Happy Birthday The Sky Searchers Astronomy Forum!
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The friendliest, most engaging and inclusive astronomy forum is five years old today!
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an incomparable place to be , thanks to its team and its members.
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Thanks very much to all the Admins and Moderators who make this a great place to be!
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May we have many more!
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Thanks to all of you that made it happen and keep it going
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Happy Birthday to TSS!!!
Over the last five years we have continually grown, and we have been able to keep our promise to provide a safe and friendly forum for amateur astronomers.
We would like to take a moment to thank all of our members, who have helped us achieve this goal. We look forward to many years to come!
Also, thanks to all of the
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Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.
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It's definitely the most friendly place on the web, thanks to all of us, with special thanks to admin and mods!
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Happy Birthday !
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See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
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Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen
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