular manufacturer or model line. The messages tend to come either from "true believers" or...
Geoff Gaherty
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Jun 3, 2008
10:52 am
133117
I just finished all the objects in the Messier catalog last weekend. Do you have any suggestion on the further deep sky object observation after this? Thanks....
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Jun 4, 2008
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133118
... This is a question about observing, not about telescopes, so should be posted on our sister list, Starrynights: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/starrynights/...
Geoff Gaherty
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Jun 4, 2008
12:14 am
133119
HI everyone, I currently have a Meade LXD75(GEM) SN8/AT66 guidescope and a telrad. I also use 2 DSI cameras. For the life of me I cannot get the scope properly...
Steve
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Jun 4, 2008
1:24 am
133120
http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~oliver/ast3722/lectures/BasicScopes/BasicScope s.htm http://starizona.com/acb/basics/using_balancing_gem.aspx ...
Gregg
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Jun 4, 2008
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133121
... girls just go ... Carol, This is an international forum and a lot of people who are not native speakers of English post here, and we should be...
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