what are you hobbies?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Wiki knows -

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89274

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89274

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by jeffchap

Astronomy. I took these from my backyard.

What power is your telescope? Better yet, what model is it? Always wanted to do this. Did it in college when I took an astronomy class, but not beyond that.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I feel we need a senior subset to this thread - entitled, for those over 55, what WERE your hobbies.

What a list I could make...
-Models, started with planes and moved onto cars
-have a modest collection of die cast cars ad bikes
-Raced karts, motorcycles and cars both on and off road
-wrenched for pro rider/racers and race school
-Built street legal (well barely) 2 stroke cafe racers
-Collected antique weapons including but not limited to black powder flint locks, cap-n-ball and early cartridge long and hand guns. Also edged weapons.
-have been a member of numerous car, motorcycle, music and antique clubs
-Tried my hand at photography both nature and motorsports
-Played in a garage band in high school, almost made it big...
-Have a small collection of acoustic guitars for finger style playing including an OMI wood body Dobro and a custom built harp guitar
-have an extensive collection of movies and music on multiple media from vinyl and VHS to the latest Blue Ray.


I know I'm forgetting a ton of stuff I've been into over the decades.

[jeffchap]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

What power is your telescope? Better yet, what model is it? Always wanted to do this. Did it in college when I took an astronomy class, but not beyond that.

It's a 10" newtonian reflector. Specifically mine is an Orion XT 10. Go to www.telescope.com. They're a great company to deal with, with a very liberal return policy.

As for power, max usable magnification for visual observing is around 500x. Those pics above were taken at around 1400x, but that's because I use some software to post-process them to sharpen them up. Each of those pics is an amalgam of around 2000 individual frames, stacked together.

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[soundman98]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Every time I formulate a reply to that post, I myself and don't do it -

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by jeffchap

It's a 10" newtonian reflector. Specifically mine is an Orion XT 10. Go to www.telescope.com. They're a great company to deal with, with a very liberal return policy.

As for power, max usable magnification for visual observing is around 500x. Those pics above were taken at around 1400x, but that's because I use some software to post-process them to sharpen them up. Each of those pics is an amalgam of around 2000 individual frames, stacked together.

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One of the guys I work with has a mini observatory in his back yard. He just moved so he has to pour a new pad for it and a separate pier for the telescope to sit on.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

What power is your telescope? ................ Did it in college when I took an astronomy class, .

Oh, I reckon it is a tad more powerful than the one you used -

[bcj]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Challenger

During quarantine, I started learning how to make furniture. I started with something simple - from bookshelves, it was high time to either make them myself or buy them. I did it myself and realized that I liked it. Then I started trying to make stools and a table, at a first simpler, for work in the garage and around the house. Now I'm trying to make chairs that can be used in the house. Of course, equipment was needed. If at first, I cleaned the wood with my hands so that the surface was perfectly flat, then I bought a Makita Disc Sander - a cool thing for removing old paint before painting furniture, and if you choose the right nozzle, then just for polishing the wood surface. I recommend reading this https://homemakerguide.com/best-sand...emoving-paint/ review if your interests coincide with mine or you just want to try to "revive" old furniture yourself.

Ohhh all the bots are revealing themselves today! Nice long game their Chall.

[soundman98]

belt sanders are way better for removing paint...

[gen3v8]

Playing with a Steam Boat

[gen3v8]

Taking Barbie for a Ski behind a gentlemans Ski Boat

[Lantanafrs2]

I like buying ineffective aftermarket parts and then selling them at a big loss