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- Sun Aug 21, 2022 5:02 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Battery pack
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9419
Re: Battery pack
Hi Paul that sounds like one neck of a power source!! Do you have any information about it?? Have you heard about the battery that Elion Musk had announced ? I think it' s called the Nuclear Diamond Battery.From what little I've read it involves nuclear waste that's just about where I got lostHe cla...
- Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:51 am
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Battery pack
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9419
Re: Battery pack
Hi Bruce and Frank, Bruce I didn't know Frank owned a "Voltswagen"!! Hi Frank, Jerry
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:36 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Battery pack
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9419
Re: Battery pack
Hi Bruce, you do it boy that's a place I remember well. When have you been there last??The only reason I ask is I think you may get sticker shock on the cost of items there now .I am interested in how you start your build.. Paul's pictures of his build was super neat and some of the components he us...
- Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:58 am
- Forum: Astronomical Events
- Topic: Betelgeuce
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1997
Betelgeuce
After a nice long rest, I am eager to get back to observing. My first question is what is happening with Betelgeuce??? I have read last night they have a count down clock on the web trying to predict when it will happen. For sure it will be a great viewing subject. As for seeing it our area won't th...
- Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:38 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Ioptron visit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4876
Re: Ioptron visit
Chuck,sorry to say they did not mention anything about a cm 40 but I myself am very interested to see what they did to make it so light but able to before weight My cem 45 eq/as is heavy and so is the tri pier ,not great for a old fart like me!!
- Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:36 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Ioptron visit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4876
Re: Ioptron visit
Chuck,sorry to say they did not mention anything about a cm 40 but I myself am very interested to see what they did to make it so light but able to before weight My cem 45 eq/as is heavy and so is the tri pier ,not great for a old fart like me!!
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:48 am
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: Apollo 11 landing site non-image
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2509
Re: Apollo 11 landing site non-image
The Apollo 11 moon landing was One of man's greatest achievements.Millions of us watched on television this historic event.Not many of us knew what was happening would put the names of Armstrong,Aldrin and Collins were put in the history books along with Columbus,Cook,Lewis and Clark and many others...
- Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:15 am
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Ioptron visit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4876
Re: Ioptron visit
Thanks Mike ,not only was it good for us but good for the others in the area with Ioptron gear .I caution you to call first. It may take several times to get them but when you do they will give you an RMA number and on the day you want to bring it in.They also have a small display area with their eq...
- Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:16 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Ioptron visit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4876
Ioptron visit
O Monday, Don Bullard and myself took a trip up to Woburn Mass. to get my two ioptron mounts checked out. Both mounts were acting up and I called got the ok to bring them in The receptionist greeted us and got the tech to talk to us He told us they could run a diagnostic on them which only took10 .i...
- Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:19 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Sky & Telescope Magazine for sale
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4569
Re: For Sale: Niche Magazine Company
Sorry to hear of another source of information has fallen by the wayside. It makes me wonder what would be next.As for what can be found on the internet,how do you know it's the right thing or not. I can't see all the information out there is free for the taking I'm hoping warmer weather is on the w...