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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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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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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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Where have all the visual astronomers gone

Last post by SparWeb « Tue May 21, 2024 5:19 am
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by Mike Q » Mon May 20, 2024 9:31 am

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So i have noticed what seems to be a disturbing trend, a distinct lack of pure visual astronomers. It seems that AP now dominates this hobby, as...

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If I were counting, I'd have to say I'm primarily a visual observer - with my Mark-1 eyeballs.
I still have very good night-vision, even pushing 50...

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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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I accidentally locked my coat hangar in the car.
Its a good thing I had my keys.
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bees day .

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by messier 111 » Tue May 21, 2024 1:16 am

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this is for greg { astrobee } :icon-smile:

sorry i am late on this .

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We have celebrated the bee day in a full force. :D

Last week a bee swarm has decided to settle in our chicken coop. That's what they have managed to...

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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.
Barbara Sher

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Science only means knowledge; and for ancients it did only mean knowledge. Thus the favorite science of the Greeks was Astronomy, because it was as...
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" strange errors

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by carastro » Mon May 20, 2024 3:53 pm

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1. While I was away at camp, I loggged in to TSS on my phone but every time I tried ot post anything, it kept asking me to login - but I was already...

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I have used the phine in the forum lots of times before without problem. Wasn’t asked about cookies on these occasions.

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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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Before social media, morons like that didn't have an audience aside from visitors to their basement clubhouses.

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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.

Thank you for the kind words Messier :clap:

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Happy Birthday AstroShed

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by TSS TEAM » Sun May 19, 2024 7:01 am

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Happy Birthday AstroShed

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

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Happy Birthday, AS!
Here's hoping for many more to come!
:occasion-birthday: :happy-wavemulticolor: :occasion-birthday:

smp

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Happy Birthday Gmetric

Last post by Gmetric « Fri May 17, 2024 9:48 am
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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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We are 5 days into the new year and hopefully everyone is well.
Here is something written and sung by the late great George Harrison
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Observe Planets on a sunny day with a Telescope?

Last post by DeanD « Fri May 17, 2024 12:43 am
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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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Fri May 17, 2024 12:43 am
Happy Birthday johnyjf

Last post by StarHugger « Thu May 16, 2024 8:24 pm
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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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Thu May 16, 2024 8:24 pm
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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Last post by StarHugger
Thu May 16, 2024 7:40 am
My wife of nearly 30 years graduated today!

Last post by StarHugger « Thu May 16, 2024 7:39 am
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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.

Last post by StarHugger « Wed May 15, 2024 1:45 pm
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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

Last post by Stevegeo « Mon May 13, 2024 10:46 pm
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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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Mon May 13, 2024 10:46 pm
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

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

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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