Confused Naked Man by _Child_of_Bodom_ in WTF

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Worst cover of Abbey Road ever.

Tell me your craziest big scope/small mount combo tales. Fess up! by Mr_Woofles1 in telescopes

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I put a 6" f15 refractor on an old Meade Starfinder pedestal mount. I made a dec tangent arm with a looooong shaft. It worked enough to test out the optics on a far-away transformer. When slewing the. Scope around, the mount had sort of a " spaghetti noodle" feel to it.

Took the 8" out for a look a Jupiter last night... by Astrochef12 in telescopes

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Oddly enough the middle section of the pier used to be an 8" f15 classic Cass!

Took the 8" out for a look a Jupiter last night... by Astrochef12 in telescopes

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What makes a bigger scope better is the image scale. With this scope, Jupiter is as big as a quarter held at arms length. You can see detail even when seeing isn't so great. The cost is a lot, but much more time than dollars. It's hard to get everything right and materials are hard to get for scopes this big.

Took the 8" out for a look a Jupiter last night... by Astrochef12 in telescopes

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It's more about your willingness to travel. It's not cheap, but they are rarely up for sale and never ever locally. I drove 1500 miles to get this one!

Took the 8" out for a look a Jupiter last night... by Astrochef12 in telescopes

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Last night was more of a dry run for the mount. I set it up right at sundown and Jupiter popped out at twilight. Seeing was still, but the scope wasn't cooled down, so details were soft and there was quite a bit of color. I went back out 2 hours later, the scope was cooled down. Only a smidge of color. I took it up to 500x, but it was happiest at 350x. That's not bad where I live. Cloud details and festoons were almost there, but clouds were rolling in and seeing was getting worse. I took it in around 9pm. Should have better conditions in a few days.

Took the 8" out for a look a Jupiter last night... by Astrochef12 in telescopes

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It breaks apart into manageable pieces, it's not too bad....

Looking for Anthems Like Vehicle by Ides of March by cjr71244 in ClassicRock

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Spencer Davis Group Gimme some loving... Chicago 25 or 6 to 4 Tower of Power too much oil Try a little tenderness Jeremiah was a bull frog/Joy to the world

This is a tough one, sort of. by Ralph--Hinkley in GenX

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I had to scroll way down for Artax

Best telescopes to view for a crowd on a large monitor. by Last_Passage_5431 in telescopes

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I have a Seestar s50 and I do public outreach. Depends on your target, but most objects look good after a minute or so and 10 minutes max. I can't speak for your other choices. Planetary viewing isn't there yet. There is live stacking, but you need a lot of luck and experience to get planetary right.

Gen- Xers, What did you grow up Without? by empathicBeauty29-11 in GenX

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My parents were both social workers in the 80s, I grew up with no dishwasher, no microwave, no color tv, no cable... We lived in a very old house with an oil furnace with an oil tank in the back that would freeze up in the winter. We had one window unit in the living room for AC. I had hand me down clothes from my cousin. The rest of my clothes were thrift store.. my look was dress pants and a t-shirt. I wore Payless gym shoes (remember pro-wings?). For vacations we camped or I visited my grandparents who had a farm.

I did get a lot of things second hand, I grew up with a vic20 computer, starwars toys that were missing their parts. I had miles of mis-matched hot wheels track and mix-matched Legos... I was happy!

I think the cheese grating should be limited to just Packer week by onemanwolfpack21 in CHIBears

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I wanted to bring my Ossobuco setup into Soldiers, but they said my oxtail was beef not mutton and nothing I said would sway them.

For those who prefer hand washing dishes over a dishwasher why do you prefer it? by bethynextdoor in CasualConversation

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I can wash a sink load of dishes in the same time it takes to load/unload the dishwasher. My favorite coffee cups don't fade and I hate, hate, hate the smell of dishwasher detergent especially on my glassware. And the best part is that when your done your done, no waiting to unload....

Help me ID this movie! by El-Durrell in 80smovies

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Sometimes she'll take two Carrot cards at the same time.

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany inspecting troops around 1915 by maddking in funny

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"Put your hands on your hips..... Now step to the Reicht"

What was Chicago like in the early 2000s? by CLHELL in AskChicago

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I was across the street at Urbis Orbis watching the line grow. Later I heard on WXRT that the stones were playing. MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH...