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Tomp
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 Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 12:05 am Subject: GPS for vacations |
The tube is 12 inches in diameter. It holds a 10 inch f/4.4 mirror that I spent 3 months grinding and hand polishing. My measurements show it to have 99.7% into the center of the star.
As for GPS a ... |
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Tomp
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:43 am Subject: GPS for vacations |
Sorry, the URL was slightly off. This is the correct link:
http://home.comcast.net/~lhstarcruise/lhsc2003/fld19.jpg |
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Tomp
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:38 am Subject: GPS for vacations |
Slightly off topic but if you'd like to see a pic of my scope here's one link. :D
http://home.comcast.net/~lhstarcruise/lhsc2003/fld19.jpg |
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Tomp
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:30 am Subject: stars |
| Time zones are 15 degrees apart on the earth. A star directly overhead in Philly would still be somewhat east of the zenith in Pittsburg but both are in the same time zone. GPS takes care of that by t ... |
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Tomp
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:57 pm Subject: GPS for vacations |
We've used handheld GPS units to get coordinates and altitude many times. Are you saying that the GPS receivers that connect to PDA's work differently?
Anyway, I actually ordered a HP 5555. I'll us ... |
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Tomp
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:23 pm Subject: GPS for vacations |
| Well, I have a secondary use for the pda. I'm an amateur astronomer and I was going to use the pda to control my telescope. I have big bucks invested in it and wanted to use it for a special skymap pr ... |
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Tomp
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 3:07 pm Subject: GPS for vacations |
| I take 5-6 vacations each year from Lancaster, Pa. to various east coast locations, often traveling 6-7 hours. I travel alone so I would like the security of GPS telling me how far away I am from my e ... |
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