Astronomy scoop from Sydney Morning Herald.

Hi space cadets, here is some really great news. We have landed on
other planets and taken off again. It's in Sydney Morning Herald, by
noted science journalist, Nicky Phillips. And seeing as SMH is one of
Australia's leading broadsheets, it's gotta be true. I quote:


"Cassini, a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency, arrived at Saturn in 2004 and will continue
orbiting the planet until September 2017. During its mission, which
has been extended twice, the spacecraft has landed on the planet's
largest moon, Titan, and completed multiple flybys of its other
moons."


http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci...129-2aiso.html


I mean "Nicky". It's just about perfect, isn't it. Perhaps "Cindy"
might have been better. Or "Fi-fi"...

(Just reminded of a recent story on TV where the lady "science
journalist" was reading an account of how Richard Branson was going to
go into the depths of the sea. "Five miles down", she read. "Hold on",
she added, "That's obviously a typo. They would have meant five
THOUSAND miles down". Yeah. That would be it. Of course, girls do
biology in science at high school, don't they?)

On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:27:07 -0800 (PST), fabzorba
wrote:

"Cassini, a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency, arrived at Saturn in 2004 and will continue
orbiting the planet until September 2017. During its mission, which
has been extended twice, the spacecraft has landed on the planet's
largest moon, Titan, and completed multiple flybys of its other
moons."

A bit imprecise, but generally correct. Cassini carried the Huygens
probe, which landed on Titan.

"Mark Sieving" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:27:07 -0800 (PST), fabzorba
wrote:

"Cassini, a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency, arrived at Saturn in 2004 and will continue
orbiting the planet until September 2017. During its mission, which
has been extended twice, the spacecraft has landed on the planet's
largest moon, Titan, and completed multiple flybys of its other
moons."

A bit imprecise, but generally correct. Cassini carried the Huygens
probe, which landed on Titan.

==============================================
How large a bit of imprecision qualifies as "just plain wrong but generally
correct"?

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fabzorba wrote:
Hi space cadets, here is some really great news. We have landed on
other planets and taken off again. It's in Sydney Morning Herald, by
noted science journalist, Nicky Phillips. And seeing as SMH is one of
Australia's leading broadsheets, it's gotta be true. I quote:


"Cassini, a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency, arrived at Saturn in 2004 and will continue
orbiting the planet until September 2017. During its mission, which
has been extended twice, the spacecraft has landed on the planet's
largest moon, Titan, and completed multiple flybys of its other
moons."


http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci...129-2aiso.html


I mean "Nicky". It's just about perfect, isn't it. Perhaps "Cindy"
might have been better. Or "Fi-fi"...

No. A Fi-fi would have written fly-buys.

--
Regards
John
for mail: my initials plus a u e
at tpg dot com dot au

"fabzorba" wrote in message
...
Hi space cadets, here is some really great news. We have landed on
other planets and taken off again. It's in Sydney Morning Herald, by
noted science journalist, Nicky Phillips. And seeing as SMH is one of
Australia's leading broadsheets, it's gotta be true. I quote:


"Cassini, a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency, arrived at Saturn in 2004 and will continue
orbiting the planet until September 2017. During its mission, which
has been extended twice, the spacecraft has landed on the planet's
largest moon, Titan, and completed multiple flybys of its other
moons."


http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci...129-2aiso.html


I mean "Nicky". It's just about perfect, isn't it. Perhaps "Cindy"
might have been better. Or "Fi-fi"...

(Just reminded of a recent story on TV where the lady "science
journalist" was reading an account of how Richard Branson was going to
go into the depths of the sea. "Five miles down", she read. "Hold on",
she added, "That's obviously a typo. They would have meant five
THOUSAND miles down". Yeah. That would be it. Of course, girls do
biology in science at high school, don't they?)


They used to do *domestic* science, which apparently meant cookery...
--
Gordon Davie
Edinburgh, Scotland

"Slipped the surly bonds of Earth...to touch the face of God."

Lord Androcles, Zeroth Earl of Medway
wrote:

"Mark Sieving" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:27:07 -0800 (PST), fabzorba
wrote:

"Cassini, a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency, arrived at Saturn in 2004 and will continue
orbiting the planet until September 2017. During its mission, which
has been extended twice, the spacecraft has landed on the planet's
largest moon, Titan, and completed multiple flybys of its other
moons."

A bit imprecise, but generally correct. Cassini carried the Huygens
probe, which landed on Titan.

==============================================
How large a bit of imprecision qualifies as "just plain wrong but generally
correct"?

-- This message is brought to you from the keyboard of
Lord Androcles, Zeroth Earl of Medway

Much better than using 'Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3505.912'
for posting, which is absolutetely, completely, and totally wrong.

Better your ways, or get kill-filed,

Jan

"J. J. Lodder (J. J. Lodder)" wrote in message
...

Lord Androcles, Zeroth Earl of Medway
wrote:

"Mark Sieving" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:27:07 -0800 (PST), fabzorba
wrote:

"Cassini, a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency, arrived at Saturn in 2004 and will continue
orbiting the planet until September 2017. During its mission, which
has been extended twice, the spacecraft has landed on the planet's
largest moon, Titan, and completed multiple flybys of its other
moons."

A bit imprecise, but generally correct. Cassini carried the Huygens
probe, which landed on Titan.

==============================================
How large a bit of imprecision qualifies as "just plain wrong but
generally
correct"?

-- This message is brought to you from the keyboard of
Lord Androcles, Zeroth Earl of Medway

Much better than using 'Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3505.912'
for posting, which is absolutetely, completely, and totally wrong.

Better your ways, or get kill-filed,

Jan
=================
**** off.
*plonk*

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On Dec 3, 1:07*pm, (J. J. Lodder) (J. J.
Lodder) wrote:
Lord Androcles, Zeroth Earl of Medway
wrote:


Much better than using 'Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3505.912'
for posting, which is absolutetely, completely, and totally wrong.

Poor *******, you should pity him, not revile him.

Peter Brooks wrote:

On Dec 3, 1:07 pm, (J. J. Lodder) (J. J.
Lodder) wrote:
Lord Androcles, Zeroth Earl of Medway
wrote:


Much better than using 'Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3505.912'
for posting, which is absolutetely, completely, and totally wrong.

Poor *******, you should pity him, not revile him.

No pity for the dark side, when they commit crimes.
And yes, spoiling the quote levels is a crime, on usenet.

Off to Siberia with him, untill he repents,
and mends the errors of his ways,

Jan