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  1. Even though I haven't been watching the show, I still enjoy coffee with my AJ and RD mugs and squeezing my Twilight plushie. 

    I'd say my love for the ponies is eternal  :squee:

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    2. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      That’s where I do a lot of my work. She keeps me company. :proud: Plus, there is a bookcase full of books for her to read if she gets bored. :wacko: Good thing you don’t have a Trixie plush or all your astronomy equipment would be teacups. :P

      @Valencia Now i want a unicorn Twily. :sealed:

    3. Valencia

      Valencia

      hehe ^_^ I can understand why :darling::laugh: 

      my significant others twilight is a long term borrow- shes supposed to keep me company until I've saved enough to buy our place so she can move in with me :rarity:

    4. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      @Valencia Though I may save my money for a Luna plush. :LunaMCM: Awww, I’m sure Twily loves keeping you company. ^_^ 

  2. Hello everypony! :squee:

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Totally Lyra, *returns boop  :squee:

      Yay! *Squeezes @Twilight Luna  :LunaMCM:

    3. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Welcome back, my friend! :yay: *boops* :P I'm glad to hear you've had fun! :D

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      *boops back at @Tacodidra  :yay:

  3. Venus is quite high in the sky around sunset. Hope I get chance to image the planet this week. It's been awhile since I've done any astronomy.  :sunny:

     

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    2. Yoshi89

      Yoshi89

      @Phosphor @Stone Cold Steve TunaYep! Problem is I live right in the middle of the island. The North and South shores are quite a drive for me.

    3. Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Not all that far from me actually! Small world!

    4. Pastel Heart

      Pastel Heart

      Venus is pretty. It always sparkles here ♡

  4. Some daytime astronomy. Venus is bright enough to be seen in the middle of the day.  :mlp_yay:

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    2. Celtore

      Celtore

      It's kind of hard to tell sarcasm. There were people in my astronomy class who are emotionally attached to Pluto. I don't get it, it's over 7 billion kilometers away! :laugh:

    3. Soren Peregrine

      Soren Peregrine

      @Celtore Believe me, that's not the weirdest thing to get emotionally attached too... :orly:

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Man, I missed a lot in this thread!  :-P

      One of these days, I'll photograph Pluto. It takes several long exposures over a couple of nights to see its movement among background stars. 

  5. Good morning, everypony!  :BrightMacContent:

     

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    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Good morning, my friend! :yay:

    3. Deae Rising Shine~
    4. EpicEnergy

      EpicEnergy

      Good morning! I hope you have a wonderful day today! :grin:

  6. Looks like the forums got an upgrade or two since I last logged on.

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    2. Sparklefan1234

      Sparklefan1234

      @Phosphor I missed you, too, BFFFF! How are you and Twilight doing? :adorkable:

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Quite busy. She's been helping me slowly pack some things so I can move once construction on the new house is complete.

      How bout yourself?

    4. Sparklefan1234

      Sparklefan1234

      @Phosphor Rarity has been helping me make tons of signatures. What are PFFF's for? :grin:

  7. Good morning, everypony!  :fluttershy:

    I'm off work today and figured I'd take a couple photos. Images shot in Near IR.

    Argiope Spider_NIR.jpg

    Trees_NIR.jpg

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    2. Partialgeek514

      Partialgeek514

      Spiders make me nervous...

      Spoiler

      Or more often, just run and scream. :sealed:

       

    3. Fasu

      Fasu

      Wow, that spider looks awesome - great shots! :sunbutt:

      Spoiler

      I like spiders. Seriously.

       

    4. Phosphor
  8. Coco! :mlp_yay:

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    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      @Rikifive Thanks, my friend! :kindness: The Coco avatar did indeed become a trademark of sorts for me – it might have been my longest-used avatar (I'm not completely sure but I guess so), and it helps that it's a character not everyone uses on their avatars! :D

      I can't imagine you having an avatar with a character other than Derpy. :muffins: I know you have in the past, but the one you have now is so cute... and I think it's become a trademark of yours, like Coco has for me. :grin:

    3. Rikifive

      Rikifive

      Yeah, I recall seeing mostly her in your profile. :darling: Also, you really like her, so she has to be there! ^_^ And yup, it's indeed pretty rare to see users putting her as an avatar. :D 

      Really? :P Now this is something I did not expect. I believe I had the pink pone of mine for the longest time ~ set to Lyra at some point for a short period ~ and then in the end switched to Derpy. She is there since 24th August 2018, so it's pretty much only half a year by now, compared to almost 3 years of me being here in total. :derp: Either way, yeah, I've noticed some users thinking of me when seeing Derpy, so I suppose you're right. ^_^ I kinda miss the pink pone though by the way. Now that was a trademark-of-some-sort of mine. Even on non-mlp forums I often was referred as the pink pony and everyone knew who it is about. Sometimes they still call me that way. :mlp_icwudt:

