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POPULAR AND FUN OFF TOPIC THREADS

Last post by Bigzmey « Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:58 pm

by Bigzmey » Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:58 pm

Clean, fun jokes... the tradition continues

The Great Photography Thread - REVIVED!

What have you been up to lately?

Quote of the day,...

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Welcome to the Articles and Reviews forum! (PLEASE READ)

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by Gordon » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:24 pm

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TSS now has an area for members to post Articles and Reviews.

NOTE: DO NOT POST REVIEW or ARTICLES in this forum section!

There are a few...

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We have had a few instances of new topics being created in the Articles and Reviews forum without prior approval by the TSS team. Those topics have...

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As a helpful reminder, we have several different board styles which are selectable in the Board Preferences tab in your user control panel. Some of...

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Beginner's Forum Must Reads!

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The links below contain threads that are considered 'stickies'.
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NEW MEMBERS: Welcome to TSS.com!

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by Gordon » Mon May 06, 2019 7:59 pm

We are the 'new kids on the block' and hope you will find your astronomy home here! We think you will find an extremely knowledgeable and friendly...

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Happy Birthday Gmetric

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by TSS TEAM » Sun May 05, 2024 11:50 pm

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Happy Birthday Arry Gmetric

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Thank you all for the birthday wishes, much appreciated. :icon-smile:

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The Music Thread 2024

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Here is something written and sung by the late great George Harrison
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Clean, fun jokes... the tradition continues

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I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. — Hunter S. Thompson

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There are idiots everywhere

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by Lady Fraktor » Thu May 16, 2024 7:55 pm

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Strangely when I was a child I used to use a yellow crayon to show the sun... does that mean it has changed colour more than once? :lol:

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Blue skies and yellow sun equals green grass. Nature is fairly conservative with such things. :)

Pour cream into your coffee and watch the clouds of...

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Re: quotes of the day, mostly related to astronomy.

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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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No one knows the diversity in the world, not even to the nearest order of magnitude. … We don’t know for sure how many species there are, where they...
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Observe Planets on a sunny day with a Telescope?

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by Flyhigh7 » Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:40 pm

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I have a 9.25 Celestron Telescope and I'm wondering if it is possible to see the planets on a clear bright sunny day if the planets are not close to...

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Just an update from my earlier post. I was in the Flinders Ranges in outback South Australia a couple of weeks back on our astronomy camp, and one...

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Astro TUFF TRUK Ltd. Telescope Transport Systems

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by Astro TUFF TRUK Ltd. » Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:09 pm

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Hello everyone, the Astro TUFF TRUK team here. We left a brief insight into our business in the introduction section however we wanted to showcase...

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very pretty, very well thought out too.
I love the fluorescent additions.

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Happy Birthday johnyjf

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by Graeme1858 » Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:48 am

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Happy Birthday johnyjf

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Happy Birthday !

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Happy Birthday StarHugger

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by Graeme1858 » Mon May 13, 2024 1:38 pm

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Happy Birthday Aaron StarHugger

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A fine looking set of rigs!

Thanks Graeme !

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My wife of nearly 30 years graduated today!

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by AstroBee » Sat May 11, 2024 11:15 pm

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I'm so proud of her. Just thought I'd share that with my friends here on TSS.
She received her Bachelor's degree in Anthropology.

That's her just...

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Awesome Acomplishment, Congradulations !

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Thu May 16, 2024 7:39 am
"what is a fact" course for STEM students.

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu May 16, 2024 6:55 am
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by Chich » Thu May 09, 2024 4:42 pm

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A short article from The Conversation on a class for STEM students on what a 'fact' is. This needs to be more wide spread and not just for STEM. In...

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Good article.

I'm not in the least bit surprised to discover that lawyers have no morality training! Or Estate Agents!

Graeme

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Thu May 16, 2024 6:55 am
the new addition to the family.

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by messier 111 » Sun May 12, 2024 12:46 am

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I present to you Luna, the new addition to the family.
It's a little girl, a Goldendoodle.to the right .
Her name is Luna, don’t ask yourself why....

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Nice addition Jean-Yves !

Cute indeed !

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Wed May 15, 2024 1:45 pm
Ohio Star Party/Outreach

Last post by Mike Q « Wed May 15, 2024 8:41 am
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by Mike Q » Thu Jul 06, 2023 12:46 am

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Ok we all know that Ohio is one of the cloudiest States in the US but we have to come up with a time and place to have a real Star Party. Anybody...

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Anyone still trying to organize an Ohio Star Party? A friend of mine has a dark sky spot down by the Ohio River with a 36” telescope who would be...

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Wed May 15, 2024 8:41 am
SCOPE TRANSPORTS...aka Buggy

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by Stevegeo » Sat Feb 25, 2023 3:05 pm

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Hi everyone. Some of you may know me. Im Steve from NY and i BUILD SCOPE TRANSPORTS.. aka BUGGIES. Im well known on another site , but advertizing...

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sorry i didnt get back I have been very busy buidning buggies of all types, dobs, tripods and piers.. tons of each.
if youre interested in one, I...

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Happy Birthday Alan!

Last post by Bigzmey « Sun May 12, 2024 6:58 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu May 09, 2024 12:45 pm

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Happy Birthday Alan kt4hx

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Thanks for all you...

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Happy Birthday Alan, my friend! May you see many many more galaxies! 🎂🎁🎉🍺

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sun May 12, 2024 6:58 pm
Which Messier object is visible tonight?

Last post by hsassenburg « Sun May 12, 2024 6:23 pm

by hsassenburg » Sun May 12, 2024 6:23 pm

It often happens to me that I am puzzling out with for instance Stellarium when certain Messier objects are visible.

That's why I decided to build a...

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Sun May 12, 2024 6:23 pm
What have you been up to lately?

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Went to work Wednesday afternoon (I work a 3pm-midnight shift normally.) and felt fine when I got there. By the end of my shift I was feeling a...

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Watching the great show being put on by the Aurora Borealis tonight

I'm just a bit too far south to see it.

Glad to hear you got the chance!
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Happy Birthday Arsene37

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by TSS TEAM » Wed May 08, 2024 5:49 am

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Happy Birthday Arsene37

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Many thanks to all of you, for your kind wishes !
Arsène

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Fri May 10, 2024 5:44 am
Nuclear Fusion Reactor Record

Last post by AntennaGuy « Thu May 09, 2024 2:13 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:40 pm

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Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds

Graeme

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And here's another fusion-energy run-duration-related story:

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Thu May 09, 2024 2:13 am
Happy Birthday StarBru

Last post by Unitron48 « Wed May 08, 2024 10:12 pm
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by TSS TEAM » Wed May 08, 2024 4:24 pm

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Happy Birthday StarBru

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Happy Birthday and best wishes for a great day!!

Dave

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