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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts 
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The Southern Cross...
Hey, Santa, that was neat about the kid who came back...
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Chessmann Inner circle 4247 Posts
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Crab Nebula
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts
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He was a nice kid.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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The event was last night and we had a blast. The weather didn't fully cooperate as it was quite cool and there was a lot of cloud cover. Fortunately, hopes formed in the clouds so I could stop talking about Charles Messier and let people enjoy the eyepiece.
Jupiter is always a big hit. One woman told me she'd never seen a nebula before and was reasonably pleased when she got to see the Ring Nebula. Several people asked for the Andromeda Galaxy (it's a bit of a disappointment for first-time viewers as it just looks like a snowball). We looked at a few star clusters and double stars and had a good night overall. As a crown to the night, a few dozen bison were out and by the road I saw a big bull moose, a white-tailed deer and a coyote. It was a good night. John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts
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Mine doesn't need a telescope. Would love to see a Rover/robot land on Titan, drill down into the sub-surface ocean and send down a camera/chemical analysis probe.
Use the FORCE Luke.
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karnak Special user Connecticut 757 Posts
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Am I correct that Alpha Centauri is only visible from the southern hemisphere?
It’d be cool to see the sun’s nearest neighbor (and the original destination of TV’s Space Family Robinson).
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R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 193 Posts
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On Jun 8, 2023, karnak wrote: I think you are correct that it's only visible from the southern hemisphere. Also, if I'm not mistaken, Alpha Centauri is a double star system with it's partner Proxima Centauri. And as they revolve around each other they alternate as the closest star to our Sun. I remember watching the Robinsons on 'Lost In Space' when I was a kid. Loved that show! Although now, it looks ridiculously cheesy.
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." Thomas Paine
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3531 Posts
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This thread reminds me that I got a smartphone first back in 2010, back when "Google Sky" was new and wonderful.
It still is.
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Posted: Aug 29, 2010 02:34 pm 