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Old January 14th 05, 11:33 AM
Pete Lawrence
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While showing a group of primary school kids the delights of Saturn
the other night, I pointed out that the 'star' to the edge of the
field of view was in fact Titan. I then explained to them that
Huygens would be parachuting down to the surface of Titan. One of the
group asked what would eventually happen to it, to which I replied
that it would probably ultimately be destroyed.

One of the other kids then piped up "Awwww..... I like Titan!"
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Old January 14th 05, 08:21 PM
Pete Lawrence
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On 14 Jan 2005 11:01:35 GMT, CeeBee
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Pete Lawrence wrote in sci.astro.amateur:


One of the other kids then piped up "Awwww..... I like Titan!"



I took my telescope to let a group of school peep through it, together
with a short introduction into astronomy. I stood way outside the
building, but it was overcast, so I let them look at a sheet of paper
with a letter on it in the distance, sticked to the building.

One of them looked through the scope, saw and identified the letter, and
walked back to the building. Then suddenly he saw the sheet of paper
hanging with the letter on it and shouted in amazement: "Hey, here's a
sheet of paper with the same letter on it I just saw through the
telescope!"


Lol - they're priceless aren't they.

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