Any updates on this @jasonwongzero? 
Would love to hear how things are goingâŚhow cool your telescope isâŚdiscoveries youâve made!
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Hi Curtis! I have been learning slowly. Itâs all set up and the computerized goto mount makes it super easy (too easy? :)) to find visible objects. So far Iâve seen many stars, from red giants to bright blue ones. Iâve also seen a few planets: Jupiter (although I wasnât able to get a really clear shot due to poor conditions), saturn with a great view of the rings, uranus and neptune. The moon has been amazingly beautiful. Although I have the adapters for my Sony Nex Dslr, I havenât had time to mess with it too much. I did manage to get a nice moon photo this morning though with my Samsung S10+.
My backyard isnât really dark, so I canât really see any nebulae or other deep space objects from my location. Will need to move to a darker site and/or get into timed astrophotography.
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Amazing setup and pic! Canât wait to see you photo some deep space stuff!!! Iâll bet youâve got dark enough skies for Andromeda! It takes up the entire view!!! Canât remember if itâs visible this time of year though⌠The great Orion Nebula is pretty bright too and one of my faves! Happy hunting!
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That photo is absolutely stunning!
Itâs one of the nice things about living in a small town just beneath some mountainsâŚweâve got very clear skies. Me and my mom use to take trips up to the mountains so she could go watch meteor showers through the night.
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Thatâs a beautiful shot of the moon. Iâve seen Saturn through a telescope once a long time ago. I wish I could remember it more, but I just remember how seeing the rings for myself made it seem more ârealâ to me.
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nice shot, man! i just got a small tasco and have been doing a bit of research and spotting. pretty fun! good for the kiddos, too!
today iâm hanging out at home and perusing the forums. thinking about making some strings for lols. i havenât done that before, so itâll be fun. just bought a few new-to-me yoyos off BST, so strings and bearings are on my mind.
probably going to get a bit of âpracticeâ in later. heh heh
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Your silicone looks pretty good AFAICT. What kind of silicone is it?
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Wondering if I should put all on hold and yo-yo in the park for a while.
Then do a wash. Living large.
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Playing The Outer Worlds and enjoying a nice, veg weekend.
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Working. Itâs a slow day. Weâre taking shifts of the shift. Itâs the perfect time to have a yoyo. Ask me if I brought a yoyo todayâŚ
Ah well. I have sometime to plan a string rig and plans yoyo case. Also thinking of holsters. Idle hands and allâŚ
I hope everyone is enjoying fall.
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My brother put his dog down yesterday:(
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Make sure to check back in on Saturn from time to time as the rings change angle. Sometimes they are nearly edge on other times they are angled almost face on and look like ears! Have you been able to see the shadow of the rings cast onto the planet or resolve the Cassini division yet? If your skies are a bit light polluted then globular star cluster will be good targets. M13 in Hercules is super bright! Good Luck!
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My mother and father in law are hosting their annual Halloween party tonight, so Iâm getting drunk and trying not to think about how negative everythingâs been lately. At least I donât have to go it alone though.
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Itâs a good book
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Took the kids to the park ordered a new throw worked⌠Ugh Iâm tired lol
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Which one?
