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October 2011 Blog Posts (2)

Century (Generation) Spacecraft

Hi all,

Two questions.

Read this:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44780898/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Question one: If this expedition was going to happen, and they came knocking on your door right now with your ticket, would you go?

Question two: Would you change your answer if you were in the prime of your life and had no… Continue

Added by Trevor Woodrow on October 5, 2011 at 11:00pm — 12 Comments

Homemade Bahtinov Masks

Thought I would share this.

You can generate a Bahtinov mask of your choice and have it printed onto a transparency.
Attach it to a ring the size of your scope and you are ready to go. No cutting, no fussing. Just focus right through it. Works great. Made one for my 72mm at a cost of about 4 dollars.

Very easy and you can save a ton of cash!

Added by Mark Roberts on October 4, 2011 at 1:36pm — 6 Comments