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Some info on telescopes. The purpose of a telescope is to really to do two things, not just one.The first is to magnify the image which is the obvious one. The other is to increase the amountof light which reaches your eye. The magnification is a result of the focal length of the lenses involved. THe amount of light that reaches your eye is based on the size of the primary lens OR mirror.

One of our clan members sent me a PM a month ago about wanting to get into astronomy and wanted some tips. Here I present the original question and answer. Rather than doing this through PM's, I felt that others might also want to know more about this. Plus, if I screw up in something that I tell them, there will probably be folks, more knowledgeable than I am, to correct me or add stuff that I forgot!

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Ok, a time for reflection. As I've stated several times in my blogs, I don't do them often enough to really count as a blog (in my opinion). It seems that true blogs are a continuing state of being type thing on close to a daily basis. Usually I have trouble finding things to write about, so this time I'm going to reflect on what I've said here before. If you are still interested, keep reading. Otherwise wait for my next blog, it might be fresher.

Ok, a time for reflection. As I've stated several times in my blogs, I don't do them often enough to really count as a blog (in my opinion). It seems that true blogs are a continuing state of being type thing on close to a daily basis. Usually I have trouble finding things to write about, so this time I'm going to reflect on what I've said here before. If you are still interested, keep reading. Otherwise wait for my next blog, it might be fresher.

Well, it's been a long time again since my last post. So I have a lot I could write, but I'll keep it brief for the short attention span of all the youngsters out there that have grown up with Sesame Street, MTV, and commercial TV!

Well, it's been a long time again since my last post. So I have a lot I could write, but I'll keep it brief for the short attention span of all the youngsters out there that have grown up with Sesame Street, MTV, and commercial TV!

Great thing about grandkids is that you get to brag about how cute they are! These are pics of Ian, my son's (Exodio for those who remember him) and daughter-in-laws current youngest. They have another one on the way that is due in September. Sorry 2old2pwn'ers, these are the same as posted in our forum!

Great thing about grandkids is that you get to brag about how cute they are! These are pics of Ian, my son's (Exodio for those who remember him) and daughter-in-laws current youngest. They have another one on the way that is due in September. Sorry 2old2pwn'ers, these are the same as posted in our forum!

For some of you, 39 years of life has not even been achieved yet. In which case, this blog is probably beyond belief for you. For most of you older types, 39+ years of life have gone by and you wonder where your life has gone. For my wife and me, tomorrow will mark our 39th wedding anniversary! We are old and gray and decrepit (well, maybe not all THAT decrepit and my wife hides her gray well, with help), but we are still together. As with any couple, it has not always gone smoothly nor without second (or third or ...) thoughts.

For some of you, 39 years of life has not even been achieved yet. In which case, this blog is probably beyond belief for you. For most of you older types, 39+ years of life have gone by and you wonder where your life has gone. For my wife and me, tomorrow will mark our 39th wedding anniversary! We are old and gray and decrepit (well, maybe not all THAT decrepit and my wife hides her gray well, with help), but we are still together. As with any couple, it has not always gone smoothly nor without second (or third or ...) thoughts.