I recently purchased a second one just like it. That picture is pretty old. Neither bookshelf has anything aside from books on them now.
Thanks. It measures 16" x 11" x 3" Clearly, it was hung outdoors in a sheltered area for many years. The paint is faded overall. Will check w/ the local museum to see if they have information on it.
I just noticed that my Celestron is on the same mount as the one in the original photo' in the thread. It needs to get out more, though! ATB, Aidan.
What's the model type for that mount? I've been looking for an automatic mount that can be polar aligned for stellar photography. Can't really do that for any exposures greater than 15 seconds with my current mount, which does not polar align.
Hi Sallent, It's the AS-GT, (Advanced System - Go To) also sometimes known as the CG-5. There's a polar alignment scope, covered up in the pic. I got this a long time ago - the 'scope in the 90s and the mount a few years ago too (the 'scope - Celestron Celestar 8 -was on a fork mount originally). I believe Celestron has replaced the AS-GT with the AVX, but you can probably still pick them up secondhand. It's a reasonable mount for light scopes and there are guides online to improving the stability and tracking accuracy - it can be used with autoguiders too (you need a serial port splitter). I've got a nexImage camera and a camera mount on the 'scope, but I haven't taken any photos for ages - hopefully, this winter. <Obligatory coin-related bit> There are a few coin books in the background <\Obligatory coin-related bit> ATB, Aidan.
You can actually spend quite a lot of money and get these mounts "hypertuned" - https://www.darkframeoptics.com/product/celestron-cg5-gt-hypertune ATB, Aidan.
i also collect tobacciana..here's a few of my vintage table and pocket lighters i have on display. all of them work
Hmmm.. growing up in Hoosierland, I would reckon Tobacciana is the part of Kentucky that abuts the Ohio River across from Indiana... Here are some matches for your collection...
Until now, I never bothered scrolling this loooong thread, and have to admit finding it interesting and eye opening as to what other people here are in real life. Well, the answer is : photography. And yes, it interacts with coin collecting as I try to take pictures of my coins. I don't collect anything else than coins, finding stamps boring (just me) and tractors too big to sit in my lounge Anyway, through photography, I like to create abstract pictures from the real, be it nature or not, but only at the stage of shooting : there's no other processing of the image than sometimes slightly rotating it when horizon is, well.... not horizontal. Here are a few Connemara sand beach - Ireland Perfume shop display - Italy Fence - France Building in Boston - USA Pond - Vietnam Buoy - Slovenia Oh, and I like to travel too Q
My photo hobby has been less abstract. Years ago, in the film era, I did a lot of solarizations and othe chemical abstractions but never warmed up to similar tings in digital which seemed to allow you to do anything too easily. I have always enjoyed close up and "what's-its". The letters below are all recognizable to locals as found in the city named.
I just blew my coin budget for the next 6 months on astronomy equipment. Good news, I've got my astronomy set-up nearly 100% complete. Bad news, no ancient coins for 6-8 months. I got the following in the mail: 40mm Coronado PST H-Alpha solar telescope with a double stack....$1,100 Meade mount for the new solar telescope.... $100 GPS unit for my Celestron 6SE....$125 4-channel heater controler with several heat strips for my Celestron 6SE to keep the dew away....$220. New 12v ultra compact battery to power my new heater system....$65 Several replacement and supplemental astronomy accessories for the field/telescope set-up..... $70 Total bill: $1,680 / Total joy I'll get out of it: Priceless But uhm, yeah, no coins for a while. Not that I'm sad as I already have tons of coins to keep me company. I'll photograph all my new gear set-up as soon as I get it all in over the next two weeks. Here is all the astronomy shopping spree action on my Amazon account:
Photography is soooo much easier now than in the 'old days' of actual film and manual settings. Not really another hobby for me, but almost. There are nearly 30 years between these photos:
You guys saw the acoustic guitar I built several pages back. Now I'm trying to learn to play it. As a 57 year old beginner I'm finding it pretty challenging and slow going. It's a bunch of fun though. I have also taken up building wooden ship models. I'm a beginner at this too but I'm enjoying it too.