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2 pics of the leviathan WSP 2005

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19 years 2 months ago #16556 by dave_lillis
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Hi All,
I was going through my pics of this years WSP at Birr and as I went through them , these 2 struck me as showing just how massive a structure this telescope really is, the size of the crowd gives it a great perspective.


www.irishastronomy.org/user_resources/fi...leviathan_zoomin.jpg


www.irishastronomy.org/user_resources/fi...iathan_zoomedout.jpg

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19 years 2 months ago #16560 by martinastro
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Great pics Dave..that is a real beast!

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coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680

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19 years 2 months ago #16564 by Seanie_Morris
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Crikey! It is some monster! I used to live in Birr for a few years, and we would go walking through the demense most Sundays. This was well before the notion of that thnig being repaired. It was blody massive back tHen, noW its even bigger with the extra attachments! :shock:

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19 years 2 months ago #16572 by dave_lillis
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Thanks lads, hopefully we'll see it in operation next year.

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