July 19, 20214 yr A few years back my wife and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in Hawaii. We spent two weeks at the Mauna Kea resort on the big island and enjoyed every minute of it. When I mentioned to our neighbor where we were going he strongly encouraged us to drive up to the top of the mountain where the views of the sky are spectacular - maybe even the best on earth. And we did as he suggested. When we returned from our trip the neighbor asked me if we'd made it to the top of the mountain to see the stars. I replied that, yes, we had but, unfortunately, only a single star was visible. He immediately launched into a graduate-level explanation (he has a degree in astrophysics) about the variability of atmospheric conditions, their relationship to the seasons, how eyesight can effect observations, etc., etc., etc. Then, after about 10 minutes of listening, I told him we were there at noon. Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
July 19, 20214 yr Administrators Same scenario about 30 years ago my sister, brother-in-law and I drove up to the top of Haleakalā on Maui near the observatory. Over ten thousand feet and didn't see many stars. Pretty close to noon and time for lunch! 🍍 Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
July 26, 20214 yr I read that one astronomer said that the visiting public enjoyed looking through the binoculars more than the huge telescope. You could see more stars in the field of view. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
July 26, 20214 yr On 7/19/2021 at 11:10 AM, W2DR said: A few years back my wife and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in Hawaii. We spent two weeks at the Mauna Kea resort on the big island and enjoyed every minute of it. When I mentioned to our neighbor where we were going he strongly encouraged us to drive up to the top of the mountain where the views of the sky are spectacular - maybe even the best on earth. And we did as he suggested. When we returned from our trip the neighbor asked me if we'd made it to the top of the mountain to see the stars. I replied that, yes, we had but, unfortunately, only a single star was visible. He immediately launched into a graduate-level explanation (he has a degree in astrophysics) about the variability of atmospheric conditions, their relationship to the seasons, how eyesight can effect observations, etc., etc., etc. Then, after about 10 minutes of listening, I told him we were there at noon. You get one Attaboy for that one.
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