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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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Requesting Or Giving Tips And Tricks

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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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by Gordon » Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:34 pm

The links below contain threads that are considered 'stickies'.
They contain valuable information for beginners. Please feel free to post comments to...

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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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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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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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I wish the lecturers to treat their subject as a strictly natural science, the greatest of all possible sciences, indeed, in one sense, the only...
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? Microbes Found Alive Sealed in Rock For 2 Billion Years ?

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by AntennaGuy » Wed Oct 09, 2024 12:16 am

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I find this science story interesting, but also a bit difficult to believe:
Microbes Found Alive Sealed in Rock For 2 Billion Years

Ok: Do any of...

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It was only a matter of time 😄

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Wed Oct 09, 2024 7:10 pm
Yet another looming chip shortage?

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by Nakedgun » Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:01 pm

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I heard about that particular type of quartz found in the North Carolina mountains. The wings of a butterfly may indeed cause an impact on the other...

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Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:52 pm
Optolong L-Pro vs NDAS NBZ II Filter

Last post by Graeme1858 « Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:04 pm
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by Flyhigh7 » Tue Oct 08, 2024 10:03 pm

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These filters both work well as Nebula filters but the NBZ II is a more restrictive Dual Band Filter passing ionized HII and OIII emissions and does...

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Looks like NBZ II does a great job.

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Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:04 pm
How can I mount a guider to a DSLR setup?

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by rodrigopolo » Sat Oct 05, 2024 6:21 am

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Hi, I bough a guider with its guidescope, but I'm unable to find a good way to attach it to my DSLR/Mirrorless setup, yes, I know this is made for...

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That looks well machined.

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The Great Photography Thread - REVIVED!

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I wanted to try to start this old thread here.
This thread was a cool place to see photos (other than AP) by the forum members.

Iphone pano from a...

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I placed this post in the reflectors area originally as a digression about the Australian habit of warning people about drop bears in the bush. I...
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Last post by DeanD
Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:42 am
The Celestron Origin Telescope is pretty amazing

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Oct 09, 2024 12:24 am
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by Flyhigh7 » Sat Sep 28, 2024 1:58 pm

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I bought one about a month ago because my Celestron Evolution 9.25 Telescope can't see much through my Bortle 8 - 9 Polluted Skies but this Celestron...

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Nice capture, Nick!

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Wed Oct 09, 2024 12:24 am
Happy Birthday Big_Eight!!!

Last post by smp « Tue Oct 08, 2024 4:28 pm
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by helicon » Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:21 pm

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Happy Birthday Big_Eight !

And many more trips around 'Ol Sol!

From the TSS Team.

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

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Tue Oct 08, 2024 4:28 pm
Intro

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by Jeff.Stevens » Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:54 pm

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Hi, I’m Jeff, an amateur astronomer from the UK, just outside of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, England.

My own interest in observational astronomy...

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Welcome to the forum.

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Celestron 5Se and Sky Portal

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by davidgray » Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:21 am

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Hi all,

I have been given a Celestron 5se telescope with a StarSense digital alignment camera(?) by a family member who basically just gave up. I...

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As to the battery, I use an 18AH battery that I think may be for wheelchairs or similar small uses. I've never run it down during a session. A good...

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Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:58 am
Happy Birthday Dragonsfire!!! (Neil)

Last post by Gordon « Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:25 pm
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by helicon » Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:53 pm

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Happy Birthday Dragonsfire Neil!

And many more trips around 'Ol Sol!

From your friends on the TSS Forums!

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Best Wishes!!

:occasion-cake: :occasion-birthdaymulticolor: :occasion-cake:

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Last post by Gordon
Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:25 pm
Ohio Star Party/Outreach

Last post by Mike Q « Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:07 pm
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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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Sounds like a great outreach event Mike! And running around, operating scopes etc. instead of enjoying time at the EP sounds familiar. :lol:

This...
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Last post by Mike Q
Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:07 pm
Hostility toward extraterrestrials

Last post by AntennaGuy « Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:29 pm

by AntennaGuy » Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:29 pm

Here's an unusual (ahem) take about communication with extraterrestrials. In my opinion, just one of the odd things about this story is that it is...

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Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:29 pm
Hi from Vermont

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by dpselinger » Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:29 pm

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Hi, another retired engineer here!

A little background story: I got bitten by rich field sweeping of the Milky Way. The moment I saw a binocular...

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Welcome to TSS Dave

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Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:33 am
nPAE 2024 Southern Hemisphere Winners

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by nPAE » Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:30 am

The big reveal is here! The winners of the nPAE 2024 Southern Hemisphere contest are hereby crowned:

* Click photos to see the full size *

First...

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Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:30 am
Just joined...

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:13 am
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by Chaos54 » Wed Oct 02, 2024 3:44 pm

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Greetings to all from Southern Illinois,
Got back into astronomy, with focus on astrophotography in 2022 after a somewhat lengthy absence.
Joined a...

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Welcome to the Forum Charles.

We look forward to seeing your work.

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:13 am
Hello Old Friends

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sun Oct 06, 2024 12:42 am
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by prowler75 » Sat Sep 21, 2024 10:05 pm

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Hi everyone!

Haven’t been very active in the hobby recently. All the usual life interruptions and the clouds conspired against me on the few...

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We always find our way back :D

Mark is onto something.. :)

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sun Oct 06, 2024 12:42 am
When we said any colour for your trolley ..... :P

Last post by Astro-Nutz « Sat Oct 05, 2024 6:58 pm

by Astro-Nutz » Sat Oct 05, 2024 6:58 pm

Well there is an old saying that the customer is always right 😉 lets hope so with this colour option.

At ATT Ltd we strive to make sure our...

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Sat Oct 05, 2024 6:58 pm
TSS Monthly DSO Challenge – Octorber 2024

Last post by prowler75 « Sat Oct 05, 2024 3:11 pm
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by kt4hx » Wed Oct 02, 2024 2:01 pm

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The latest edition of the DSO challenge is up and running for your reading and observing/imaging enjoyment.

Just follow the link below, and I do...

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Great list of targets! Thank you for the wonderful information you provide on them as well! Great job Alan!

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