What's it like to stay up all night using a 4m telescope?

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What's it like to stay up all night using a 4m telescope?

Post by owlice » Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:32 am

Steve knows.
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Re: What's it like to stay up all night using a 4m telescope

Post by geckzilla » Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:19 am

So that's why those photos were sitting in that paddock.
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Re: What's it like to stay up all night using a 4m telescope

Post by Nitpicker » Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:45 am

Nice video, thanks owlice.
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Re: What's it like to stay up all night using a 4m telescope

Post by MargaritaMc » Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:04 pm

Lovely video. Thanks for posting it, Owlice.
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