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Message 28388 - Posted: 26 Jul 2009, 11:05:41 UTC

Gosh. You lucky people who can actually see the stars at night. If I didn't live in London I would get a telescope.


In South London I have seen the ice caps on mars quite clearly, but it was down in Hampshire with the same scope, a 4 1/2" reflector, that I managed to see Saturns rings and Jupiters moons.
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Message 28404 - Posted: 26 Jul 2009, 15:01:46 UTC - in response to Message 28388.  

Gosh. You lucky people who can actually see the stars at night. If I didn't live in London I would get a telescope.


In South London I have seen the ice caps on mars quite clearly, but it was down in Hampshire with the same scope, a 4 1/2" reflector, that I managed to see Saturns rings and Jupiters moons.

Now is there any amateur astronomer that can see Neptune and Uranus and Its rings?

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Message 28421 - Posted: 27 Jul 2009, 0:30:01 UTC - in response to Message 28404.  
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Gosh. You lucky people who can actually see the stars at night. If I didn't live in London I would get a telescope.


In South London I have seen the ice caps on mars quite clearly, but it was down in Hampshire with the same scope, a 4 1/2" reflector, that I managed to see Saturns rings and Jupiters moons.

Now is there any amateur astronomer that can see Neptune and Uranus and Its rings?


..when i close my eyes, and squeeze them very hard together for a while, then use
my little special atronomer hammer, and give myself a little hit on the top -
I can see all the plantes and the moons and the rings for quite a while after.
Try it! ;-)))
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Message 28422 - Posted: 27 Jul 2009, 1:16:17 UTC - in response to Message 28421.  
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Gosh. You lucky people who can actually see the stars at night. If I didn't live in London I would get a telescope.


In South London I have seen the ice caps on mars quite clearly, but it was down in Hampshire with the same scope, a 4 1/2" reflector, that I managed to see Saturns rings and Jupiters moons.

Now is there any amateur astronomer that can see Neptune and Uranus and Its rings?


..when i close my eyes, and squeeze them very hard together for a while, then use
my little special astronomer hammer, and give myself a little hit on the top -
I can see all the planets and the moons and the rings for quite a while after.
Try it! ;-)))

And would that also include a certain feature around one of the outer planets? ;) ROFL

Sorry Moon, I had to say that. :o

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Message 28423 - Posted: 27 Jul 2009, 1:28:17 UTC - in response to Message 28422.  

Gosh. You lucky people who can actually see the stars at night. If I didn't live in London I would get a telescope.


In South London I have seen the ice caps on mars quite clearly, but it was down in Hampshire with the same scope, a 4 1/2" reflector, that I managed to see Saturns rings and Jupiters moons.

Now is there any amateur astronomer that can see Neptune and Uranus and Its rings?


..when i close my eyes, and squeeze them very hard together for a while, then use
my little special astronomer hammer, and give myself a little hit on the top -
I can see all the planets and the moons and the rings for quite a while after.
Try it! ;-)))

And would that also include a certain feature around one of the outer planets? ;) ROFL

Sorry Moon, I had to say that. :o

Anything can be done. It depends on the size of your atronomer hammer. lol

.. I think I shall go to sleep. ;-) Good night folks!

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Message 28425 - Posted: 27 Jul 2009, 6:06:46 UTC

Here's something I found that was slated for the Apollo Missions, But never went:

http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/Space-Suits-Past-and-Future.html

It was much better than what was seen on the Moon too, More flexible, One could walk, Run or whatever in It.

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Message 28668 - Posted: 31 Jul 2009, 13:48:10 UTC

Endeavour de-orbit burn complete, landing at KSC in about 1 hour.

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Message 28671 - Posted: 31 Jul 2009, 15:00:29 UTC

The shuttle is down...safely.
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Message 28679 - Posted: 31 Jul 2009, 18:29:00 UTC - in response to Message 28671.  
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The shuttle is down...safely.

Yeah just as Pinky and the Brain were plotting too take over the galaxy. ;) :rofl:

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Message 28687 - Posted: 31 Jul 2009, 22:24:29 UTC

Behave SJ! Good news from KSC. Good end to the week.
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Message 28692 - Posted: 1 Aug 2009, 0:19:11 UTC - in response to Message 28687.  

Behave SJ! Good news from KSC. Good end to the week.

Don't worry only kidding, Besides Pinky isn't anymore real than a 60' alien Zentraedi by the name of Khyron is(He's known as the Back-stabber to His men). :D

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Message 28693 - Posted: 1 Aug 2009, 0:50:13 UTC

Are you pondering what i'm pondering?
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Message 28695 - Posted: 1 Aug 2009, 1:11:14 UTC - in response to Message 28693.  

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

That I watch too much TV? Can't be helped, This area is too hot or sometimes too cold in the winter.

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Message 28702 - Posted: 1 Aug 2009, 11:10:54 UTC - in response to Message 28695.  

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

That I watch too much TV? Can't be helped, This area is too hot or sometimes too cold in the winter.

No...That is not it...Usually on a Friday night we try to take over the world!
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Message 28704 - Posted: 1 Aug 2009, 12:12:27 UTC - in response to Message 28702.  

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

That I watch too much TV? Can't be helped, This area is too hot or sometimes too cold in the winter.

No...That is not it...Usually on a Friday night we try to take over the world!

I guess I didn't notice...
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Message 28714 - Posted: 1 Aug 2009, 13:45:38 UTC - in response to Message 28704.  

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

That I watch too much TV? Can't be helped, This area is too hot or sometimes too cold in the winter.

No...That is not it...Usually on a Friday night we try to take over the world!

I guess I didn't notice...

Me neither, Must be the heat here, And this is the coolest part of the day here. :D

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