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Arecibo Observatory May Not Survive.Started by:bobmoody, Oct/04/17 07:24 pm
The famous radio telescope situated on
the island of Puerto Rico has taken
damages from at LEAST two major
hurricanes in the last couple months.
The National Science Foundation also has
been considering shutting down the
facility due to funding cuts for a		  
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By: bobmoody
Dec/29/17 12:22 pm
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iPhone AstrophotographyStarted by:nspace01, Jun/30/16 05:28 pm
I recently modified an universal camera
mount, intended to mount a camera to a
telescope eyepiece for afocal
photography (never use). I modified the
mount to securely hold a smartphone to a
telescope eyepiece for afacal
astrophotography. During last mon		  
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By: nspace01
Jun/30/16 05:28 pm
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Resignation of Chapter Leader for IDA ArkansasStarted by:ahradesky, Oct/09/15 11:58 pm
Dear Susan, As per our phone
conversation, I will need to step down
from the Chapter Leader position for the
Arkansas Chapter. My increased work
schedule as a Training and Exercise
Coordinator for the Arkansas Department
of Health's Preparedness and Eme		  
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By: ahradesky
Oct/09/15 11:58 pm
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Meade LX-200 Tripod Mounting AccessoriesStarted by:nspace01, Aug/18/15 08:41 pm
For anyone who has setup a Meade
LX-200 (any model) in alt/az mode, (not
equatorial mode), you know how hard it
is to aline the telescope base with the
tripod top to get the mounting screw
centered, so it will screw into the
telescope base while holding 		 
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By: nspace01
Aug/18/15 08:41 pm
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Wanted: Losmandy G-11Started by:nspace01, Jul/29/13 05:38 pm
Anybody have a Losmandy G-11 (With or
Without GOTO) that they would like to
part with? I prefer a later model,
and it must be in good condition. :lol:
I am sick of cheap monunts and want
one that will handle a 40-50lb load.
:roll: From my intern		  
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By: nspace01
Sep/24/13 09:27 pm
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New scope. Did we do okay and what can we expect f....Started by:Leah Havlik, Jul/11/12 07:02 pm
I hope this is okay for starter. It is
an 8" Twin Star. We found it on
Craigslist.
[IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/havlik1/100_1762.jpg[/IMG]		  
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By: nspace01
Sep/11/12 03:58 pm
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My new refractorStarted by:bertburch, Jul/25/12 03:31 pm
I did a day trip to Astronomics new
store and picked up a AT111EDT. I took
it out to my Ozark Mountain location and
was blown away. First, last weekend was
fantastic out there. I setup and
started imaging a couple of targets to
get a feel for exposure l		  
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By: dgrosvold
Jul/25/12 04:06 pm
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FOR SALE Meade LX-200 12” + tons of extrasStarted by:RTO, Nov/08/11 04:22 pm
Meade LX-200 12” Schmidt-Cassegrain and
all the equipment, mounts and extras
from the Steve cox RTO observatory
located north of Van Buren, Arkansas. I
was last active as part of the Deep
Impact Project. I was a member of AOSA
back in 2005. I have worked m		  
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By: tricks46
Nov/10/11 03:03 pm
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New Scope for a New GuyStarted by:David Carter, Oct/20/11 10:19 pm
[size=18][/size][color=yellow][/color]I'm
a bit new to astronomy. My kids bought
me a Meade 4.5" reflector a few years
ago and I just never got around to
really putting forth the effort to learn
and use it. Well now I am reading,
learning, and looking at t		  
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By: nspace01
Oct/21/11 12:00 pm
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DIY Solar TelradStarted by:nspace01, Oct/06/11 01:48 am
[color=red]NEVER VIEW THE SUN WITHOUT A
SOLAR FILTER ON YOUR
TELESCOPE!!!! NEVER USE THE SMALL
GLASS SOLAR FILTERS THAT SCREW TO THE
EYEPIECE!!!!! BOTH OF THESE METHODS
WILL BLIND YOU IN ONE EYE!!! ( PROBIBLY
GET THE OTHER EYE TOO, IF YOUR REALLY DU		  
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By: nspace01
Oct/06/11 01:48 am
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