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cannabineer
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Last evening I watched a fine near-zenithal* pass of the Station.
I was on the phone with a friend who was close enough.
We both watched.
*I believe the right word is "zenital" but spell chicken does not like that
I was on the phone with a friend who was close enough.
We both watched.
*I believe the right word is "zenital" but spell chicken does not like that
BudmanTX
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nice capture......you know can track it right this way you can catch it again?Last evening I watched a fine near-zenithal* pass of the Station.
I was on the phone with a friend who was close enough.
We both watched.
*I believe the right word is "zenital" but spell chicken does not like that
i tried one time with my old C10 Celetron, boy that was a bitch before gps tracking systems on telescopes...
cannabineer
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That looks like St. Hubertus' Stag ... who has now retired and is marketing German herb likker for butter&egg money ...
cannabineer
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(not my image!)
I'm not familiar with the C10. When I was into the equipment there was the 5, 8,11 and (in two cases) the 14 ...
... how do you tag a Fast Mover like that with such a scope? I have a bad enough time with 20x binos ...
BudmanTX
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the one i like using when i was searching was
http://www.isstracker.com/
it's in real time, this way you can track it.....and time it for viewing...
BudmanTX
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my favorites are the stories of the white stag or stags in general. It is said in some mythology that if you see a white stag follow it, that it will show you your destination and or you destiny. One of the stories i came across was one of the beginning of the huns....in fact here: this is a start.....That looks like St. Hubertus' Stag ... who has now retired and is marketing German herb likker for butter&egg money ...
cannabineer
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cannabineer
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I use heavens-above.com
It has all the satellites, current comets etc.
BudmanTX
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yeah i use that one too, just to make sure i'm looking what i'm looking at and not make a stupid mistake. It is weird though when you track something in the night sky and it immediate does a right turn for no reason, course it also could be the
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Yesterday's somewhat close pass of the moon by Saturn ... Inset is the planet magnified
This image hows their true relative size; it's from May 2014
This image hows their true relative size; it's from May 2014
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Bareback
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On Monday I was traveling through the southeast to visit my son, before a major surgery today, as the sun got low in the sky the white tail deer came out in force. I probably seen fourty in about twenty miles.