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Posted by Paul Schlyter on June 1, 2007, 4:12 pm
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>> Thanks! :-) And a great summer to you too!
>>
>> I'm gonna have a VERY memorable summer, if I survive it. In a few
>> days I'll be heading up to the mountains in central California for
>> THREE MONTHS of hiking and living on my own cooking! It's the perfect
>> place for summer hiking: always dry & sunny days but high enough to
>> stay cool; always dry & starry nights w/o mosquitos or "light
>> pollution"; and NO INTERNET!!! But I must confess, I'm taking an
>> HP-50g along. I can't help it; I'm addicted, and in no search of a
>> cure. <blush> I'll return on August 29th. I thank John Meyers in
>> advance for his always-thoughtful help to all on this newsgroup. (Will
>> YOU get away this summer?)
>>
>> Bye! See y'all in September!
>>
>> -Joe-
>> http://holyjoe.net/hhc2007
> Joe, if you can stand the weight take a small Short Tube Refractor
> and a tripod. Or a short tube Schmidt-Musktov. You won't be
> able to track the stars without an equatorial mount, but that's OK.
> With the clear skys in the mountains it will be worth it. An
> alternative would be a pair of large objective binoculars 80-100mm.
> Do you live near Orion Telescopes? One of these days when I finally
> get to California, I want to visit their showroom.
> Harold A. Climer
> Dept,Of Physics,Geology & Astronomy
> U.T.Chattanooga
> Room 318 Grote Hall
> 615 McCallie Ave
> Chattanooga TN 37403
> 423-425-4546
This sounds more like sci.astro.amateur than comp.sys.hp48 -- I'm crossposting
this there. Stargazing high up in the mountains is really a good idea!
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>> Thanks! :-) And a great summer to you too!
>>
>> I'm gonna have a VERY memorable summer, if I survive it. In a few
>> days I'll be heading up to the mountains in central California for
>> THREE MONTHS of hiking and living on my own cooking! It's the perfect
>> place for summer hiking: always dry & sunny days but high enough to
>> stay cool; always dry & starry nights w/o mosquitos or "light
>> pollution"; and NO INTERNET!!! But I must confess, I'm taking an
>> HP-50g along. I can't help it; I'm addicted, and in no search of a
>> cure. <blush> I'll return on August 29th. I thank John Meyers in
>> advance for his always-thoughtful help to all on this newsgroup. (Will
>> YOU get away this summer?)
>>
>> Bye! See y'all in September!
>>
>> -Joe-
>> http://holyjoe.net/hhc2007
> Joe, if you can stand the weight take a small Short Tube Refractor
> and a tripod. Or a short tube Schmidt-Musktov. You won't be
> able to track the stars without an equatorial mount, but that's OK.
> With the clear skys in the mountains it will be worth it. An
> alternative would be a pair of large objective binoculars 80-100mm.
> Do you live near Orion Telescopes? One of these days when I finally
> get to California, I want to visit their showroom.
> Harold A. Climer
> Dept,Of Physics,Geology & Astronomy
> U.T.Chattanooga
> Room 318 Grote Hall
> 615 McCallie Ave
> Chattanooga TN 37403
> 423-425-4546