My homemade telescope...

Torplexed · 10-26-09, 07:53 PM

Nice instrument there Steamwake. I imagine you can capture some faint deep sky objects like galaxies and such with that when you set up somewhere rural.

I have an 8" Celestron, but it mostly lives in storage these days.

SteamWake · 10-27-09, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Nice instrument there Steamwake. I imagine you can capture some faint deep sky objects like galaxies and such with that when you set up somewhere rural.

I have an 8" Celestron, but it mostly lives in storage these days.

Actually some deep sky objects are visible from my back yard Orion nebula is an easy one M31 aka andromida can be seen as a faint smudge but thats another easy one. A few clusters and such under the right conditions.

But I sure know how to bring the clouds and rain

works better than washing the car !.

Platapus · 10-28-09, 06:56 PM

All that work just to peek in your cute neighbour's window when she is changing clothes???

SteamWake · 10-28-09, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

All that work just to peek in your cute neighbour's window when she is changing clothes???

Dont need a telescope for that. Binoculars work just fine

Torplexed · 10-28-09, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Dont need a telescope for that. Binoculars work just fine

Really? I always tried to encourage cute gals to crawl right in.

Castout · 10-29-09, 05:38 AM

You mean crawling into your arms?

The night is dark and cold, the stars are twinkling romantically and you just impressed her with your wits on astronomy. Suddenly in that twilight hey suddenly she thought you're not so bad after all and you capitalized on that

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antikristuseke · 10-29-09, 06:01 AM

I wonder if that would let me look in through my girlfriends window, 25 km away from the top of my house. The curvature of the earth should will probably get in the way though, hmmm

SteamWake · 10-29-09, 10:01 AM

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Really? I always tried to encourage cute gals to crawl right in.

Man you have a much better dew shield than I do. Where can I get one? Is it warming?

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,393 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	All that work just to peek in your cute neighbour's window when she is changing clothes??? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	You mean crawling into your arms? The night is dark and cold, the stars are twinkling romantically and you just impressed her with your wits on astronomy. Suddenly in that twilight hey suddenly she thought you're not so bad after all and you capitalized on that . __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

10-26-09, 07:53 PM	#1
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Nice instrument there Steamwake. I imagine you can capture some faint deep sky objects like galaxies and such with that when you set up somewhere rural. I have an 8" Celestron, but it mostly lives in storage these days.

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antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I wonder if that would let me look in through my girlfriends window, 25 km away from the top of my house. The curvature of the earth should will probably get in the way though, hmmm