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Pluto's Discoverer's Backyard Telescope For Sale

Schart writes "My dad, an amateur astronomer/astrophotographer, sent me this link detailing the potential selling of Clyde Tombaugh (the man who discovered Pluto)'s backyard telescope. It features a 16 inch f/10 mirror which was hand-ground by the astronomer himself as well as a massive superstructure and 1-ton tube."

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  1. wow! by timelady · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wish i had some spare cash - santa? c'mon dude, i've been sorta mostly GOOD!!

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  2. Pluto's discoverers ass for sale. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  3. Filthy subscriberss stole our FROSTY PISS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Have our revenges, we will... the preciouss FROSTY PISS will once again be ourss!!!

  4. Open source businessmodel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1) Do free stuff.
    2) ?
    3) Buy a telescope!
    4) Profit!

    1. Re:Open source businessmodel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Complicated upside down open source businessmodel.

      1) Profit!
      2) ?
      3) Buy nifty telescope. Discover aliens with a nifty telescope. Send signals to aliens. Be robbed by these aliens of everything you own.
      4) Broke and do free stuff.

  5. 1 ton.. by drzolo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it would make a good tank canon...

  6. mod 3o3n by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  7. Re:Belonngs to a museum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Perhaps we can have Sidney Fox run around with her trusty righthand Nigel to save the telescope from bad relic hunters.

  8. you won't be needing any fancy looking glass.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    to be able to detect the direction that the wwwinds of change are bullowing at gale force/farce.

    lookout bullow.

    consult with/trust in yOUR creator..... get ready to see everything more clearly.

  9. Re:Belonngs to a museum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow, thats a true open source businessmodel!

    1: Write free stuff.
    2: ?
    3: Buy a telescope for a lot of money, then give it away for free.
    4) Profit!

  10. Re:Belonngs to a museum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm sorry, but I MUST agree with this, you're a little karma whore'in bitch.
    Do ya like it like that, bitch>!?!
    huh? - do ya!

  11. mod u4 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  12. KARMA WHORE!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod him down please! He seems to have sliped thru the cracks.

  13. Re:Belonngs to a museum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This has been another dumbass comment from some stupid bitch-ass karma whore.

  14. Re:Belonngs to a museum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ChaoticPenguin is a homosexual

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    Mother laughed uncomfortably. "What a funny idea, ChaoticPenguin!" she said. "What will the neighbors think if they hear about this?"

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    Father gave ChaoticPenguin a strange look. "No, I can't say that I did," said Father.

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    When ChaoticPenguin went to bed, his mother came to tuck him in. "Now, ChaoticPenguin, there's something I want you to remember," she said. "Don't play with yourself, or you'll go blind."

    "Okay, mom," said ChaoticPenguin. He wondered if he could just do it until he needed glasses.

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    When ChaoticPenguin went to school that day, all the other children ran away from him. "Ewww!" they said. "We don't want to play with a homosexual! We'll get gay germs!"

    ChaoticPenguin stood behind

  15. Re:OT: Pluto and Sedna as planets - why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I live on Pluto you insensitive clod!

  16. Re:OT: Pluto and Sedna as planets - why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, who cares about that nerdy science anyway. Some smelly geeks living in their parents basements, maybe. And if they could get a date, then even they would not care.

  17. Re:"Backyard"? by cbmeeks · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ok...I fell for it. I clicked the link. Man, do you have that book-marked? I bet you have that as your wallpaper. Get a life. Jeesh cb

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