A Picture of Earth, as seen from the Kayuga probe.
Posted on 06/11/2009 7:45:25 AM PDT by jmcenanly
There is a Japanese lunar orbiter named Kaguya that is scheduled to crash into the moon today at about 2:30 pm ET. Scientists hope to learn something about the moon’s composition by observing the debris that is kicked up.
In many traditions, including astrology, the moon represents the feminine. It is the yin, the intuitive, the emotions. Women are connected to the moon by their menstrual cycles while they are fertile, and all beings, including the earth herself, are affected by the pull of the tides.
Purposefully crashing something into the moon just to watch what happens is akin to a schoolboy cutting up a live frog to see what makes it jump. It is an example of the domination of the left-brained rational scientific approach over the intuitive.
Did these scientists talk to the moon? Tell her what they were doing? Ask her permission? Show her respect?
When we are connected into the web of life, we know that what we do to one part is what we do to all. Gaining knowledge by destruction is an empty victory.
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A Picture of Earth, as seen from the Kayuga probe.
Unbelievable.
They’re crashing it into the moon to see what elements it kicks up.
We did it about ten years ago, to see if any water crystals would kick up.
I thought the lefties were ushering in “the return of science”?
“I thought the lefties were ushering in “the return of science”?”
That’s the line. What they really want is a return to paganism.
This is really from The Onion, right?
Of course they asked. And when the moon said nothing the scientists took her silence as consent.
Obviously unnecessary, since we have lunar soil here on Earth to study.
And we already know that the layer of dust is at the cm level.
Thanks for the ping!
>>> Women are connected to the moon by their menstrual cycles while they are fertile...
Induced PMS???
A moon can say no with her eyes....
Wow, so this is what passes for “thinking” now in CA? No wonder why the state is a wreck...
Thanks for the photo...gosh our earth is beautiful when viewed from space. WOW!
You don’t understand. “Science” is “killing babies.”
Want to make any bets as to whether Madame LaZonga considers killing 50 million babies as much of an attack on the “web of life” as crashing a satellite into the Moon?
And BTW, Ms. Moonbat, I don’t think the Japanese really give a s### about what you think of their eeevvvvviiiillllll left-brained (ie, rational) thinking...
(Directed toward the SF Examiner “journalist,” not the Freeper poster, of course.)
Oil drilling is obviously unnecessary, since we already have oil wells.
Gah, every time the level of stupidity on the Internet seems to have reached rock bottom, it gets out a jackhammer and starts digging.
I really want to say something witty but you already know you re right. and no I don’t want to make any bets on that.
NASA will send the moon flowers and a card. Maybe even take her out for a nice dinner tomorrow.
To the author: IT’S A DEAD PLANETOID, YOU DINGBAT. A ball of rock and dirt with no atmosphere, much like your probable sex life!
Liberals think Christians are somehow loopy and insane, but they think moon-worshipping astrologer biddies are mainstream!
}:-)4
At least it got good mileage on its way to the moon.
When we did it the first time, certain “native” American groups took offense, claiming posession of the moon as a religious object/deity.
I’m all for securing American Indian gravesites, remains and artifacts, but if they wanted a legitemate claim on the moon, they should’ve gotten there first.
To be fair to the inhabitants of CA, I’ve read 2 pages of comments and have not seen one that defends this astrologer’s nonsense. The common refrain appears to be “Lady, you’re a loony!”
I get to, on occasion, to watch the real-time video from Earth pointed cameras from the ISS. Daylight passes are mesmerizing. I even possess a video from low Earth orbit of the last total eclipse. Current video from ISS is very degraded, but still good enough for internet streaming. Some day the Human Spaceflight managers at NASA JSC will tumble to the value of streaming ISS video and order it be done. I keep pushing on that rope to no avail.
The NappyOne
That was a great comment.
The author is insane.
ping
I recall hearing that talking to my plants makes them grow better too.
We haven’t even colonized it and already it’s our garbage dump, man doesn’t deserve any more territory ....
Madame LaZonga?
Toss it a quarter and tell it to crawl back into it's hole.
