Jeff Schroeder's Volvo-mounted refractor photographed and tweeted by Jane Houston Jones (@jhjones) at a recent starparty at Monrovia High School (USA).
It's a 11-inch f/16 refractor telescope:
Image Credit: Jane Houston Jones
CN link with more photos: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/ ... art/1/vc/1
Jeff Schroeder's Volvo-mounted refractor
Jeff Schroeder's Volvo-mounted refractor
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Re: Jeff Schroeder's Volvo-mounted refractor
Hi,
Hmm... it's actually an autobots transformers with it's cannon...
Anyway, look like a mobile artillery from far...
Have a nice day.
Hmm... it's actually an autobots transformers with it's cannon...
Anyway, look like a mobile artillery from far...
Have a nice day.
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Re: Jeff Schroeder's Volvo-mounted refractor
Cannot work in Singapore. Every time you pass an ERP Gantry IVU will beep..
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Re: Jeff Schroeder's Volvo-mounted refractor
Not only that, you'll be constantly stopped by police or TP who are either ignorant or curious. And also end up frequently on the useless website STOMP.
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Keep Calm and Carry on Observing.
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Re: Jeff Schroeder's Volvo-mounted refractor
Can start observing in the middle of the road went caught in a massive jam. And great views of the movies at outdoor drive-in cinemas.
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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Re: Jeff Schroeder's Volvo-mounted refractor
James.. you need a Volvo for your big gun