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"Elroy Willis" |
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14 Jan 2005 07:43:21 PM |
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Cassini Huygen Landing |
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
I've talked to a few religious friends of mine the past few days
and mentioned the Cassini mission, and they were completely unaware of
the whole mission, and I thought to myself that they were totally
ignorant of the latest scientific endeavors, and it made me a bit sad
to think that they aren't sharing the same excitement and anticipation
I have about the mission...
Oh well...
--
Elroy Willis
www.elroysemporium.com
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| User: "Clayton Brand Ewok Skin Bedroom Slippers" |
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14 Jan 2005 11:00:31 PM |
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"Elroy Willis" <elo@airmail.net> wrote in message
news:qg7gu011a6f2gqe64mkh63j1ccn7kbeaaf@4ax.com...
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
I've talked to a few religious friends of mine the past few days
and mentioned the Cassini mission, and they were completely unaware of
the whole mission, and I thought to myself that they were totally
ignorant of the latest scientific endeavors, and it made me a bit sad
to think that they aren't sharing the same excitement and anticipation
I have about the mission...
Oh well...
Let's just hope they don't ***** THIS one up!!
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15 Jan 2005 02:18:36 PM |
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Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:qg7gu011a6f2gqe64mkh63j1ccn7kbeaaf@4ax.com:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Well mark one up for ESA - at least that's some consolation after the
unfortunate Beagle mission.
I've talked to a few religious friends of mine the past few days
and mentioned the Cassini mission, and they were completely unaware of
the whole mission, and I thought to myself that they were totally
ignorant of the latest scientific endeavors, and it made me a bit sad
to think that they aren't sharing the same excitement and anticipation
I have about the mission...
Well the bible doesn't mention any other planets or moons being created - I
guess as far as they're concerned Titan doesn't exist. But their god does
exist of course....
gater.
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| User: "Elroy Willis" |
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15 Jan 2005 03:16:31 PM |
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navi-gater <gater@the-gate.net> wrote in alt.atheism
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Well mark one up for ESA - at least that's some consolation after the
unfortunate Beagle mission.
I've talked to a few religious friends of mine the past few days
and mentioned the Cassini mission, and they were completely unaware of
the whole mission, and I thought to myself that they were totally
ignorant of the latest scientific endeavors, and it made me a bit sad
to think that they aren't sharing the same excitement and anticipation
I have about the mission...
Well the bible doesn't mention any other planets or moons being created - I
guess as far as they're concerned Titan doesn't exist. But their god does
exist of course....
I seem to remember reading about the Catholic church throwing a fit
when Galileo or some earlier astronomer observed the moons of Jupiter.
--
Elroy Willis
www.elroysemporium.com
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| User: "Harry F. Leopold" |
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16 Jan 2005 02:43:57 PM |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:16:31 -0600, Elroy Willis wrote
(in article <tbbiu01oenvc6umaadcp2hv02ueor6fd5u@4ax.com>):
navi-gater <gater@the-gate.net> wrote in alt.atheism
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Well mark one up for ESA - at least that's some consolation after the
unfortunate Beagle mission.
I've talked to a few religious friends of mine the past few days
and mentioned the Cassini mission, and they were completely unaware of
the whole mission, and I thought to myself that they were totally
ignorant of the latest scientific endeavors, and it made me a bit sad
to think that they aren't sharing the same excitement and anticipation
I have about the mission...
Well the bible doesn't mention any other planets or moons being created - I
guess as far as they're concerned Titan doesn't exist. But their god does
exist of course....
I seem to remember reading about the Catholic church throwing a fit
when Galileo or some earlier astronomer observed the moons of Jupiter.
He also pointed out that the moon and the sun had spots, blemishes that the
godly claimed could not exist.
(Which I have never understood, even I can see that the moon is blemished,
without my glasses. The Chinese recorded sun-spots for approximately 2000
years before the telescope was invented, and they finally got their hands on
one.)
