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47 Tucanae (NGC 104)

47 Tucanae (NGC 104) - Submitted by Mylotian
Taken with an SV80ED on EQ6 mount using a Canon 350d
More info on 47 Tucanae (NGC 104) [Wikipedia]


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A site where you can get in touch with fellow astronomers, share your pictures with them, create groups and interact with them. Basically, a site created specifically for amateur astronomers with their needs in mind.

Happy New Year

ScopeBuddies wishes all fellow astronomers a Very Happy New Year.

We at ScopeBuddies are happy to announce new additions to the site and a series of Give Aways in the next few weeks including Accessory Cases for your eye pieces, Green Laser Pointers and Astronomical Binoculars.

Keep a lookout for announcements on the home page in the next few of weeks. We hope the new year brings clear night skies. Happy New Year 2010 once again.

What does this site offer you?

The initial site (here) had the basic capability to search for fellow astronomers near you. This version of the site expands on that idea add adds the following:
      Mark your location so others can find you
      Mark Dark Sites and astronomy clubs so others can benefit
      Upload Pictures
      Find and make Friends (Buddies)
      Integration with Google Maps for ease of use

Website Updates

Nov 13, 2009: Home page modified to include "Website Updates", "Latest News" and "Links". Dark Sites page is up and running.

Nov 6, 2009: The new website design has been implemented.

Got Feedback? - We are sure that you have a lot of input for us. Please send all comments to Feedback@ScopeBuddies.com. We really like hearing from our users.

Latest News

9 astronomy milestones in 2009 - This year provided plenty of cosmic eye-openers for astronomers and casual stargazers alike...

Spotting planets for lower prices - We are the Wal-Mart of astronomy. Actually, we're the Dollar Store...

Got News? Send us your favorite news articles to share with fellow astronomers. Send an email to News@ScopeBuddies.com

Links

CloudyNight.com - ScopeBuddies.com exists today because of a sticky thread in the beginners forum on CloudyNights.com

Got Links? - If you come across any good non-commercial websites and want to share it, send an email to Links@ScopeBuddies.com

All Registered Users

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This map shows all registered users on the site and the list is updated once every hour.
You may sign up on the site and mark your location so other astronomers can find you. If a user has not entered his/her Latitude and Longitude, we derive it using the city and country in the profile.
Click on the Circles or Scopes on the map for user details. Click and Drag mouse to move around map.

*Due to privacy reasons, actual user locations are not shown. The markers displayed are within 2 miles of the actual location.