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My Proposals for the Moon and Mars by Davoud
Moon: Sending people: been there, done that. Learned a lot. Now it's time for robots to build a series of radio telescopes on the far side and other telescopes...
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January 22nd 04 07:25 PM
by Robert Cook Go to last post
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Telephoto Picture & Technical Analysis by Hughes
Guys, About resolution charts and resolving lines per millimeter. What is its relationship to the A/D converter used. Between 8 bit A/D vs 12 bit or 16 bit...
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May 25th 09 11:02 PM
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Don't forget, May 9th (North America, etc) the Mercury transit of the sun by RichA[_6_]
Starts just after sun-up EST and lasts until mid-afternoon. I've seen two Venus transits so I hope this one isn't clouded...
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April 20th 16 04:45 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Do you believe? by Jack Kotze
The "Christianity and Science" discussion prompted me to ask: Do you believe 1. that we're alone in the universe? (can't decide, some days yes, other days...
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June 4th 05 12:23 AM
by Florian Go to last post
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Telescope in Lord Of The Rings: ROTK! by Bob Ames
"Kevin Rehberg" wrote: Did anyone else that has seen it catch the crude refractor (it's basically an objective and a couple...
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January 6th 04 06:20 AM
by Roger Cole Go to last post
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buy a scope in US then fly back home? by wijsneus
ok, so I looked at a meade LX200 12", about US$3500 in the US, about EUR6200 in europe. With the current dollar/euro rate, EUR6200 = US7800, so the scope is in...
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January 15th 04 11:11 PM
by Steve Taylor Go to last post
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The 3 minute 56 second illusion by oriel36[_2_]
The independent daily rotation of the Earth is expressed in 23 hours 56 minutes 04 seconds however the illusion and the nightmarish quality emerges after two...
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June 11th 09 06:13 AM
by Quadibloc Go to last post
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NASA cutting own throat embracing GW by Realist
Studies have shown support for the agency is dropping. With idiot Obama and NASA's cancellation of both the versatile Space Shuttle and Moon mission, and...
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June 22nd 10 10:31 PM
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Earth Deceleration theory likely a farce by Moshiachyozif
With the advent of astro programs that can be used to check ancient astronomy texts, there is a suggestion that Seleucid Period texts were purposely altered...
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January 20th 09 02:41 AM
by Moshiachyozif Go to last post
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Strehl and the diffraction limit by Stephen Paul
What exactly does it "mean" for an optic to be diffraction limited? Does it mean that the optic is capable of achieving the maximum resolution of its...
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February 13th 04 07:16 AM
by jerry warner Go to last post
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Orion's APO by Doink
Can anyone explain what's up with the price of Orion's APO? Is it $499? The S&T article shows it at $429. Did it go up? Was it improved? I want a good...
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January 6th 04 07:57 AM
by Alan W. Craft Go to last post
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Tilt/Inclination and climate by oriel36[_2_]
Regardless of differences in inclination,rotation and orbital characteristics,all planets received the same budget of daylight and darkness over an orbital...
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January 13th 14 12:59 AM
by Lord Androcles[_3_] Go to last post
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viewing for a short time by Starlord
Had my F5 dob out last night doing a bit of viewing, but after about an hour gave it up as cold wind was coming. I stayed up until almost 3am trying to clean...
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September 10th 07 12:06 PM
by Hoots Go to last post
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Is Elon Musk ready for the straitjacket ? by StarDust
Elon Musk says his new rocket will fly you anywhere in the world in under an hour for the cost of economy airline...
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October 23rd 17 06:35 PM
by Razzmatazz Go to last post
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Where Have All The Carl Sagans Gone? by Kevin Rehberg
Hey all, I happened to catch The Daily Show (on Comedy Central) the other night. The guest for the show was some lady that is on the Mars rover team. I was...
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January 19th 04 08:40 PM
by hbb2102 Go to last post
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Philip Morrison, has died at the age of 89 by Sam Wormley
Bomb builder turned critic passes away http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/9/4/14/1 26 April 2005 Philip Morrison, one of a generation of physicists who built...
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May 14th 05 08:55 AM
by J. J. Lodder Go to last post
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Orion 80 mm ED Apo via Zeiss Telementor 63/840 by Markus Ludes
Hi Everybody Today I received my first 3 samples Orion 80 mm ED Apos and could already test them. I would like to receive some feedback from customers who...
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January 30th 04 04:31 AM
by Richard Go to last post
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Complain to CNN by Greg Crinklaw
I am extremely disappointed in the CNN coverage of Mars. They went to all the trouble to send a reporter and didn't use him. When the pictures started coming...
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January 7th 04 06:57 AM
by Mr Fix It Go to last post
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Why aren't we seeing better values in astro equipment during thisrecession? by Too_Many_Tools
Prices seem to have dropped on many items...except astro equipment. Why not astro equipment? TMT
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August 13th 09 03:16 AM
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Why Questars are so great by Mean Mr Mustard
They're "uncomplicated" to put it succinctly. Often I've attended star parties where I and most of the other attendees have fallen into the trap of being...
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May 10th 06 08:41 AM
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