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on many of the articles i posted, especially "hi", everyone refers to
as a "him" or "he". first of all 12 year old boys are not that bright or as bright and they dont have much dedication in "work". second of all i am a GIRL. |
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Sitav wrote:
on many of the articles i posted, especially "hi", everyone refers to as a "him" or "he". first of all 12 year old boys are not that bright or as bright and they dont have much dedication in "work". second of all i am a GIRL. OK now it makes sense (I have a 12 year old son) ;-) Shawn |
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Shawn wrote:
OK now it makes sense (I have a 12 year old son) ;-) Shawn I'm hoping for grandkid's at some point. Younger son is off to Iraq, but at least older one finally proposed, so I can hope. Someday... (I'm only 46) -- AM http://sctuser.home.comcast.net |
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Sitav wrote:
i am a GIRL. Why didn't you say so earlier? That would have gotten you an infinite amount of respect on an infinite monkey newsgroup right from the start. If there is one thing these old geezers here love, it's a little girl. -- The Tsiolkovsky Group : http://www.lifeform.org My Planetary BLOB : http://cosmic.lifeform.org Get A Free Orbiter Space Flight Simulator : http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/orbit.html |
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"Sitav" wrote in message ps.com... on many of the articles i posted, especially "hi", everyone refers to as a "him" or "he". first of all 12 year old boys are not that bright or as bright and they dont have much dedication in "work". second of all i am a GIRL. Take a hike!! |
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Sitav,
Most folks who are interested in astronomy usually end up being guys at least that is what I've seen, perhaps in some other parts of the United States and the world it's different so forgive us for not understanding that you are a girl. First, if you are interested in Astronomy as a career, you really need to know math. I do know that there are online courses and there used to be a Masters degree offered by an Austrailian University for non math folks and if I'm not mistaken it was the University of Sydney...Nepean. Today, Swinburne University does much the same thing. Second, there's just not a lot of career opportunities in Astronomy. You can teach, you can work for NASA and some do both. A few folks find a place for themselves at one of the major astronomical mags too or even work at a Planetarium. You can always though be an amateur and btw Astronomy is probably one of a small handful of sciences where actually an amateur can make scientific discoveries such as Comets, Asteroids and Variable Stars. But before you get that far you need to start and you can do that by a doing a few simple things... Depending on where you live, you might want to pick up a copy of Sky & Telescope, Astronomy or even Astronomy Now (British) or Patrick Moore's Sky at Night. All these mags have good Star Charts and interesting articles to help you although Astronomy is probably more geared to beginners. Sky & Telescope even has another magazine that unfortunatly is due to expire soon. Next, hopefully, you can purchase or perhaps your parents can give you one for your birthday, a nice pair of Binoculars about 10x 50 are good. You can look at the Moon and see many of the Messier Objects. Next, try to join an astronomy club. Most clubs do sponsor events for the public usually at parks where folks can meet astronomy club members and look at objects through their telescopes. This gives you the opportunity to get to know these folks and to figure out what kind of telescope you want to buy. After you've taken some time to learn the constellations then you are probably ready for a small telescope. |
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Sitav, Now that we know that you live in New Jersey,perhaps we can be a bit more helpful. Actually, there are quite a few Astronomy Clubs in New Jersey and in fact they have an umbrella org called: United Astronomy Clubs of NJ or UACNJ except they don't seem to have an operating link now? At any rate, here are clubs in NJ at least these are the listed ones on the Astronomy Mag website: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/communi...asp?groupid=99 Many of the astronomy clubs in the United States belong to an umbrell org called The Astronomical League: http://www.astroleague.org/ The one good thing about this org is that they give out awards for those who see all the craters etc. on the Moon. These are called Astronomical Club Awards and there are many clubs such as the Messier. There is also a Binocular Club too as well as many other clubs. Oh and I can't stop typing here until I tell you about Cherry Springs State Park located in Potter County, PA. This park is designated by the PA Park System as a "Dark Sky Preserve". actually is the very first Dark Sky Preserve in the entire nation. http://www.upstateastro.org/stars/cssp.html Actually, the view is not too terribly brighter than the 9,000 ft level of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. It's so dark that the clouds look like splotches against a starry sky because there is no light pollution at all. You can see the Milky Way from one horizon to the other and many Messier Objects that should be visible (fairly bright) yet invisible from much of suburbia in fact are naked eye objects here. Lastly, here is my club..Bucks-Mont. Astronomical Assoc., Inc. http://bmaa.freeyellow.com/index.html and I am one of a few former presidents. Cordially, P. Edward Murray |
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Mike wrote:
all i am a GIRL. Take a hike!! Ah...a typical 12 year old boy response to a 12 year old girl! Hang in there Mike....in a couple of years the girls will suddenly start looking like something you want to get to know better! |
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mike, KEEP DREAMING and eww
whowell wrote: Mike wrote: all i am a GIRL. Take a hike!! Ah...a typical 12 year old boy response to a 12 year old girl! Hang in there Mike....in a couple of years the girls will suddenly start looking like something you want to get to know better! |
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Sitav , Stay OUT of those grubby chatrooms please, walk anywhere WITH a friend, keep your cellphone handy etc. Common sense and you should be ok! Oh and Karate isn't a bad thing to learn either. Sorry to say the world has changed since I was 12 years old but most folks are decent human beings and as such we want the very best for you! |
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