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Member Tillibobs (Keith)

Last post by Altocumulus « Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:59 pm
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by Gordon » Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:16 pm

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I just received more sad news.

Longtime member Tillibobs (Keith) passed away Jan 31st / Feb 1st and was laid to rest on 22nd Feb.

Keith was...

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Another star in the heavens. RIP...

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Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:59 pm
Very sad news.

Last post by chris_g « Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:30 am
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by Gordon » Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:56 pm
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Long time member Makuser (Marshall) has past away.

He has been going through some recent (6 months) illness and as a result left our earth yesterday...

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Rest in peace Marshall.

I know you'll be missed.

Clear Skies,
Chris
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Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:30 am
ALL MEMBERS Please read....

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by Gordon » Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:35 pm

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Please take a moment to read this and take it to heart……

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We have made a few minor edits to our forum rules.

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Thanks
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(for the TSS TEAM)

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NEWS FLASH- 2 ton ERS2 Satellite crashing now

Last post by OzEclipse « Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:51 pm

by OzEclipse » Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:51 pm

The 2 ton ERS2 Satellite burn up is imminent.
Altitude as I write this at 21:48 UT on 21 Feb, Satellite is at 95km and dropping at about 10m every...

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Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:51 pm
MotoGP.

Last post by KingClinton « Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:31 am
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by KingClinton » Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:57 am
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Besides my astronomy passions I also love watching motorcycles go around in circles.
The MotoGP series season is so close to starting I can almost...

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Day 2 of the test at Losail international circuit in Qatar gets underway later today.
On day 1 we saw the usual suspects starting to get to the top...
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Last post by KingClinton
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:31 am
Power tools on steroids!

Last post by Nakedgun « Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:34 pm
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by KingClinton » Fri Feb 16, 2024 6:44 am

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If you like a decent power tool,you will love this!

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Clever boy!

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Last post by Nakedgun
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:34 pm
Under the Limelight..

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:58 am
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by StarHugger » Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:39 pm

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In my quest of tinkering simple ultra cheap colour and basic astronomy filters into filter stacks capable of isolating Calcium h, Sodium d and H-beta...

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That really brings the solar details out into the limelight!

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:58 am
Discovery of vast deposits of rare earths in Wyoming.

Last post by helicon « Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:08 pm
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by AntennaGuy » Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:00 am

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For those who may not have seen this news yet:

Ideally, this will make lots of electronics products, powerful magnets, etc., much less expensive....

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In general it's a good idea to avoid gold mining stocks where the primary asset is an unexplored deposit. Investors can be left holding the bag. Not...

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Last post by helicon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:08 pm
Happy Birthday Unitron48 (Dave)

Last post by John Baars « Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:47 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:48 am

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Happy Birthday Unitron48 (Dave)

:occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-birthday: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons:

All the...

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Congratulations on your birthday.
Have a nice day!

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:47 pm
Star crinoid stem fossil

Last post by RoelaMcD74 « Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:12 pm

by RoelaMcD74 » Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:12 pm

I worked in Snowflake, Az rebuilding a boiler system at a bio mass plant. During lunch I was standing in the parking lot and kicking around rocks, as...

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Last post by RoelaMcD74
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:12 pm
My meteorite

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:41 am
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by RoelaMcD74 » Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:27 am

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This is my ordinary chondrite. I found it while hiking in Columbia California between the natural Bridges caves. It's a really cool place that I...

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cool , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:41 am
Happy Birthday JTW

Last post by Unitron48 « Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:57 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:25 am

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Happy Birthday JTW

:occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-birthday: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons:

All the best for a great...

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Happy Birthday and best wishes for a great day!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:57 pm
Only in South Africa!

Last post by messier 111 « Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:16 pm
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by KingClinton » Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:09 am

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Normally it's the two legged upright animals that stop with cars and help 'unload' the cargo.
But this is way better, good on the elephants getting...

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love it .

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Last post by messier 111
Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:16 pm
Happy Birthday JayTee

Last post by messier 111 « Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:47 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:57 am

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Happy Birthday JayTee

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All the best for a...

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Happy Birthday JayTee .

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Last post by messier 111
Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:47 pm
Look what I found in my basement today...

Last post by Ylem « Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:09 am
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by Kilohertz » Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:20 am

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I kept these all these years, from the late 70's and into the 80's when I was first into astronomy.

Cool!

Cheers

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Very cool!

I always donated my mags to libraries or left them in doctor's offices for others to enjoy and still do.

