I'm Off To See The Wizard(s) - RTMC 2017
"The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit."
- Ansel Adams
Just a quick, temporary "So long!"
Today by God's kindness I am headed off to RTMC, the Riverside Telescope Makers Conference up near Big Bear Lake.
Unless something very important comes up, I attend this conference every year.
Observatory Under the Stars
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The weekend is always a kick.
I absolutely love wandering around and "kicking the tires" of projects — telescopes of all imaginable and in some cases, never before imagined kinds, as well as support equipment like mounts, computers, cameras, lenses, etc.
There is a group of "good old boys" that I hang out with, and there are always new and interesting people to meet and talk with.
As the World Turns...
Photo courtesy of Paul Gilmore and http://unsplash.com
The nights are glorious!
Imagine wandering around in the dark (no flashlights allowed, unless seriously dimmed with red filters) and shooting the breeze with amateur astronomers, opticians, and telescope builders whose combined expertise totals thousands of years?
Imagine lining up and then stepping up to the eyepiece of some lovingly built piece of almost magical equipment, and then seeing — with your own eyes! — some of the glorious wonders of the heavens made for our enjoyment by God's hand.
Amateurs enjoying the heavens.
Photo courtesy of Elaine Casap and http://unsplash.com
It's not like the picture books.
When you look through the eyepiece of even a rather large telescope — and we have been treated to scopes at RTMC with apertures of as much as 70 inches! — what you see won't ever quite match the glory of the full-color photographic images that you have by now seen from the Hubble telescope.
Even so, there is nothing that matches the thrill of seeing it for yourself! I invite you to come on out, if you are in the Southern California area. Or, if anywhere in the world, at least put RTMC on your bucket list!
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God speaks to us through the stars and heavens. i know I tried to watch when we had the blood moons. they were so bright and intriguing. I wish I had a telescope. I enjoyed your post and will leave you with one of mine blessings my friend - Troy
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Excellent work dear friend @creatr I am passionate about seeing the stars, that in my province, summers nights are very clear so you can appreciate the stars very well, now I am in my third generation of sighting, as a child with me Mother, then we did it with my children and now we do it with my grandchildren and if God wants to repeat the tradition with my grandchildren, thank you very much for sharing this material
Have a beautiful week surrounded by family and friends
Thank you my good friend @jlufer, for sharing this story of your family with me!
Do you have any telescopes or binoculars that you use, or do you just see the stars with your naked eye?
I have discovered that even with a simple pair of binoculars there is very much beauty to be seen, filled with wonder. God's creation of the universe is truly amazing and filled with grand and glorious wonder! :D
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The nights of summers are so clear that they can be seen with the naked eye, from here we can see, the star, the cross of the south, the seven cabrillas, the two good hunted, the three marias, Here they are all faded and we lie down in the Garden in the dark can be appreciated without any device.
Have a happy rest
That sounds so wonderful! I hope I can one day see the stars from such a lovely place in the south part of the earth! :D
I think a telescope conference is the coolest thing I've heard of. I've been to academic conferences before for sociology but I bet getting to discuss and use telescopes is much more interesting. Hope you have a great time.
Thanks! It was great! :D
Stories to follow... ;)
Oh my dear friend, I hope you are having an absolute blast gazing at the heavens through the plethora of observational equipment! 😊
Thanks!
It was great! Stories to follow.... ;)
Yay! I am so looking forward to them!
Well , sounds like you already know you're going to have a good time, Come back rejuvenated and safe.
Thanks!
Back, and stories to follow... ;)
Excellent!
What a blast that'll be! Have good fun!
Thank you!
My departure is imminent! (As soon as I finish packing up...) :D
Well don't leave before packing!
(And don't forget a cloth to wipe the shoe-shine from your eye sockets!)
Hahahahaha... :D
In all my years there, no one has ever pulled that prank (on me). ;)
Heheh! Maybe I shoulda told you to bring the shoe-shine then!~
Too low for me... But I'm not opposed to practical jokes of other kinds, depending on the context! :D
Yah, it's just fun to think about for a minute :)
Exchellent post!!
Thank you for the beautiful and hard work dear @creatr _))
Thank you. I appreciate your visit and comment! :D
Sounds like fun! I won't be in So. California anytime soon, however.
Just put it on your bucket list... It's awesome! :D