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  1. 2005-Sep-26, 05:39 AM #1
    Charlie in Dayton
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    ScopeOut 2005

    A Photo Travelogue of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society's event ScopeOut 2005 is up on FWIS in the Physics section...

    http://www.loresinger.com/FWIS/viewtopic.php?t=3262

    There are numerous pictures from the oldest observatory in America. The keynote speaker after dinner was John Dobson...and his cosmology is anything but mainstream. Ya hadda be there...
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  2. 2005-Sep-26, 03:56 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie in Dayton (on FWIS)
    Up top in the main building is a 1904-vintage 16-inch Alvan Clark refractor.
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    ...wouldn't you like this one standing in your back yard?
    Sure. Thanks for the offer. I'll bring it back when I've finished.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie in Dayton
    A Photo Travelogue of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society's event ScopeOut 2005 is up on FWIS in the Physics section...
    Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
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  4. 2005-Sep-27, 05:02 AM #4
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    Cool images, Charlie. That's my first view of Mr. Dobson. I would love to hear him someday.

    My Ohioan wife's gonna love hearing Ohio has the oldest scope in the US.
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