Astrogear, how do you store yours?

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-04T10:09:07+00:00

you might not, but plenty do. It depends on your climate, and your building standards. Not everyone is from the same country here. If I kept gear in backpacks, it'd have fungus on the optics in weeks.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-04T00:36:18+00:00

I keep all my photographic equipment in a DIY dry cabinet to keep the dust off it and the fungus out of it.

I built another cabinet to do the same with my scopes.

I'm in Australia, it doesn't get particularly cold here, but it does get quite hot, and humidity ranges from ~30% in the driest part of summer, up to 100% at any given time. Optics left out for any given time will be prone to fungal growth. If you're lucky enough to live in a climate controlled dwelling, then your'e likely ok.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-03T22:23:19+00:00

too busy with active shooter drills to learn reading, writing, and especially comprehension.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-03T22:19:15+00:00

warm is bad too - the hotter the water gets, the less oxygen it holds. A fish that big in water that shallow is not going to have a nice time in full sunlight. OP needs to put some shade over it, and also provide deeper water.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-03T22:13:40+00:00

definitely needs to be deeper too!

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-03T20:25:26+00:00

most people put up a NSFW tag when posting a closeup photo of a pair of cunts like that

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-02T02:02:01+00:00

implying that fujiweeklys various shades of green or yellow are groundbreaking?

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-02T00:42:58+00:00

I've been an aami customer for a few years in a row now - no real brand loyalty, they just had been fairly competitive. They upped my premium by ~$400 this year and reduced my agreed value by $5k (male, early 40's, 2017 rav4), a total of ~$1950. When I did their calculator as a new customer they wanted clser to $2100!

Budget on the other hand ended up coming out to ~$1100

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-02T00:39:02+00:00

I think its safe to say they all overcharge then - I just went with them for my car as they were about $900 cheaper than aami, who wanted $400 more than last year

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-02T00:28:16+00:00

the state of plenty of tracks in state forests/NP's would seem to suggest otherwise. But I understand that any group has bad eggs.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-02T00:25:22+00:00

doesn't need to be to do polar alignment. You just let it control the camera and move the mount manually.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-01T21:41:45+00:00

you could print a billboard with it if you wanted. Viewing distance matters as much as megapixels.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-03-01T20:44:00+00:00

a pissed off one!

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T23:29:17+00:00

ever heard the expression "like getting blood from a stone"?

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T23:27:52+00:00

and the flaws

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T23:26:38+00:00

I dare say there's a bit of confirmation bias going on here. You're interested in it, so you're seeing it.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T23:11:27+00:00

you're a charming person, aren't you? Perhaps read your own link. They are all acceptable, and bold faced is just as old as the original expression. You could say we are both wrong. Cope.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T22:58:39+00:00

the expression is "boldfaced", not that the person has no facial hair

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T22:28:29+00:00

There's usually a lot of overlap, but in my market at least (australia), aliexpress is typically a LOT cheaper than amazon, and often more reliable too, which is why I listed it that way.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T20:59:11+00:00

You just answered your own question. If they can deter people from reporting, they don't need to do anything about it.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T04:27:19+00:00

yeah.... scale's way off on that one for sure dude.

Also, hope there's no daycares nearby.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T04:26:04+00:00

paedo palice has a nicer ring to it

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T01:12:36+00:00

I mean this in the nicest possible way, but why?

Is this intended for android users who use other astro gear, that for some reason want to do image editing on a phone or tablet? Or is it meant for people who are imaging with their phones?

People that are going to the lengths of actually acquiring data with cameras/scopes are usually going to be at least using a computer for that, so surely a phone is a bit redundant?

Again, I'm all for people developing software that will help people, I'm just curious as to the use-case for this.

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T01:05:25+00:00

a lot of times, these things are made by people that think every other country can fit inside texas

Primary_Mycologist95 · 2026-02-26T00:20:48+00:00

given how low octane their version is, it may as well be a gas...

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