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12-31-2003, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluid Dynamics' date='Jan 1 2004, 11:31 AM

Those last two pics were taken through my 6" f/9 refractor, shown in this pic. The man standing next to it is about 5'6" tall.

Is that a homemade stand because you had to sell your good one?

01-01-2004, 12:21 AM

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Damn I'm jealous, my telescope isn't nearly that good. Ah well maybe one of these years.

01-01-2004, 12:48 AM

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your name reminds me of sex.

kevin.

01-01-2004, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rotarydragon' date='Jan 1 2004, 02:21 AM

Damn I'm jealous, my telescope isn't nearly that good. Ah well maybe one of these years.

TELESCOPE ENVY

01-01-2004, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Leetheslacker' date='Jan 1 2004, 02:47 AM

TELESCOPE ENVY

ROFLMAO

kevin.

01-01-2004, 01:59 AM

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cool.

01-01-2004, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by drifter' date='Dec 31 2003, 09:53 PM

Is that a homemade stand because you had to sell your good one?

Actually, I bought the mount w/o a tripod because there were none available that could fold quickly and be lightweight. So I designed and built my own. When I sold the mount I got $400 more than I paid, because I threw in my "home made" tripod. Here is how the tripod looked after I finished it off.

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01-01-2004, 02:18 AM

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Oh and Kevin, I'm glad my name makes you think of sex. Be it known that I am straight and did not buy that big long telescope out of a desire to project it onto a certain bodily member of mine which may have been lacking in size. Heh. What do you have to say to that?!?!?!?