Posts Made By: Darian Rachal

Sarah, the 8" can keep you busy for years. If DSOs interest you get you a couple of nebula filters & they'll more than compensate for the extra 2" a 10" scope will yield. I'd go w/the 8".

Tom, Try covering the 1" area & see what kind of results you get. Maybe you can live with it. DR

Curt, I am curious. Is it acceptable to find it with optical aid first & then detect it w/the unaided eye?

Terrance, I'm not sure about the prices now, but a number of years ago I bought a pair of Celestron 7X42 Ultima binoculars for $179.00. I do not think the 7X42 is still available, but they may have an Utima for less than $200.00.

They are relatively lightweight & I've been extremely pleased w/my 7X42.

Joe, I tried it. I came out with 6 Rep., 1 Dem.

Just curious, Ed. Do you have version 1.3 Spybot? I just found that there is a new version. I'd been running 1.2 for quite awhile.

Bill, for me, atheism is one of those quaint vestiges of childhood, starting when I was 10 or 11, & ending at about age 19.

The realization that there was no God was quite a revelation for me as a child. It was impossible for me to conceive of something as always existing & therefore I concluded that there was no God. I realized that this was a minority view, so I didn't go around announcing my conclusion. It did strike me as a bit odd that so many people could be mistaken about something that was so obvious to me, but it really was not a big deal to me. I just thought the whole idea of God & religion was rather silly. As far as I could see, it had no relevance to behavior.

I enjoyed science in school & later in college developed an interest in conservative political thought. I was an admirer of Wm. F. Buckley Jr., but for the life of me I couldn't figure out how someone of his intellect could believe in God. :S I tended to equate atheism with intelligence. Then around 19 I underwent a consciousness expansion & the "simplicity" of my thought was altered & life was changed. I didn't believe in God, but the simplicity of my atheism was shattered. More later.

Ron, Try deleting all your cookies. When you log back in to AM, you should stay logged in. DR

Thanks Daryl. I'll check at the library today. No one should be afraid of the truth.

Floyd, Was the horizon or the sky altered in this photo at all? It has an unusual quality to it? Just curious.