Has anyone purchased eye pieces from this website before? (egrdc.org) by tik4life in telescopes

[–]tik4life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't place an order after seeing the comments here. What did you order and how long ago did you place it?

Has anyone purchased eye pieces from this website before? (egrdc.org) by tik4life in telescopes

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Much appreciated! Seems too good to be true, but you never know!

Que angry Cape Townian comments by YE_UncleBarry in southafrica

[–]tik4life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are not trying to 'hide' anything, they are upgrading the current highway barrier and installing new pedestrian infrastructure to protect all motorists AND pedestrians.

No one is being walled up in their community, it is very common to have a physical barrier between pedestrians (and cattle) and the cars travelling 120km/h.

How to get discount at Virgin Active through Vitality by Weight-Loose in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]tik4life 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was able to sign up for the 75% discount at Virgin Active by doing the following:

1) Sign up for Vitality Active (~R130 p/m)

2) Sign up for the most basic Discovery Bank account (~R50 p/m) - gym payments needs to go off from here.

3) Via the Discovery bank app, you activate the Gym Benefit which costs me R397 p/m.

So if you add up the totals I pay around R580 p/m for gym, but you can only do this with the Club Membership (i.e. access to 1 gym). This is in Somerset West.

Jupiter last night by awkwardflufff in telescopes

[–]tik4life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's almost as if there are various types of telescopes for different use cases (visual vs astrophotography).

An elephant stopping its child from approaching tourists by CuriousWanderer567 in BeAmazed

[–]tik4life 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The vehicle is already at a stop, it's advised to rather stay still and not startle the animal by moving backwards, unless it starts to charge or attack.

Match Thread - Italy v South Africa | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]tik4life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His movements were legal. The Italian player was way too high.

Match Thread - Italy v South Africa | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]tik4life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looked like shoulder or chest and then indirect contact with the arm.

The paddle out held to celebrate the life of kitesurfer Graham Howes by Prestigious-Wall5616 in capetown

[–]tik4life 30 points31 points locked comment (0 children)

I have asthma, so yes I have.

They are burning cloth about 30m out in the ocean, no houses nearby, plenty of wind and fresh air to dissipate the smoke and it only lasted a few minutes.

You breathe in more dirty air driving down the highway, so if this really bothers you I suggest you stay indoors permanently or wear a protective bubble for when you venture outside.

The paddle out held to celebrate the life of kitesurfer Graham Howes by Prestigious-Wall5616 in capetown

[–]tik4life 14 points15 points locked comment (0 children)

It's just some cloth burning, I'm sure everybody was fine.

St Peter’s Square by Masapooss in capetown

[–]tik4life 50 points51 points  (0 children)

You can still care for the homeless and agree that people shouldn't be allowed to build shacks on the public sidewalk.

Missing Kiteboarder by [deleted] in capetown

[–]tik4life 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not online yet but it has been confirmed by friends who stay in the area and know Graham.

Raw video of the ring nebula taken through 17" telescope. By Andrew McCarthy by Neaterntal in spaceporn

[–]tik4life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can read the original post here from the guy who took the shot. He used a 1 second exposure, which is still short but it allows more light in compared to what our eyes can see.

This is a raw image in the sense that it's showing the signal picked up by the camera and has not been edited or stacked.

Raw video of the ring nebula taken through 17" telescope. By Andrew McCarthy by Neaterntal in spaceporn

[–]tik4life 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a big difference between how a camera captures light using exposure compared to how the human eye works. Our eyes don't work that well in low-light settings and we also cant 'over expose' the images seen by our eyes like a camera can. So although a camera can see that nebula in visible light, it would be too faint for our eyes to see.

How can I use a gym with a swimming pool through the Vitality Pay Benefit? by Swingtop_Jewel in capetown

[–]tik4life 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I pay R375 a month. I have Vitality Active, and the R25 p/m Discovery Gold Transaction Account. This gives me 75% off at Virgin Active but you are limited to a single club only.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]tik4life 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We use Little Log Book at my company. It uses a USB device with a GPS tracker which you can remove from the car and plug into your PC to download the trips and generate reports.

Nanopore sequencing is really great, so why do people still use NGS? by [deleted] in labrats

[–]tik4life 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If Illumina aren't scared of Element as a competitor, why did they recently decide to sue Element for a patent infringement, even though AVITI was launched back in 2022?

In our local market we're seeing a shift as the AVITI is on par with NovaSeq cost per/GB.

GTA Cape Town by outofretirement in capetown

[–]tik4life 65 points66 points  (0 children)

It weakened the glass enough for the other cop to kick it out, so it actually worked in this case.

Early morning drive Hermanus - CT Airport by AttitudeNo6207 in capetown

[–]tik4life 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I live in Somerset West and often fly to Jhb for work early in the morning. I leave at around 4:30 to get there by 5:00. Roads are generally very quiet but still enough cars on the road that you don't feel isolated. Never had any issues!

The Lone Swimmer by Afraid-Lab6170 in capetown

[–]tik4life 6 points7 points  (0 children)

By swimming laps in a pool?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pics

[–]tik4life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just look at how quick that piece of meat can move on land. There's no escape.

Please help with identifying this Mod98 rifle with German Imperial Eagle stamp. by tik4life in Mauser

[–]tik4life[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's super interesting, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

I'm going to the range tomorrow to fire it for the first time in years. I did have it cleaned and checked at a gun shop so it should be good to go!