    4. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      @Rikifive I remember quite a few users saying they associate me with Coco. :D And I've found that pretty remarkable since I constantly switch characters and avatars. :muffins:

      I remember the pink pony now that you mentioned her! She was cute! :) Yeah, your Derpy avatar is the one I associate with you, though it might be partially related to when I've been active here. I only started being more active last spring, so I can't remember much about my first few months here. :adorkable:

  9. Off work for the rest of the week!  Woohoo!!  :mlp_yay:

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    2. Partialgeek514

      Partialgeek514

      @Phosphor Canada's Thanksgiving is in October, so we already had it this year. :mlp_grin:

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Partialgeek514, Oh , I see. 

      Well come down here and enjoy another one. The food in the south is really really good. :D 

    4. Cash In

      Cash In

      That's excellent! Enjoy your time off.

  10. I have some work to do at my other place today. See y'all later!  :kirin:

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Princess of Bolts 🔥, you dig the trench and bury the conduit, while I stand and watch.  :P

    3. Lucky Bolt

      Lucky Bolt

      That's more like it. :laugh:

    4. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      I'm usually the guy who's standing and watching loool

  11. Rain, rain, rain, lots of rain! Guess I'll hang out here til the weather blocks my sat signal  

    How is everypony?  :catface:

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    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      I'm doing fine, thanks! :) Not doing much at the moment, but there will be more racing to watch this weekend, so it should be good! :D

      Great to hear your day has been a good one too! :coco:

    3. Splashee

      Splashee

      @Phosphor that is pure magic right there! :pinkie: I wouldn't believe that is possible to capture with amateur gear?

       

      But thinking about it, you are probably loaded, lol

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      You'd be surprised what a small refractor can do. For most of my long exposures, I use a 90mm refractor. For this particular galaxy, I used the C8 since I could get a bit more magnification. 

      Compared to the hardcore amateur astronomers, my gear would be considered modest.  :adorkable:

  12. How's everypony doing today?

    The clouds are still around, but it's still nice to see some sunshine! :fluttershy:

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Stone Cold Steve Tuna, I have. Here's one from a month ago.

      If you're interested, I have a thread in the Nonpony Art Section with all of my astronomy photos.

       

      Pleiades_12-4-2018_Embed_AWB_Gimp.jpg

    3. Cash In

      Cash In

      I'm doing alright. I spent most of the day dealing with my stomach issues, which wasn't fun.

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Hope you get to feeling better, @Cash In  :fluttershy:

  13. It's been a difficult week. I could use a pony hug or two  :sunny:

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Thanks y'all. I will be squeezing my Twilight plush extra hard tonight.  

    3. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      I hope that Twily helps you feel better tonight. :rarity:

    4. Widdershins

      Widdershins

      I heard tell of hugs needed! Draconequuhuggles!

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  14. Can Apple Bloom have some candy? :catface:

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    2. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      Now go find Luna!

    3. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      You're welcome, my friend! :D

    4. Cash In

      Cash In

      Don't eat it all at once you silly filly :-D

  15. I disappeared for a couple weeks and already miss this place. It's good to be back  :coco:

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    2. J.T.

      J.T.

      Hey buddy :fluttershy:

    3. RaraLover

      RaraLover

      Welcome back, my friend! :yay: It's great to see you again! :squee:

    4. Pandora

      Pandora

      Welcome back! :) 

  16. I had an incredibly disturbing dream last night.

    I was a detective investigating some wealthy businessman who was accused of killing his wife. I posed as a potential buyer of his house, while my female partner posed as a real estate agent. I remember snooping around the house and locating a computer running his security cameras. As I was going thru it, I saw footage where the maid ran out of a room screaming and there he was in the frame. He killed her with some blunt force weapon. Alarmed by what I had seen, I quickly exited the room and the house to pretend I was inspecting the outside (to avoid blowing cover). Some time passed by and I hear someone hollering. It was the gardner accusing the businessman of murder and a fight broke out. I don't remember what happened to the gardner, but I did arrest the businessman and remember finding the deceased wife and maid. 

    I woke up afterwards in tears. The dream felt so real  :(

    Strangely, when I was a kid, I wanted to be a police detective. :sealed:

     

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    2. Sparklefan1234

      Sparklefan1234

      @Phosphor You're Welcome, My Friend. :pistachio:

       

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    3. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      You're Welcome, my friend! ^_^ I'm glad that Twilight was there for you as are we. :twi:

    4. Pastel Heart

      Pastel Heart

      I think you should write a story like this, sounds interesting!

