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Diaphone Jim · 04-03-2020, 11:47 AM

Forgot to suggest binoculars.

BigV · 04-03-2020, 11:56 AM

lovely!

xoxoxoBruce · 04-04-2020, 12:52 AM

Nonsense, I looked at the sky and didn't see one of those labels... not one.

monster · 04-04-2020, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

It is making me happy just at dark to see Venus visiting with her mythic sisters. Subaru owners take note.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200402.html

I saw it! with beest's binoculars and with the telescope we got Bajaboi for $20 from Salvation Army thrift store. I also saw craters on the moon

and I got chilly

Diaphone Jim · 04-04-2020, 11:29 AM

No labels

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200404.html

Griff · 04-04-2020, 11:40 AM

purdy

Carruthers · 04-04-2020, 11:50 AM

It's been quite a display recently.

Having missed the first pass of the ISS last night I went out to look for its second appearance.

Cloud in the SW put paid to that but Venus was an admirable stand in.

Griff · 04-04-2020, 12:00 PM

Our sky has been amazing.

Undertoad · 04-04-2020, 12:14 PM

Venus crossed in front of the Pleiades last night

I had cloud cover

Clodfobble · 04-08-2020, 09:21 PM

Our orthodontist sent an email several weeks ago letting us know that in addition to canceling/rescheduling all normal appointments, emergency repairs were not considered essential medical treatments under the shutdown orders. Any broken brackets, popped wires, etc. would just have to stay broken until this is all over.

Of course, I knew it was only a matter of time. Minifobette pops her wire out of its socket every couple of months. The first time it happened, I didn't really understand what was broken, and it was about a week before we got in to get it repaired. During that time, the wire tip and its spring were pressing into the soft tissue behind her molar, which grew up around it by several millimeters and ultimately required minor surgery and a lot of pain to have it cut loose again. The second time, I understood that it had to go back in immediately, but in the process of trying to just bend it gently enough to slip it back into place, I popped a whole bracket off her tooth--again, very painful, and again requiring more extensive repairs. Ever since then, the minute her wire pops out we go straight to the orthodontist and just sit in the waiting room until they can fit us in for a repair.

Anyway, sure enough, her wire popped out last night. Fortunately, it turns out that YouTube has lots of good videos about how to open different bracket styles and do a proper repair. And I did it! I opened all four lower brackets with a little tooth-cleaning hook, slid the wire out, slid it back into place on her molar, and closed all the brackets again.

I'm a certified orthodontist now!

glatt · 04-08-2020, 09:49 PM

That’s freaking awesome! Great job. Seriously.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-09-2020, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

And I did it! I opened all four lower brackets with a little tooth-cleaning hook,...

Griff · 04-09-2020, 11:32 AM

Ha! Brilliant!

fargon · 04-09-2020, 12:44 PM

Awesome!!!

BigV · 04-09-2020, 04:28 PM

I love YouTube.

It's like the Holiday Inn Express, but actually makes you smarter.

04-03-2020, 11:56 AM	#12437
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04-04-2020, 12:52 AM	#12438
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04-04-2020, 11:40 AM	#12441
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04-04-2020, 11:50 AM	#12442
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	It's been quite a display recently. Having missed the first pass of the ISS last night I went out to look for its second appearance. Cloud in the SW put paid to that but Venus was an admirable stand in. __________________

04-04-2020, 12:00 PM	#12443
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Our sky has been amazing. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-03-2020, 11:47 AM	#12436
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Forgot to suggest binoculars.

04-04-2020, 11:29 AM	#12440
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	No labels https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200404.html

04-04-2020, 12:14 PM	#12444
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Venus crossed in front of the Pleiades last night I had cloud cover

04-08-2020, 09:21 PM	#12445
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Our orthodontist sent an email several weeks ago letting us know that in addition to canceling/rescheduling all normal appointments, emergency repairs were not considered essential medical treatments under the shutdown orders. Any broken brackets, popped wires, etc. would just have to stay broken until this is all over. Of course, I knew it was only a matter of time. Minifobette pops her wire out of its socket every couple of months. The first time it happened, I didn't really understand what was broken, and it was about a week before we got in to get it repaired. During that time, the wire tip and its spring were pressing into the soft tissue behind her molar, which grew up around it by several millimeters and ultimately required minor surgery and a lot of pain to have it cut loose again. The second time, I understood that it had to go back in immediately, but in the process of trying to just bend it gently enough to slip it back into place, I popped a whole bracket off her tooth--again, very painful, and again requiring more extensive repairs. Ever since then, the minute her wire pops out we go straight to the orthodontist and just sit in the waiting room until they can fit us in for a repair. Anyway, sure enough, her wire popped out last night. Fortunately, it turns out that YouTube has lots of good videos about how to open different bracket styles and do a proper repair. And I did it! I opened all four lower brackets with a little tooth-cleaning hook, slid the wire out, slid it back into place on her molar, and closed all the brackets again. I'm a certified orthodontist now! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-08-2020, 09:49 PM	#12446
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That’s freaking awesome! Great job. Seriously.

04-09-2020, 11:32 AM	#12448
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Ha! Brilliant! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-09-2020, 12:44 PM	#12449
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Awesome!!! __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

04-09-2020, 04:28 PM	#12450
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I love YouTube. It's like the Holiday Inn Express, but actually makes you smarter. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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