But now I wish I hadn't :)

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Last post by Ylem
Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:09 am
Happy Birthday Parizer

Last post by Ylem « Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:06 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:18 am

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Happy Birthday Parizer

:occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-birthday: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons:

All the best for a...

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Happy Birthday Parizer 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁

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Last post by Ylem
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:06 pm
What is Zoozve?

Last post by Greenman « Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:36 am
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by KingClinton » Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:13 am

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I would not have given this a second thought. Probably would have put it down to a kids poster with fanciful drawings.
Now I know something new!

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As Ralph would say 'I'm learning!' Apologies to The Simpsons.

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Last post by Greenman
Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:36 am
Bad weather blues!

Last post by KingClinton « Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:29 am
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by KingClinton » Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:41 am

Ok, who bought extra expensive gear and initiated this mess! :lol:
Stay safe Californians!

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Last post by KingClinton
Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:29 am
Airline pilots report strange lights over Canadian prairie

Last post by gregl « Thu Feb 01, 2024 12:40 am
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by pakarinen » Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:55 pm

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Stumbled across this in my news aggregator. It's long, but an interesting listen. One pilot says they've been seeing these for months. Enjoy for...

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I'm reminded of the light that was seen floating over Pasadena, Calif., many years ago, and was reported as a UFO. It turns out that it was some Cal...

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Last post by gregl
Thu Feb 01, 2024 12:40 am
Hey, hey I'm back.

Last post by Greenman « Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:46 pm
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by Greenman » Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:36 pm

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Sorry for the long hiatus; I had some health issues. Now 32ibs lighter and exercising daily. Of course, the weather has not been very conducive...

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Thanks all for the welcome back; yes the weight loss was deliberate on my part and I'm feeling much better for it.
The Dwarf is interesting, but the...

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Last post by Greenman
Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:46 pm
Happy Birthday Lance

Last post by Ylem « Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:57 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:08 am

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Happy Birthday Lance

:occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-birthday: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons:

All the best for a...

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Happy Birthday Lance 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

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Last post by Ylem
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:57 pm
Just wondering.....

Last post by helicon « Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:27 pm
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by kt4hx » Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:00 pm

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How many play the online daily word games, such as Wordle, Quordle, Octordle, Connections, etc.? We do a few of them almost every day. I figure it is...

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I do challenging real world puzzles on occasion. Less the online games for now.

For example
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Last post by helicon
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:27 pm
ISS Movie

Last post by KathyNS « Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:59 pm
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by KathyNS » Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:30 am

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The premise of this film is that international relations between the US and Russia have deteriorated to the point of nuclear war. The US and Russian...

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Would they really start fighting given insane orders?

A symmetrical double mutiny would have been a much more interesting movie.

The fact that...

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Last post by KathyNS
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:59 pm
Not much of a surprise here

Last post by gregl « Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:11 am
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by kt4hx » Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:19 pm

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I was looking at my newsletter (email) from MalwareBytes (I am a lifetime subscriber) and the big article was about how Google continues to track you...

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I'm with Mark. I use a VPN and the Opera browser and I feel it works. Some 7 or 8 years ago before I started this I searched for a pair of shoes and...

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Last post by gregl
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:11 am
A tribute to my father

Last post by Thefatkitty « Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:34 am
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by Thefatkitty » Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:40 pm

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My earliest astronomy adventures were with my father. In 1971 our family went to Cavendish beach in Prince Edward Island. Little 6 year old me got...

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Not trying to ressurect this, but if you've never had a tat, this is what happens :D

First, you have your idea taken from paper and transferred to...

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Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:34 am
Happy Birthday Rickclark28 (Rick)

Last post by messier 111 « Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:30 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:49 am

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Happy Birthday rickclark28 (Rick)

:occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-birthday: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons:

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Happy Birthday .

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Last post by messier 111
Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:30 pm
Overall, are clear skies a thing of the past?

Last post by Richard « Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:33 pm
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by Nakedgun » Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:16 pm

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Are we wasting our money on this hobby?

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I generally don't have a issue with the sky in winter here in South Africa (johannesburg) is clear for like 4 months , what makes it nice that it...

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Last post by Richard
Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:33 pm
Any audio gurus or enthusiasts?

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:22 am
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by Lady Fraktor » Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:36 pm
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I need some tips/ advice for choosing a good set of loudspeakers.
I would prefer passive loudspeakers over active.
The main use will be at low to...

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pakarinen
Have you ever considered a DAC?
They definitely improve the sound quality from phone/ computer.
Here is a example. We have a lot of Astell...
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Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:22 am

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