Stuart, Brent, John, John, and Mike, thank you for the birthday greetings, belated or not. I do appreciate them!
And to Tom and the rest who asked, no models were acquired, at least not as gifts. I did get a discounted price offer from the seller of a 1/48 ICM I-153 Chaika that I had been watching on eBay, so I pulled the trigger on that one. I’ll post it, once it arrives. But no models from friends or family. Three of my kids pooled in to get me a nice telescope, so now I can enjoy myself star gazing from my back yard, or perhaps at the end of one of the local roads where the street lights end. And my other kid gave me some air pods for my iPhone, so I figure that I can use those with my Spotify account, and listen to a bit of Pink Floyd for a proper star watching experience.
Well, lookin here! We have a birthday boy.
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That's really cool Carlos - a good Telescope and a little knowledge and it's amazing how much you can see. I've managed to pick up Saturn's rings and Jupiter's moons with mine. Great stuff!
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Right! I can’t wait for a good clear night here. We have had some smoky skies due to wild fires the last few weeks, but it’s not too bad. I can’t wait for the next full moon!
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Ah the moon through a scope is cool & I bet you get pretty low light pollution where you live.
What type of scope do you have?
What type of scope do you have?
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The brand is Solomark, something that my oldest found on Amazon. Supposedly it’s not low end, but not top of the line either.
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Well gee; I just found this almost a month late! What a sucky friend I am eh? A very belated Happy Birthday Carlos! I'm glad it went well and that you got some awesome new toys. Have you had any chance to look through the telescope yet?
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Thanks Mark! Better late than never Yes, I have used the telescope a bit, checking out the moon during its first quarter a couple of weeks ago. Awesome stuff! But with the heat and now the monsoon, I think it’s gonna be a bit before I get some good star gazing in.
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