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Harry F. Leopold
aa #2076
AA/Vet #4
The Prints of Darkness
(remove gene to email)
³Of course *you use an operating system hand woven on a loom at a co-op in
the Andean mountains I'm sure.³-Mark K. Bilbo
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| User: "Elroy Willis" |
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| Title: Astronomy - was: Cassini Huygen Landing |
17 Jan 2005 12:15:25 PM |
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Harry F. Leopold <hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote in alt.atheism
Elroy Willis wrote
navi-gater <gater@the-gate.net> wrote in alt.atheism
Well the bible doesn't mention any other planets or moons being created - I
guess as far as they're concerned Titan doesn't exist. But their god does
exist of course....
I seem to remember reading about the Catholic church throwing a fit
when Galileo or some earlier astronomer observed the moons of Jupiter.
He also pointed out that the moon and the sun had spots, blemishes that the
godly claimed could not exist.
The idea that Venus/Aphrodite went through phases like the moon
seemed to cause some trouble as well...
(Which I have never understood, even I can see that the moon is blemished,
without my glasses.
I don't understand that either. Even with my imperfect eyes, I can
see that the moon isn't completely white or pure or perfect or
whatever they thought it was supposed to be back then.
The Chinese recorded sun-spots for approximately 2000
years before the telescope was invented, and they finally got their
hands on one.)
Did they actually try to make any kind of predictions based on the sun
spots?
I watched an interesting documentary last night called "Cosmic Africa"
which dealt with some different African stories about the visible
objects in the sky, and how they came to be, according to local
legends and myths. It was worth the watch for me. An explanation
for how the milky way came to be in African folklore was interesting,
compared to the Greek explanation which involves Heracles.
Here's a link for it.
http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/november/cosmic.htm
Have you seen it?
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Elroy Willis
www.elroysemporium.com
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| User: "Kevin Anthoney" |
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14 Jan 2005 08:13:22 PM |
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Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Apparently, it kept working for two hours after landing (as opposed to the
expected three minutes.)
Looking good!
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html
I've talked to a few religious friends of mine the past few days
and mentioned the Cassini mission, and they were completely unaware of
the whole mission, and I thought to myself that they were totally
ignorant of the latest scientific endeavors, and it made me a bit sad
to think that they aren't sharing the same excitement and anticipation
I have about the mission...
Oh well...
--
Kevin Anthoney
kanthoney[a]dsl.pipex.com
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: Cassini Huygen Landing |
14 Jan 2005 09:53:13 PM |
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"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f270f$41e828ca$51569c09$6866@nf1.news-service.com...
Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Apparently, it kept working for two hours after landing (as opposed to the
expected three minutes.)
Looking good!
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html
Shoreline. SHORELINE!
Yeah!
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
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| User: "Kevin Anthoney" |
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14 Jan 2005 10:16:22 PM |
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Denis Loubet wrote:
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f270f$41e828ca$51569c09$6866@nf1.news-service.com...
Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Apparently, it kept working for two hours after landing (as opposed to
the expected three minutes.)
Looking good!
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html
Shoreline. SHORELINE!
Beach!
Yeah!
--
Kevin Anthoney
kanthoney[a]dsl.pipex.com
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| User: "Clayton Brand Ewok Skin Bedroom Slippers" |
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14 Jan 2005 11:01:10 PM |
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"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:74004$41e845a3$51569c09$17130@nf1.news-service.com...
Denis Loubet wrote:
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f270f$41e828ca$51569c09$6866@nf1.news-service.com...
Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Apparently, it kept working for two hours after landing (as opposed to
the expected three minutes.)
Looking good!
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html
Shoreline. SHORELINE!
Beach!
Topless bathers?
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| User: "Therion Ware" |
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14 Jan 2005 11:35:12 PM |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:01:10 +1000 in alt.atheism, Clayton Brand Ewok
Skin Bedroom Slippers ("Clayton Brand Ewok Skin Bedroom Slippers"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com>) said, directing the reply to
alt.atheism
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:74004$41e845a3$51569c09$17130@nf1.news-service.com...
Denis Loubet wrote:
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f270f$41e828ca$51569c09$6866@nf1.news-service.com...
Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Apparently, it kept working for two hours after landing (as opposed to
the expected three minutes.)
Looking good!
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html
Shoreline. SHORELINE!
Beach!
Topless bathers?
Two methane breathing silicon life forms arguing about salvage rights.
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15 Jan 2005 01:12:50 AM |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:01:10 +1000, "Clayton Brand Ewok Skin Bedroom
Slippers" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> wrote:
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:74004$41e845a3$51569c09$17130@nf1.news-service.com...
Denis Loubet wrote:
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f270f$41e828ca$51569c09$6866@nf1.news-service.com...
Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Apparently, it kept working for two hours after landing (as opposed to
the expected three minutes.)
Looking good!
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html
Shoreline. SHORELINE!
Beach!
Topless bathers?
No heads apparently.
atheist@home#1554
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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15 Jan 2005 01:04:02 AM |
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Kevin Anthoney <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:74004$41e845a3$51569c09$17130@nf1.news-service.com:
Denis Loubet wrote:
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f270f$41e828ca$51569c09$6866@nf1.news-service.com...
Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
Apparently, it kept working for two hours after landing (as opposed to
the expected three minutes.)
Looking good!
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html
Shoreline. SHORELINE!
Beach!
Road trip!!
--
Dr. Smartass -- BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Hurl, hurl, door gong's oil hair!
Wart inhale dough way cur?
Wart inhale dough way cur?
Hurl, hurl, door gong's oil hair!
Wart inhale dough way cur, nor?
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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14 Jan 2005 11:38:22 PM |
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:53:13 -0600, "Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com>
drained his beer, leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly
proclaimed the following
Shoreline. SHORELINE!
Yeah!
Surf Titan!
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Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894.
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14 Jan 2005 08:35:28 PM |
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Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I've been checking in with the ESA website. Wanna see some pictures from
the surface of Titan?
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"The President is merely the most important among a large number
of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to
the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct,
his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and
disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is
absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell
the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly
necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when
he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both
base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of
the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or
wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about
him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth,
pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."
President Theodore Roosevelt, editorial to the Kansas City Star
May 7, 1918
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| User: "Liz" |
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14 Jan 2005 10:27:06 PM |
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:43:21 GMT, Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> in
news message <qg7gu011a6f2gqe64mkh63j1ccn7kbeaaf@4ax.com> wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
I've talked to a few religious friends of mine the past few days
and mentioned the Cassini mission, and they were completely unaware of
the whole mission, and I thought to myself that they were totally
ignorant of the latest scientific endeavors, and it made me a bit sad
to think that they aren't sharing the same excitement and anticipation
I have about the mission...
Oh well...
If you get the Discovery Science channel. There is a program on
tonight with the first data transmissions from Titan at 9:00 pm EST
with some repeats tomorrow.
http://science.discovery.com/schedule/episode.jsp?episode=0&cpi=111528&gid=0
Überwench #658 Now a *real* atheist!
Dame Liz the Undaunted Ath.D BAAWA
Charter Member of SMASH
and Queen of the known universe
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14 Jan 2005 09:33:18 PM |
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:43:21 GMT, Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
I'm looking forward to the July 4 encounter with a comet when NASA is
going to fling a disk of copper into a comet's nucleus in order to
analyze the ejecta; that should yield some interesting information.
I read an interview with a scientist on the team handling this. He
had been an explosives expert in the army, and he said when NASA asked
him about working on a project involving slamming a huge chunk of metal
into a comet, he said "I am *so* there." Must be nice to enjoy your
work.
--
L. Raymond
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17 Jan 2005 04:23:19 AM |
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:33:18 -0600, "L. Raymond"
<badaddress@mylinuxisp.com> wrote:
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:43:21 GMT, Elroy Willis wrote:
Is anyone else around here looking forward with excitement to the
descent of the Huygen probe onto Titan today?
I hope nothing goes wrong, and at that at least some good pictures
and data can be captured by the probe before it burns up in the
atmosphere or freezes on the surface of Titan.
I'm looking forward to the July 4 encounter with a comet when NASA is
going to fling a disk of copper into a comet's nucleus in order to
analyze the ejecta; that should yield some interesting information.
