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Any amateur astronomy buffs here?
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Yeah, I have to get a new telescope for that, and it's not in the budget. I soooo want one. Of course, finding things yourself is half the fun, learning about RA/DEC, etc. However, the Big Guys don't move their telescopes by hand on the mountains, do they? 
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Originally Posted by starman 
Yeah, I have to get a new telescope for that, and it's not in the budget. I soooo want one. Of course, finding things yourself is half the fun, learning about RA/DEC, etc. However, the Big Guys don't move their telescopes by hand on the mountains, do they?
I don't have a telescope at the moment.  Fortunately I'm only 45 minutes from Lick Observatory where ever summer the public gets to use their monster 36" and 40" refractors.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
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I trust you've both already got the "Distant Suns" app? With GPS and compass, it's totally kick-ass.
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I have a 10" Orion with the GoTo system, I'll have to give that a try.
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
I trust you've both already got the "Distant Suns" app? With GPS and compass, it's totally kick-ass.
I don't have an iPhone.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Cingular!!!1
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It's Friday afternoon and no one has made a Uranus joke yet? What is this forum coming to?
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I think the non-telescope applications for this product (and the remote controller, of course) are fascinating. Run robots from your iPhone! What about "real" home automation? What about just being able to use the remote controller as a battery powered wireless access point? Wow. This is truly cool.
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