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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 month ago

    great image, thanks for posting it! as soon as you were talking about the telescope
    at the meeting i wondered how Orion nebula would look with it ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    nice Bob!

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 2 months, 1 week ago

    that’s an awesome image!

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 3 months, 2 weeks ago

    thank you so much Josef! i knew it didn’t look as i remembered…explains it perfectly ๐Ÿ˜‰
    jim

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

    i thought the ecliptic was a path further south. does latitude have any effect? thanks josef!

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

    yes, it was nice. i’ve never noticed Mars (or any planet) so far off the ecliptic and wondered if there was a particular reason why? has it something to do with higher latitudes?

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago

    very nice Bob! thanks for sharing ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago

    yea, my situation has changed anyway so i won’t make it. i hope the wind dies down…

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago

    yes, cross our fingers for Saturday Jeff!

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago

    saturday would be better for me but let me know if you decide to go tonight.
    jim

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Laser collimating in the forum General Discussion 6 months, 2 weeks ago

    no, i just have the tools and not so good at collimating. next public event we have you could bring your telescope and someone could help you, particularly if Randy our prez is there.

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 6 months, 2 weeks ago

    wow, just got back in town and see we lost Dean Johnson! very sad news indeed. missed the meeting but if
    anyone brought up doing a StarBQ in his honor i’m in.
    jim

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Laser collimating in the forum General Discussion 6 months, 2 weeks ago

    the Orion Lasermate deluxe works well or the Howie Glatter if you want to spend the big bucks. i have both if you just need to borrow them? jim

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 7 months ago

    nice pics Bob! makes me want to buy a c8 like i’ve been thinking of ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 7 months, 2 weeks ago

    sorry, thought the saturday you were referring to was this saturday the 20th!

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 7 months, 2 weeks ago

    i could do saturday if weather permits.

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 8 months, 2 weeks ago

    good one Bob ๐Ÿ™‚

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 8 months, 3 weeks ago

    anyone have the durn passcode for the meeting?

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Eyepiece recommendations. in the forum General Discussion 9 months, 3 weeks ago

    panoptics are great eps. andromeda galaxy and m42 would look sweet in that!
    clear skies, jim

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    darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 10 months, 1 week ago

    i hope its good Sat night as Friday i’m always bushed from the work week. clear skies!
    james

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