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What with the BBC's comedy drama 'Supernova' and the upcoming 'Rocket Man',
does the newsgroup think that it is becoming cool to be an astronomer? |
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Marcus Armitage wrote:
does the newsgroup think that it is becoming cool to be an astronomer? "Becoming"? It's been cool ever since Thales fell down a well and was "revived" by some pretty handmaidens. Best, Stephen Remove footfrommouth to reply -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Stephen Tonkin | ATM Resources; Astro-Tutorials; Astro Books + + (N51.162 E0.995) | http://astunit.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:15:17 +0100, Stephen Tonkin wrote:
Marcus Armitage wrote: does the newsgroup think that it is becoming cool to be an astronomer? "Becoming"? It's been cool ever since Thales fell down a well and was "revived" by some pretty handmaidens. That is a new one to me. Could you please explain further or give me a reference to follow up. Norman |
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Marcus Armitage Wrote: What with the BBC's comedy drama 'Supernova' and the upcoming 'Rocket Man', does the newsgroup think that it is becoming cool to be an astronomer? Yes - ignore the trash! Nytecam It's very cool to become an astronomer, especially in the winter. My partner comes in from his observatory with cool fingers, cool nose, cool toes, cool everything! In fact cool is an understatement; he is FREEZING COLD! We need multiple hot water bottles... -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 Marcus Armitage wrote:
What with the BBC's comedy drama 'Supernova' and the upcoming 'Rocket Man', does the newsgroup think that it is becoming cool to be an astronomer? Yes. I mean, look at me. How much cooler can you be? :-) -- Conor It's better that have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. |
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Conor wrote:
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 Marcus Armitage wrote: What with the BBC's comedy drama 'Supernova' and the upcoming 'Rocket Man', does the newsgroup think that it is becoming cool to be an astronomer? Yes. I mean, look at me. How much cooler can you be? :-) About 310 kelvin. Tim -- Shares are your votes in a pigologocracy. |
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About 310 kelvin.
Kelvins. |
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"Fleetie" wrote:
About 310 kelvin. Kelvins. kelvins. Tim -- Shares are your votes in a pigologocracy. |
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About 310 kelvin.
Kelvins. kelvins. Kelvin Clein? Clear Skies Chuck Taylor Do you observe the moon? If so, try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/ If you enjoy optics, try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATM_Optics_Software/ ********************************************* |
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