  17. Today was quite nice, 70°F and sunny with a lil bit of pollen on the cars. Looks like Spring is coming early!

    How was your day?

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    2. Pastel Heart

      Pastel Heart

      Personally I wish it could stay winter, but it's good you're happy ♡

      I'm just kinda moving through the motions honestly. It's not a good feeling.

    3. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Great to hear your day was a good one! :yay: Mine was very uneventful but still alright. :P

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @CatCat, Pollen doesn't seem to bother me much but it makes a mess on telescope optics.  :dash:

      @Stone Cold Steve Tuna: I know, right? Makes me wonder how brutal summer is gonna be  :crackle:

      *Squeezes @Pastel-chan. Hope ya get to feeling better  :kindness:

      Good to hear @Tacodidra  :BrightMacContent:

  18. It's raining outside, so no astronomy for me.  :unamused:

     

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    2. RDDash

      RDDash

      @Phosphor

      Oh, okay then. It's been kind of cloudy for awhile in my area too

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @R.D.Dash, gonna have to talk to Spitfire. Rainbow Dash has been slacking lately with the sky.  :P 

    4. RDDash

      RDDash

      @Phosphor

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  19. The forecast was way off last nite. Above average conditions was predicted, but my video clearly shows a lot of turbulence. The portions where I defocus the planet really show it. Yuck! :yuck:

    The two images demonstrate the importance of using an atmospheric dispersion corrector. You can see the red and blue tinges at the edges of the planet, along with significant blurring of details. 

    Hope y'all enjoy. 

    Jup_C8_ADC_6-14-2019.jpg

    Jup_C8_No ADC_6-14-2019.jpg

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    2. J.T.

      J.T.

      oof, that price tag. :sunbutt:

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @J.T., look at the financing options for that thing. $4750/month: :sealed:

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    4. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      It better work because there are no refunds. :sealed:

  20. Clear blue skies. It's so pretty outside today!  :D

    Last 2 pics shot in Near IR

    Flowering bush_vis.jpg

    Flowering bush_NIR.jpg

    Flowering bush_NIR wide angle.jpg

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    2. Lil'Cinnamon

      Lil'Cinnamon

      Maybe. I've already seen pictures xD

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Cinny is here! I knew he couldn't resist streetlamp talk!  :sassy:

    4. Sparklefan1234

      Sparklefan1234

      GHOST PLANTS!? :blink:

       

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  21. Best time to observe a crescent Moon is after sunset. I love seeing the Earthshine  :awed:

    Crescent Moon_1-8-2019.jpg

    Crescent Moon Earthshine_1-8-2019.jpg

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Stone Cold Steve Tuna

      Before I had dedicated astronomy cameras, I would take pictures of the Moon with my phone held just above the eyepiece. 

    3. Cash In

      Cash In

      Well, that certainly looks extraordinary. The moon is always fascinating to look at.

    4. Lucky Bolt

      Lucky Bolt

      Ooooh, that is beautiful. :o Almost kinda reminds me of an eclipse. 

  22. I'm glad all that rain and wind is gone. Left a mess in my yard and flipped the grill over.  :okiedokieloki:

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    2. DivineMist1000

      DivineMist1000

      @Phosphor It's okay. I brought extra!

    3. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Good to hear the weather is better now! :twi:

      Also...

      Spoiler

      She's back! :pinkie:

       

    4. Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Let it happen, Cap’n.

  23. Hello everypony! I'm back. My phosphors needed to be rejuvenated.  :coco:

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    2. Lucky Bolt

      Lucky Bolt

      *squeezes back* :mlp_icwudt:

      Nice to hear you’re doing well! 

    3. DivineMist1000

      DivineMist1000

      @Phosphor HOORAY!! It’s so awesome to see you again my BFFFF!! :yay:

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    4. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Welcome back, my friend! :pinkie:

  24. Seeing a distant planet, such as Uranus, in the eyepiece of a 16" telescope is a wonderful experience! :awed:

    And brrrrr! My fingers are freezing!  :twilightcutehat:

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Cash In, I'm glad it's cold. It gets downright tropical in the southeastern U.S. during the summer! :sealed:

    3. Cash In

      Cash In

      I see. Currently we're approaching the end of Spring, but it's practically been mid-summer weather.

    4. Arc Flash

      Arc Flash

      Maybe one day,it’s nice bc it’s nearly pitch black here so it would be perfect :-D

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