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Old 05-27-2018, 01:45 PM
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Let's try this moon again...………
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I've also been fighting an ear infection and the usual old fart conditions setting in.....

And it isn't helping matters that the Black Dog is on my ass again.

But, at least I've gotten my diabetes and cholesterol under control. That's a definite plus.
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Hiya Dave. I kind of watch things go by, comment a bit here and there.

Trump hasn't drained the swamp, but he's torn out the fences and hedges that used to sort of hide it. So it's more in view these days.

Life is good and getting better, personally.
That's great, Don. Good on you.
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Love your pics.

My girlfriend is convinced that the dark matter that holds the universe together is chocolate.
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Love your pics.

My girlfriend is convinced that the dark matter that holds the universe together is chocolate.
It is chocolate and it is quite delicious.
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Astrophotography, it's a real money pit and it doesn't exactly draw in the babes, but it's challenging. Gives your brain a workout.
It gives a better measurement/perspective of things and I suspect it is not as exasperating as Audio.
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It gives a better measurement/perspective of things and I suspect it is not as exasperating as Audio.
Oh, my God are you wrong about that! Imagine spending thousands on gear, spending weeks preparing for a star party, telescope, cameras, tent and all of the associated paraphernalia, paid all of the fees and registration, drove four hours or more to get to the dark sky site...…then the weather changes and it rains the entire time. Or the sky is beautiful but, in the middle of a capture session your laptop starts updating software, or a cable snags on the tripod and pulls out, a mirror moves out of alignment, or a clutch slips...There are so many variables.

Those two pictures I posted took HOURS to make. Set-up, testing equipment, making mechanical, electrical and software adjustments, post capture processing, aligning, stacking, sharpening...………


But, I love it. It's fascinating, it's challenging and when that occasion arises that everything goes well...……. There are no words.
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Oh, my God are you wrong about that! Imagine spending thousands on gear, spending weeks preparing for a star party, telescope, cameras, tent and all of the associated paraphernalia, paid all of the fees and registration, drove four hours or more to get to the dark sky site...…then the weather changes and it rains the entire time. Or the sky is beautiful but, in the middle of a capture session your laptop starts updating software, or a cable snags on the tripod and pulls out, a mirror moves out of alignment, or a clutch slips...There are so many variables.

Those two pictures I posted took HOURS to make. Set-up, testing equipment, making mechanical, electrical and software adjustments, post capture processing, aligning, stacking, sharpening...………


But, I love it. It's fascinating, it's challenging and when that occasion arises that everything goes well...……. There are no words.
Glad to know that despite the variables the end is wonderful.

Audio often has no end.

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Glad to know that despite the variables the end is wonderful.

Audio often has no end.
Most hobbies only end when you die and a relative gives all of your "junk" to Goodwill.
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