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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:10 AM
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As an astronomer, I enjoy probing Uranus.
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1998/35/

Uranus is large, round and full of noxious gasses. Still, probing it takes a big instrument due to its distant location. In the past I was limited to an 8" instument (f/6 Dobsonian reflector) but it was not sufficient to penetrate all that space. This year I have upgraded to a 12.5" instrument (f/5) to have sufficient power to get a good look at this hidden globe.
http://www.discovery-telescopes.com/discovery/td.html
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:10 AM
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1. Your's is only 12.5"?
Edited on Tue Aug-01-06 10:11 AM by Fox Mulder
Pfft. Mine is 16". :evilgrin:

:silly:
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:12 AM
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2. It must have a big tube.
:dilemma:
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:12 AM
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3. It is long and hard...
the tube...

on the telescope...
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:13 AM
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4. Must be difficult to mount.
What with all that weight.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:14 AM
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5. 16 inches isn't too big?
It seems like it would be a little... unwieldy.
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:18 AM
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8. Heh...
you're telling me...
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:20 AM
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9. I think I saw a picture of it on the internet.
http://www.opticsplanet.net/meade-starfinder16-telescope.html
:blush:
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:24 AM
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10. Not even close...
http://www.meade.com/lx200gps/index.html
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:27 AM
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11. Holy crap! $11,000!!
Well, as long as it's portable, I suppose.
:wow:
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:14 AM
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6. Is that where Klingons originated?
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:15 AM
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7. The Klingons near Uranus have been wiped out. nm
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 10:28 AM
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12. Locking
This must have set a record for the number of double entrendres in a post.

Sex talk
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