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Old December 14th 03, 09:48 PM
ErstWhile
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Default Realtime Satellite pictures of the World

On this websites you find a selection of 4 current satellite views,
showing visible satellites (Europe), current cloud coverage, earthquake
activity, storms, hurricanes, active volcanoes, and the moonphase. Updated
every 60 minutes.
http://www.ehabich.ipme.de/satellite/


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Old December 15th 03, 12:42 PM
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ErstWhile writted:

: http://www.ehabich.ipme.de/satellite/

Today prize question is:

Can anyone else see what's wrong with "the view from our sun"?



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Old December 15th 03, 01:13 PM
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:42:19 +0000 (UTC), Gavin Whittaker
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ErstWhile writted:

: http://www.ehabich.ipme.de/satellite/

Today prize question is:

Can anyone else see what's wrong with "the view from our sun"?


Perhaps it is possible to land on the Sun at night after all ;-)
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Home of the Lunar Parallax Demonstration Project
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Old December 15th 03, 02:23 PM
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:25:43 +0000, Mark Parrish
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:13:45 +0000, Pete Lawrence
wrote:

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:42:19 +0000 (UTC), Gavin Whittaker
wrote:

ErstWhile writted:

: http://www.ehabich.ipme.de/satellite/

Today prize question is:

Can anyone else see what's wrong with "the view from our sun"?


Perhaps it is possible to land on the Sun at night after all ;-)


It's the only time to go - far too hot during daylight!

mind you it would be hard to navigate there in the dark.


The other option for the view could be that the Solarian that took the
picture is very, very tall.
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Pete Lawrence
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Home of the Lunar Parallax Demonstration Project
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Old December 15th 03, 02:25 PM
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"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:25:43 +0000, Mark Parrish
wrote:

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:13:45 +0000, Pete Lawrence
wrote:

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:42:19 +0000 (UTC), Gavin Whittaker
wrote:

ErstWhile writted:

: http://www.ehabich.ipme.de/satellite/

Today prize question is:

Can anyone else see what's wrong with "the view from our sun"?

Perhaps it is possible to land on the Sun at night after all ;-)


It's the only time to go - far too hot during daylight!

mind you it would be hard to navigate there in the dark.


The other option for the view could be that the Solarian that took the
picture is very, very tall.
--
Pete Lawrence
http://www.pbl33.co.uk
Home of the Lunar Parallax Demonstration Project


as in about 0.43 AU tall?


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Old December 15th 03, 02:25 PM
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:13:45 +0000, Pete Lawrence
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:42:19 +0000 (UTC), Gavin Whittaker
wrote:

ErstWhile writted:

: http://www.ehabich.ipme.de/satellite/

Today prize question is:

Can anyone else see what's wrong with "the view from our sun"?


Perhaps it is possible to land on the Sun at night after all ;-)


It's the only time to go - far too hot during daylight!

mind you it would be hard to navigate there in the dark.

Mark

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Old December 15th 03, 02:34 PM
Pete Lawrence
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:25:07 -0000, "Alan"
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The other option for the view could be that the Solarian that took the
picture is very, very tall.
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Pete Lawrence
http://www.pbl33.co.uk
Home of the Lunar Parallax Demonstration Project


as in about 0.43 AU tall?


That's the one.

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Pete Lawrence
http://www.pbl33.co.uk
Home of the Lunar Parallax Demonstration Project
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Old December 15th 03, 03:42 PM
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Pete Lawrence writted:
: On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:25:07 -0000, "Alan"
: wrote:

: The other option for the view could be that the Solarian that took the
: picture is very, very tall.
: --
: Pete Lawrence
: http://www.pbl33.co.uk
: Home of the Lunar Parallax Demonstration Project
:
:as in about 0.43 AU tall?

: That's the one.

Flares make you look taller then?


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Old December 15th 03, 05:32 PM
Pete Lawrence
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 15:42:35 +0000 (UTC), Gavin Whittaker
wrote:

Pete Lawrence writted:
: On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:25:07 -0000, "Alan"
: wrote:

: The other option for the view could be that the Solarian that took the
: picture is very, very tall.
: --
: Pete Lawrence
: http://www.pbl33.co.uk
: Home of the Lunar Parallax Demonstration Project
:
:as in about 0.43 AU tall?

: That's the one.

Flares make you look taller then?

Well they do give you a degree of prominence!
--
Pete Lawrence
http://www.pbl33.co.uk
Home of the Lunar Parallax Demonstration Project
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Old December 15th 03, 05:49 PM
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Pete Lawrence wrote:

Flares make you look taller then?

Well they do give you a degree of prominence!


a BA (Mons)...

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http://www.hadastro.org.uk
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