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High hopes


SarasotaSean

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I have high hopes that I've made the right choice out of all the telescopes out there. The 16 Lightbridge arrives tomorrow, and I have to stay home to sign for it - ugh. Talk about giddy, it's like I'm 10 and it's Christmas eve... hours of back yard preparations - from trimming huge trees to putting down a patio slab, it is a sweet spot indeed. I hear the 16 is a big beast - hard to move, won't fit through a standard door..... got that all covered. I think. Regardless of all that - what this post is really about -is that I am just grateful to have found astronomy and this whole world of stargazing - I make plans for viewing and have goals to get what I will need to see all that is out there - and those are the sort of things that keep me from losing it when work sucks, or life beats the Rubbish out of me. I get through it because the skies are gonna be clear soon....

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Hope you remain optimistic. There are so many twists and turns to be negotiated in this hobby that I sometimes feel it reflects real life too closely, rather than providing the escape from it we all crave.

On the upside, it certainly helps you gain some perspective on the fragility of our existence and the need to protect the planet for future generations.

Good luck with the new scope. I predict you will have many hours of top quality viewing through it.

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Thanks for the moral support iam.  

The Lightbridge 16 is here and so are the clouds... as a matter of fact there were tornado warnings today, so I know that the sky lords are aware that I have a new telescope - LOL.

 

I took the time to make some needed modifiactions -

1) added wheels and retractable handles to the base.

2) Sewed up some canvas into a truss shroud, and a  hair-net for the top.

3) added an eyepiece bracket

4) added some ambient light - much help on those dark nights.

5) beefed up the base structure.  It was a bit wobbly during transportation.

6) added two pinstipes.   That should improve the views,eh?

 

Other than that, not much happened with Neb today (I named it Neb).

 

I hope to post some pictures of my modifications -  as soon as I figure out how to do that on this site... ugh... I think that anyone with a Dob scope will appreciate them, and maybe give some ideas too. 

 

Oh, and uh, It's suppose to be clear tomorrow night!!!!  

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