Stretch and agenda kudos.
No, this is just from some twisted leftist freak...The same type that inhabit *your* area.
I'm in CA and we've built an optical observatory on the property, where we obtain digital images of deep space objects such as distant galaxies and binary systems (Star system orbiting around their common center of mass). We've set it up were it can be remotely operated from computers within the home.
Suggesting everyone here as an idiot liberal would be like people in Cal saying everyone in your state is a bloated, slack jawed hick.
Let me know if you like to see some of the images, I'll be happy to show ya.
bttt
If he was.. he’s not anymore.
He usually takes off after crashes
Hey, wait a minute - nobody told me they were going to destroy the moon. Bastards!
Madame Trelawney is, to be charitable, a bit overheated on the issue. If she ever found out about the CIA strip mines on the far side she'd have apoplexy. Fortunately it's unlikely that she reads FR...
Already done told her once.
What do you tell a moon with two black ey...Oh, you stole my fire. never mind.
bttt
Here comes the "Neil Armstrong 'raped' the moon signs".
Ooh, struck a nerve there, did I? The fact is that CA is dominated by moonbats who really don’t have a clue about how to think rationally, esp on politics and policy. That’s what I was (perhaps inartfully) referring to. I know, I lived in LA for several years before escaping.
Now, there are obviously LOTS of exceptions, but you are in the minority. My advise: Get out. Try Texas. I think you’ll find that us slacked jawed hicks (I know, you didn’t really call us that) have a great appreciation for people who can actually get things done. And you can run your observatory from here over the web with the bonus of an excuse to visit CA to check on your equipment!
PS Maybe share an image or two in forum? Would love to see ‘em.
Uh, no..lol
Get out. Try Texas.
If Texas didn't have such a major crime problems, if they had weather that was habitable for humans, I might consider it. But thanks anyway!
Latest 2006 Crimes per 100,000 People:
| Dallas, TX | Los Angeles, CA | National | |
| Murder: | 15 | 12.4 | 7 |
| Forcible Rape: | 53.28 | 27.3 | 32.2 |
| Robbery: | 553.9 | 370 | 205.8 |
| Aggravated Assault: | 584.2 | 377.2 | 336.5 |
| Burglary: | 1734.7 | 524.8 | 813.2 |
| Larceny Theft: | 4006.4 | 1539.2 | 2601.7 |
| Vehicle Theft: | 1116 | 654.4 | 501.5 |
The Appennines mountain range, and Apllo 15 landing site, a magnificent mountain range on the visible surface, with 3000 peaks, and extending in an almost continuous curve of more than 400 miles in length.
The last two peaks are perhaps most famous for forming the valley where the Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon. It was the first of what were termed "J missions", long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous missions.
Orion Nebula M-42 1275 light years out.. 1/30/2009 19X65sec Canon 40D LX200 Classic 10" - M42 is a stellar nursery where new stars are being formed. 700 stars in various stages of formation have been detected
A more recent shot....M-13 is a Globular star cluster in the Constellation Hercules. It contains several hundred thousand stars, and is approximately 25,000 light years from earth.
Like most of the US, our crime is largely confined to the inner city ‘hoods. But at least here, you can carry (and shoot back). You’re right about the heat. Also, let’s not forget the BUGS! I’ve never seen so many flying and crawling things that bite or sting, almost all with some form of venom! (Effects range from ouch to OUCH! to Holy #### that HURTS to “call 9-11 NOW” to “he’s dead, Jim.”)
Even given all that, I would NEVER move back to CA...
Great images! Thanks!
Very cool!
lol...I’ve heard about the bugs. I was in Dallas a few years back...The heat and humidity were pretty bad when I was there. Seriously though, I’d move there but were so *&%^ spoiled with the weather here...And we have a pretty nice location, I just can’t see giving it up at this stage...Cal is a love hate thing with us...We love it and hate it if ya know what I mean.
Absolutely!
And I have soil samples from my garden, so there is no need to test fertility & moisture levels in the Sahara Desert; we'll just go ahead and plant a few hundred acres of wheat!
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