I read an interview with a scientist on the team handling this. He
had been an explosives expert in the army, and he said when NASA asked
him about working on a project involving slamming a huge chunk of metal
into a comet, he said "I am *so* there." Must be nice to enjoy your
work.
That event may be visible to the naked eye.
I just bought a great new telescope however that automatically locates
and fixes on anything in the heavens that is in it's computer and then
tracks the object.
It also came with a cd star map that can be uploaded to a lap top
that can then be pluuged into the telescope.
Just point and click and the telescope locates it.
I'm hoping the manufacturer will have the coordinates for the comet
encounter on their website for download.
Actually the comet may already be in the databank.
Gotta check on that.
atheist@home#1554
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| User: "Uncle Buck" |
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17 Jan 2005 10:07:16 PM |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:23:19 GMT in alt.atheism,
defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet stall:
I just bought a great new telescope however that automatically locates
and fixes on anything in the heavens that is in it's computer and then
tracks the object.
It also came with a cd star map that can be uploaded to a lap top
that can then be pluuged into the telescope.
Just point and click and the telescope locates it.
I hate you. I just wanted you to know that.
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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17 Jan 2005 11:22:48 PM |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:07:16 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> drained his beer, leaned back in the
alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly proclaimed the following
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:23:19 GMT in alt.atheism,
defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet stall:
I just bought a great new telescope however that automatically locates
and fixes on anything in the heavens that is in it's computer and then
tracks the object.
It also came with a cd star map that can be uploaded to a lap top
that can then be pluuged into the telescope.
Just point and click and the telescope locates it.
I hate you. I just wanted you to know that.
Seconded. :P
(Of course, during my school days I got to do an observation run at
Keck...)
--
Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894.
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18 Jan 2005 04:27:28 AM |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:22:48 GMT, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:07:16 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> drained his beer, leaned back in the
alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly proclaimed the following
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:23:19 GMT in alt.atheism,
defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet stall:
I just bought a great new telescope however that automatically locates
and fixes on anything in the heavens that is in it's computer and then
tracks the object.
It also came with a cd star map that can be uploaded to a lap top
that can then be pluuged into the telescope.
Just point and click and the telescope locates it.
I hate you. I just wanted you to know that.
Seconded. :P
Ha ha ha!
Suck it up! ;-)
(Of course, during my school days I got to do an observation run at
Keck...)
Gawd!
How long?
How much did you see?
I wanted to live at Palomar when I was a kid.
Just me and that huge telescope.
I already know I'm going to upgrade and find sites well outside the
city where friends and I can camp, cookout and watch the stars.
I can hardly wait for summer :-)
atheist@home#1554
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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18 Jan 2005 05:35:15 PM |
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 04:27:28 GMT, drained his beer,
leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly proclaimed the
following
I hate you. I just wanted you to know that.
Seconded. :P
Ha ha ha!
Suck it up! ;-)
Nice telescope. Be a shame if something were to happen to it...
(Of course, during my school days I got to do an observation run at
Keck...)
Gawd!
How long?
How much did you see?
We were there for three weeks doing observations of NGC 3603. This
was pre-Hubble, so that was the bomb when it came to observations. We
identified four protosuns in the nebula, including one that appeared
to have recently ignited. Very exciting stuff.
I wanted to live at Palomar when I was a kid.
Just me and that huge telescope.
I already know I'm going to upgrade and find sites well outside the
city where friends and I can camp, cookout and watch the stars.
I can hardly wait for summer :-)
Have you checked for local astronomy clubs? Seeing parties are great.
--
Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894.
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| Title: Re: Cassini Huygen Landing |
18 Jan 2005 09:27:49 PM |
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:35:15 GMT, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 04:27:28 GMT, drained his beer,
leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly proclaimed the
following
I hate you. I just wanted you to know that.
Seconded. :P
Ha ha ha!
Suck it up! ;-)
Nice telescope. Be a shame if something were to happen to it...
Lol!
