the old way the hard way

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the old way the hard way

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I bet you no one has tried this since the days of queen Victoria

I became Wah!'s merge program

tried to build image based on my view thru slit
my mind picked of gap correctly but put a slope on right with is not correct
Ha! you try it
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"I bet you no one has tried this since the days of queen Victoria"

You lose, I do it on a regular basis, and with equipment from the period.
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Observing the Sun with complex optical systems since 1966, and still haven't burned, melted or damaged anything.
Not blind yet, either!
Light pollution? I only observe the Sun, magnitude -26.74. Pollute that!
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Ok
Where is drawing


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Nice spectroscope
How old?


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Wow! that is a fantastic drawing, well done :bow :bow :bow
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Got me there, I don't do drawings, just visually observe. The instrument is a Wm. Gaertner & Co. L4020 from 1905.


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Very cool
Wouldn't mind taking a peak thru it

Prism I assume?


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Cool sketch John, cool equipment Joe!


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