silverhawk
Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia
ngc1514
Loc: Atlanta, Ga., Lancaster, Oh. and Stuart, Fl.
I have an interesting electronic device on all my music-listening systems. Called a sh*t-kicker diode, it detects country music and puts it straight to ground.
"It's the only way to be sure."
-- Ripley in Aliens
silverhawk
Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia
ngc1514 wrote:
I have an interesting electronic device on all my music-listening systems. Called a sh*t-kicker diode, it detects country music and puts it straight to ground.
"It's the only way to be sure."
-- Ripley in Aliens
I had one of those and did the same thing until I started "Western Dancing"..
thanks for the response, at least someone is showing up here.... :mrgreen:
Eric, Did you go to NGC in Dahlonega? Question based on your "title" above your avatar.
Thanks
ngc1514
Loc: Atlanta, Ga., Lancaster, Oh. and Stuart, Fl.
Grumpy D Stevens wrote:
Eric, Did you go to NGC in Dahlonega? Question based on your "title" above your avatar.
Thanks
Nope. NGC in this case refers to Dreyer's 1888 "New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars." The object known as NGC 1514 is a very pretty planetary nebula in the constellation Taurus. It's an interesting object for a couple of reasons:
1. It "blinks." This means the nebula and the parent star are close to the same magnitude in brightness. Due to the physical characteristics of the human eye and the process known as "averted vision," the nebula is easily seen when you don't look directly at the central star, but disappears from view when you do. Several planetary nebulae exhibit this behavior and NGC 6826 in Cygnus is known as the Blinking Nebula.
2. It responds very well to narrow band filters that block most light except for the light found at specific spectral bands. The O-III filter only passes light from doubly-ionized oxygen and the hydrogen-alpha and hydrogen-beta lines. Emission nebulae (nebulae that glow due to the ionization of the gas and not, like the name implies, reflection of starlight) emit most of their light in these spectral ranges. It's always a lot of fun to take a telescope newbie, let him look at NGC 1514 without and then with a filter, and hear his exclamation of surprise as the filter makes the nebula the most obvious thing in the field of view.
As one of my favorite objects to view, ngc1514 has been my online handle for more than 30 years.
I've known NGC (North Georgia College) astronomers, but I've never used the telescope on campus. I believe they, like the Hard Labor Creek Observatory for GSU, have a 16" Boller and Chivens scope. It's the same size as my own scope - a 16" Starmaster.
And yes, I *AM* a geek.
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I once had a belt buckle that said "If it ain't Country, It AIN'T Music!"
ngc1514
Loc: Atlanta, Ga., Lancaster, Oh. and Stuart, Fl.
Wahawk wrote:
I once had a belt buckle that said "If it ain't Country, It AIN'T Music!"
Just goes to show how wrong one belt buckle can be! :mrgreen:
When things get complicated in life or I find myself in some sort of distress I always go to country music, and play it backwards.
Is there any other type of music?
silverhawk
Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia
silverhawk
Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia
I have a hard time recalling names of Country Artists, so I went to a link and found this listing.....it may be of interest to you, too!.... :mrgreen:
Top 100 Country Music Artists of All Time - Full List
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We've compiled a list of the Top 100 Country Music Artists of All Time. The list is based on many things, and has the input of the entire staff on where to place an artist, or if the artist belonged on the list. Things that we based our ranking on are album sales, top 40 hits, no. 1 records, no. 1 albums, popularity as an influence on other artists, and other attributes. Any omissions are purely unintentional.
Johnny Cash
Hank Williams
Merle Haggard
Patsy Cline
Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe
Carter Family
Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings
George Jones
Conway Twitty
Bob Wills
Tammy Wynette
Loretta Lynn
Buck Owens
Kitty Wells
Dolly Parton
Lefty Frizzell
Ray Price
Eddy Arnold
Ernest Tubb
Webb Pierce
Ronnie Milsap
Jim Reeves
Charley Pride
The Stanley Brothers
George Strait
Flatt & Scruggs
Marty Robbins
Garth Brooks
Elvis Presley
Hank Snow
Don Gibson
Hank Williams Jr.
Roger Miller
Johnny Horton
Charlie Rich
Red Foley
Louvin Brothers
Statler Brothers
Roy Acuff
Gene Autry
Hank Thompson
Bobby Bare
Chet Atkins
George Morgan
Porter Wagoner
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Vern Gosdin
Sonny James
Reba McEntire
Tom T. Hall
Roy Rogers
Tanya Tucker
Bill Anderson
The Oak Ridge Boys
Faron Young
Earl Thomas Conley
Alabama
Barbara Mandrell
Gene Watson
Crystal Gayle
Kenny Rogers
Shania Twain
Glen Campbell
Rodney Crowell
Keith Whitley
Dwight Yoakam
Marty Stuart
Patsy Montana
Don Williams
Steve Wariner
The Judds
Jean Shepard
Roy Clark
Emmylou Harris
Mel Tillis
John Conlee
Ricky Skaggs
Dottie West
T.G. Sheppard
Johnny Paycheck
Bellamy Brothers
Randy Travis
Lynn Anderson
Carl Smith
Dave Dudley
John Denver
Vince Gill
Patty Loveless
Alan Jackson
Clint Black
The Dixie Chicks
Brooks & Dunn
Tim McGraw
Toby Keith
Anne Murray
Diamond Rio
Mark Chesnutt
Alison Krauss + Union Station
silverhawk
Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia
jorjsal wrote:
Is there any other type of music?
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Love Country Music...that's partly why I live in Nashville.
But if your a hardcore Country fan, I'd recommend listening to WSM Radio "The Air Castle of the South" which began broadcasting The Grand Ole Opry way back in 1925. They now stream every show online Friday and Saturday nights at 7pm (central time) as well as their regular programming.
http://www.wsmonline.com/
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