Tweedledee Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 During these recent snowy, freezing, miserable cloudy nights, I have been looking at various US amateur astronomers deep sky websites and forums. There are people out there using 48 inch dobs at dark sky sites with naked eye limiting magnitudes of up to mag 7.8 !!! They make visual observing reports on Hannys Voorwerp and gravitationally lensed galaxies, and often wearing just a T-shirt!! Does this make anyone else feel like either packing it all in or emigrating? Anyway, I'm still looking forward to another good chilly night at Belper soon with the Orion Nebula and Double Cluster . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 they are all wusses there...not hardened astronomers like what we are sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 It certainly makes me jealous! Another one for the lottery win list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Naaa.... they're just making up names of stuff that doesn't exist to make us jealous here in the UK lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 they are all wusses there...not hardened astronomers like what we are sheila Just got an image of you with a thick fur coat, sitting on a sled, with your snow dogs pulling you across the arctic snow at -20 degrees. Aurora shimmering in the background . Naaa.... they're just making up names of stuff that doesn't exist to make us jealous here in the UK lol Oh, that's good, we're not missing much at Belper then . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 48" dob! Crikey thats large. I'd just be happy with some clear nights and dry weather to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I often look at them as well Pete. This must be the most frustrating hobby ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I remember a few years back a guy in New Mexico was selling a 36" Dall-Kirkham for $360,000 including the OBSY and land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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