Ugh. My sympathies, both to her and to you.Took the dog to the vet for a biopsy. She probably has Discoid Lupus Erythematosus .. She is a collie mix, so it's likely. Poor thing, all groggy.. She also had a skin-tag removed from her eyelid too.
Ugh. My sympathies, both to her and to you.Took the dog to the vet for a biopsy. She probably has Discoid Lupus Erythematosus .. She is a collie mix, so it's likely. Poor thing, all groggy.. She also had a skin-tag removed from her eyelid too.
Went down to Jim Mitchell (originator of the Thunderflame propellant course) to install a hitch on the back of my RAV4. Jim is "Cast Iron Welding" in TN, about 40 minutes south of me. Two people made the work go much faster and funner, and Jim has a nice torque wrench, which I do not.
And why? I have some Box Elder trees near my observatory and they grow like weeds. I have to cut them every 3 years otherwise I loose my view south to the horizon.I took the polesaw and some reflective triangles down to the road and cut up three trees for the third time in as many years.
I hate moving!Packed some stuff and threw a bunch of stuff away I don't want to move with us.
Given my suburban location, I have a swath of sky running north and south between the trees. Probably an arc of 45 degrees east to west.And why? I have some Box Elder trees near my observatory and they grow like weeds. I have to cut them every 3 years otherwise I loose my view south to the horizon.
Another amateur astronomer! Cool. I live on an old dairy farm and from my observatories I have a great view to the east & north. West is trees and to the south there are some trees farther away and a long shot to the SW. Those two white rectangles on the mid east side of my property are my observatories.Given my suburban location, I have a swath of sky running north and south between the trees. Probably an arc of 45 degrees east to west.
I’m about 90 minutes away from a dark sky location near the Donner Pass where our astronomical society has its observatory.
Big glass for the win.
Nothing so grand as all that, the vines on the trees make it difficult to see the maniacs going 20 over as they whiz by my driveway.And why? I have some Box Elder trees near my observatory and they grow like weeds. I have to cut them every 3 years otherwise I loose my view south to the horizon.
Yep.Another amateur astronomer! Cool. I live on an old dairy farm and from my observatories I have a great view to the east & north. West is trees and to the south there are some trees farther away and a long shot to the SW. Those two white rectangles on the mid east side of my property are my observatories.
The largest scope I have currently is a 12.5" F5 Newtonian on a GEM with servo drives. I'm making a thin 18" F4.7 mirror and I'm going to put it into a truss tube Newtonian Dob mount mostly made out of CF composites to keep the weight down. A buddy of mine who used to be a CPU health programmer for Cray and I have built some equatorial platforms, and my friend has used an Arduino & several peripherals to run the stepper motor at at sideral, solar, & lunar rates. I think he's thinking about adding an ISS mode. And you will be able to run it from a smartphone via Bluetooth. I'm the member of the team that designs & builds the platform. Requires woodworking, metal working, and lathe & milling machine work.
Will do.Yep.
Been gazing at the stars since my early teens when I received a small {mostly a toy) reflector. Built a 6" f/8 reflector in my early 20's (pushed glass, pipe thread EQ mount, open tube before they were cool) inspired by the Sam Brown (Edmund Scientific) book. It was stolen from the roof of my apartment. Knew John Dobson when I lived in SF and visited their garage workshop near Golden Gate Park a few blocks away on several occasions. A few years later I assembled a 6" f/5 reflector from commercial parts (Coulter optics, etc) which I still have but never use anymore. As things turned out, I worked across the street from Vic Maris of Stellarvue fame before he went full-time astronomy and own two of his refractors (80mm f/8 and 102mm f/11 - not quite an Apo) which I use on a heavy duty Meade tripod and EQ mount with Televue eyepieces. As I have aged, my eyesight is no longer what it was when I started this hobby so I'm looking into Mellencam gear.
I have been a member on and off of the local astro society since 1977. Several of local rocket club members belong to the society as well. Guess we are all interested in celestial matters having grown up in the early days of the space race. I was in the 4th grade when the first satellite was lofted. A number of TRF members tell the same tale.
Your current project sounds very impressive. Someday when it's "presentably complete" (these things are never actually finished, right?), please post a photo of your light bucket.
Which ones did you get? Please let us know if you like them.Running wires in the house for some security cameras. Finally got around to getting a decent set of cameras (4k resolution) and NVR. Can also view them on mobile phone.
Damn, man! Cider, spirits, and ice cream? What's next?Black raspberries are ripening... into ice cream.
probably alcoholic ice cream.....Damn, man! Cider, spirits, and ice cream? What's next?
Nothing better than a bowl of good vanilla ice cream with a good Irish cream on it.probably alcoholic ice cream.....
Black raspberries are ripening... into ice cream.
There was, in fact, raspberry brandy in the ice cream.probably alcoholic ice cream.....
Reolink 8channel NVR with four cameras (4K Ultra HD 8MP, 3840 x 2160): https://reolink.com/product/rlk8-800b4/Which ones did you get? Please let us know if you like them.
That looks, and probably tastes seriously good .There was, in fact, raspberry brandy in the ice cream.
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