I'll protect it with my life :-)
(Of course, during my school days I got to do an observation run at
Keck...)
Gawd!
How long?
How much did you see?
We were there for three weeks doing observations of NGC 3603. This
was pre-Hubble, so that was the bomb when it came to observations. We
identified four protosuns in the nebula, including one that appeared
to have recently ignited. Very exciting stuff.
I can't even imagine how exciting that must have been.
I remember the first time I saw the moon through a cheap little
telescope and for some reason seeing the rings of Saturn through a
telescope is so much different than seeing the photos no matter how
good they are.
I wanted to live at Palomar when I was a kid.
Just me and that huge telescope.
I already know I'm going to upgrade and find sites well outside the
city where friends and I can camp, cookout and watch the stars.
I can hardly wait for summer :-)
Have you checked for local astronomy clubs?
I'm going to check for that as well as newsgroups and websites for
people who can give me advice.
I'm also heading for the book store tommorrow.
Seeing parties are great.
Gonna be fun, fun, fun :-)
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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| Title: Re: Cassini Huygen Landing |
18 Jan 2005 10:04:41 PM |
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:27:49 GMT, drained his beer,
leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly proclaimed the
following
I can't even imagine how exciting that must have been.
Well, i was an undergrad slave at the time. So most of what I saw was
the coffee machine, the kitchen, and the laundry room. I did some
lens time, which was fantastic.
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Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Cassini Huygen Landing |
19 Jan 2005 08:12:01 PM |
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 22:04:41 GMT, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:27:49 GMT, drained his beer,
leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly proclaimed the
following
I can't even imagine how exciting that must have been.
Well, i was an undergrad slave at the time. So most of what I saw was
the coffee machine, the kitchen, and the laundry room. I did some
lens time, which was fantastic.
When I was a kid in Alabama we could see the Milky Way clearly with
the naked eye.
I wish I had owned a telescope then.
atheist@home#1554
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Cassini Huygen Landing |
18 Jan 2005 01:56:40 AM |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:07:16 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:23:19 GMT in alt.atheism,
defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet stall:
I just bought a great new telescope however that automatically locates
and fixes on anything in the heavens that is in it's computer and then
tracks the object.
It also came with a cd star map that can be uploaded to a lap top
that can then be pluuged into the telescope.
Just point and click and the telescope locates it.
I hate you. I just wanted you to know that.
Lol!
I bought the thing at Sam's Club for $200.00.
It clouded up the next day and just cleared off a couple of days ago
but now it's too cold to use it.
I got the one to the left here:
http://www.meade.com/lxd75/index.html
But the thing came with a catalog and now I want something better.
Problem is I don't know enough about it to know which one to pick.
atheist@home#1554
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| User: "L. Raymond" |
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| Title: Re: Cassini Huygen Landing |
18 Jan 2005 01:28:55 AM |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:23:19 GMT, wrote:
That event may be visible to the naked eye.
I'll have to find a place around here to check it out, just in case.
Somewhere in the Texas hill country should be dark enough.
I just bought a great new telescope however that automatically locates
and fixes on anything in the heavens that is in it's computer and then
tracks the object.
I bought one of those, a great deal second hand that came with a solid
red wood stand the previous owner had made for himself. Unfortunately
he seems to have been many inches taller than me, but a box fixes that
problem.
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L. Raymond
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18 Jan 2005 09:49:44 PM |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:28:55 -0600, "L. Raymond"
<badaddress@mylinuxisp.com> wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:23:19 GMT, wrote:
That event may be visible to the naked eye.
I'll have to find a place around here to check it out, just in case.
Somewhere in the Texas hill country should be dark enough.
Same here, Arkansas probably.
I just bought a great new telescope however that automatically locates
and fixes on anything in the heavens that is in it's computer and then
tracks the object.
I bought one of those, a great deal second hand that came with a solid
red wood stand the previous owner had made for himself. Unfortunately
he seems to have been many inches taller than me, but a box fixes that
problem.
Have you used it yet?
It's going to be freezing or below here tonight but I'm not willing to
wait any longer before I try mine out.
atheist@home#1554
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