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Here are some top picks from a set of photos I took when I went to Glen Coe today - a 200 mile round trip 'cos I had nothing better to do :D Taken from Inveraray On the way through, not long past Bridge of Orchy I think: and a wide version: Not far from Glen Coe village: Coming...

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Nice, those were some great pictures.

I think you mean libration, rather than parallax? /nitpicking edit: lunar libration used to fascinate me as a kid, and I would observe it as nights went on. sometimes you could really see noticeable changes, and as an (at the time) seasoned moon watcher I could spot it with the naked eye...

Lasers. Needs moar lasers.

These are really nice. I never noticed this thread until now.

A moon base is something I'd like to see in my lifetime. How cool would it be waking up and seeing the earth out the window.

I was using a 30 or 25 second exposure. No beam expanders, just a bit of mist. The 532 is a 100mW (unmetered - laserbtb so probably over spec) and the 589 is 50 rated but it was one of the overspec batch that the previous owner metered around 80mW I think. 589nm is the same wavelength as the...

It's the twisties that I'll miss. For a drive you'll never forget I can't recommend bombing it around the Ardnamurchan peninsula enough. It's mostly single track at the national speed limit, and you have to be slightly bonkers to be able to do it (which I am lol).

I suspect we are now approaching the point at which we reach a crossroads, and have a decision to make on how to preserve our species. That decision will likely be broken down to the choice of saving mother earth, or fleeing to another planet. Unfortunately, as glorious as Capitalism may be, it...

Sony Alpha series. Nothing too special, middle of the road APS-C sensor type. Just the kit lens too for this one.

I decided, after dusting my camera off today, that it was about time I dusted off my lasers too. I didn't end up with much in the end but here's what I got: 532 and 589 over a lake The same again from high ground over the town - I had to grow big balls for this one as it is a residential area...

You're not the only one - I often get these "inklings" about certain member sometimes years before they're sussed by admin and it turns out I'm very often right - alarm bells are usually set when someone "new" to the forum suddenly seems overly familiar...

You can - is photobucket killing quality? it was taken with my kit lens so it isn't pin prick sharp but if PB is killing it I can find a way to send the full file

Right you lot. You've all been taking such good pics lately that you've forced me to dig the camera out and show you all who's boss :whistle::crackup: Here are a few top picks from today. The day started not far from home with a moody shot of Beinn Mhor mountain: Then I drove a bit and...

mine was also a little red keychain laser with all the caps. probably age 10 or so. It's amazing how powerful even those are. In the dark the dot can still be seen from hundreds of yards away if reflected off something bright. A true testament to lazor powah.

I can imagine they would all just look like white lines with slightly varying intensity. Not really any other outcome tbh.

My dad had a p90 as well. In fact I think that was the one he introduced me to duke nukem on, that or it was the next as it might have been too slow lol

I've always had a thing for the soundtracks of old PC DOS games. Usually, particularly in the case of games towards the mid and late 90s, the MIDI that was composed was done so on quite high end equipment. Often though it wasn't heard as it was intended because cards like the soundblaster were...

Ahh! Reciprocity failure. I couldn't remember the term and that's had me tongue tied for a while. Blarg did indeed contact me as suggested in this thread and I sent him a message. I didn't see this thread until now, so for the information of the forum in general I will reproduce my reply here...