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by mrgizmo65
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...
by mrgizmo65
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 :mrgreen:
by mrgizmo65
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...
by mrgizmo65
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...
by mrgizmo65
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!!
by mrgizmo65
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!!
by mrgizmo65
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...
by mrgizmo65
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...
by mrgizmo65
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...
by mrgizmo65
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...