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03-20-2014, 11:12 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: S.W., Michigan
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Any Star Gazers out there?
Just wonder how many amateur astronomers out there that RV.
What kind of gear do you use
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03-26-2014, 11:26 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
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I do when the opportunity arises.
My family actually tries to schedule dark sky locations here in Texas whenever the moon is dark
12" Dob with a bunch of high end glass. Ethos, nagler, etc.
Tele Vue 21mm Ethos being my favorite to just pop in the scope and push around to see what I see. The fov on that piece lets you get completely lost in your own little world.
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03-26-2014, 11:50 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: S.W., Michigan
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Tele Vue 21mm Ethos being my favorite to just pop in the scope and push around to see what I see. The fov on that piece lets you get completely lost in your own little world.
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Nice -
I lived in New Mexico for awhile and the viewing was awesome. Don't get those kind'a skies here in Michigan unless your in the upper peninsula. Urban sprawl is taking it's toll.
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2003 Winnebago WFG33V Adventurer - 8.1 Gas, Workhorse Chassis - Medium Titanium Metalic
"For GOD'S sake, be human"
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03-27-2014, 08:49 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
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And you? What are you lugging around?
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03-27-2014, 08:56 AM
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Community Moderator
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
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I try to get out often, not always successful. I have a Meade 8" SC Lot of upgrades and eyepieces. Sky here is suffering from urban sprawl so I try to take it with me if I'm going to an area with dark skies.
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2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
No amount of money can buy you an extra second of time.
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03-27-2014, 09:04 AM
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Junior Member
Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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Location: Seattle, WA
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I take along a 12" Meade and smaller spotting scope. Lots of dark skies out West. Its fun to take people out who have never seen the Milky Way with their own eyes. Most from the East Coast have never really seen a dark sky.
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2007 HR Ambassador 40DFT
03' Jeep Cherokee
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03-27-2014, 09:51 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: S.W., Michigan
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Nothing fancy
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And you? What are you lugging around?
Celestron Omni XLT 120 Refractor
It's a manageable size.
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2003 Winnebago WFG33V Adventurer - 8.1 Gas, Workhorse Chassis - Medium Titanium Metalic
"For GOD'S sake, be human"
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03-27-2014, 11:15 AM
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Senior Member
Vintage RV Owners Club
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Just me and my eyes...but love to see the constellations...oh...wait...new toy for my android phone called star chart....found it in the Google store. Pretty good.
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Martha (AKA RVM45), Bob. 1994 Thor 4 Winds on a Ford Econoline chassis
Sometimes towing a powered Parachute, or a black 2007 Jeep Liberty.
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03-27-2014, 11:32 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club
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14" Celestron. Haven't been out in awhile...too cloudy here in SW CO.
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2012 Discovery 36J, Blue Ox and Air Force One, 2010 GMC Acadia Toad
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03-27-2014, 11:58 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Apps
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Just me and my eyes...but love to see the constellations...oh...wait...new toy for my android phone called star chart....found it in the Google store. Pretty good.
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Yes there are very cool apps out there nowadays.
Forgot to mention when I lived in N.M. we used to see some VERY strange things in the skies late at night. We attributed a lot of it coming from the Air Force and White Sands missile range base. Of course I cannot say what we saw as THEY would have to kill me.
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2003 Winnebago WFG33V Adventurer - 8.1 Gas, Workhorse Chassis - Medium Titanium Metalic
"For GOD'S sake, be human"
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03-27-2014, 12:13 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Michigan
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Star gazer all my life. Unfortunately I live in semi-cloudy suburban Michigan so mixed bag.
Latest are a Meade 12" Lightbridge dob and a Williams Optics Megrez 90mm that I sometimes take with me on the trips to the darker skies.
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2004 Vectra 40KD
Freightliner Chassis and Cummins ISC
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03-27-2014, 02:09 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MartySQ
Just me and my eyes...but love to see the constellations...oh...wait...new toy for my android phone called star chart....found it in the Google store. Pretty good.
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One of my favorites.... it's my go to app when I'm quickly looking for something. My kids also like looking at the artwork.
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03-27-2014, 04:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Grants Pass,Or
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Haven't had it out in over a year due to full timing and it's too big, a 4" f12 refractor, classic style. All homemade. It has a solid brass, bronze, stainless steel and titanium equatorial mount. It is similar to a Unitron /Clark refractor. It took me 13 years to build a little at a time and is a keeper. My son will get when I'm too old to assemble it (it's big and heavy). I'm living in my new home now and will be using it this spring and summer.
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1977 class B Dodge MH, 2002 honda valkyrie motorcycle,Grants Pass,Or
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08-08-2014, 11:50 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: S.W., Michigan
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For all those that gaze.
Amazing time laps of the universe around us. Enjoy !
(Note: Turn your volume setting down to 1/4)
Tentipi presents - Time Lapse 2 Chile - YouTube
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