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Astronomt Picture for Today
nasa ^ | 01/26/2006 | DG

Posted on 01/26/2006 11:41:05 AM PST by HOTTIEBOY

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Something that incomprehensibly huge makes the light echo appear to be standing still. Actually this one is moving about 670 million miles per hour or 186,000 miles per second.
1 posted on 01/26/2006 11:41:07 AM PST by HOTTIEBOY
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To: HOTTIEBOY
A propos of nothing:

OK, back to work here.

2 posted on 01/26/2006 11:45:10 AM PST by martin_fierro (Or a Mr. Niftier)
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To: HOTTIEBOY

186,000 miles per second.>>

Not just a good idea--it's the LAW!


3 posted on 01/26/2006 11:50:18 AM PST by Appalled but Not Surprised
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To: HOTTIEBOY

in before the ping!


4 posted on 01/26/2006 11:50:39 AM PST by thoughtomator
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To: HOTTIEBOY

What's "Astronomt?"


5 posted on 01/26/2006 11:50:39 AM PST by RockinRight (Attention RNC...we're the party of Reagan, not FDR...)
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To: KevinDavis; fnord; Michael Goldsberry; rdb3; MNJohnnie; thoughtomator; Woman on Caroline Street; ...


PING
6 posted on 01/26/2006 11:50:47 AM PST by HOTTIEBOY (GO Carlina Panthers.............oh.........damn.)
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Lovely as always, HB. I really enjoy your daily ping!

(Oh no. Now I have another Monty Python scene in my brain...."And this is the machine that goes PING!")


7 posted on 01/26/2006 11:56:59 AM PST by Woman on Caroline Street (Go sell crazy somewhere else. We're all stocked up here.)
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Put me on that ping list

pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
8 posted on 01/26/2006 11:57:15 AM PST by PaulaB (Life Threw Me A Curve Ball Today...Luckily I Was Taught To Swing Hard)
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To: thoughtomator; RockinRight

Too fast for me....no fair. I got a phone call right after the post.

RockinRight,
The typo came from a big bandage on my middle finger. Wanna see it? LOL
Maybe the mods can fix it for me.


9 posted on 01/26/2006 11:58:08 AM PST by HOTTIEBOY (GO Carlina Panthers.............oh.........damn.)
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To: PaulaB

You said it and it shall be done.


10 posted on 01/26/2006 12:01:08 PM PST by HOTTIEBOY (GO Carlina Panthers.............oh.........damn.)
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Careful. She's got some unbelievable powers.


11 posted on 01/26/2006 1:07:30 PM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, unleash hell)
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12 posted on 01/26/2006 1:22:49 PM PST by PaulaB (Life Threw Me A Curve Ball Today...Luckily I Was Taught To Swing Hard)
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To: Maximus of Texas; PaulaB

I will be.

And see if you can help her get that "e" key fixed.


13 posted on 01/26/2006 1:22:53 PM PST by HOTTIEBOY (GO Carlina Panthers.............oh.........damn.)
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Tried but can't. She won't let go of her TRS-80 computer.


14 posted on 01/26/2006 1:28:41 PM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, unleash hell)
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And see if you can help her get that "e" key fixed.

Someone want to let me in on the joke?

I just know "e" stands for exceptional
15 posted on 01/26/2006 1:32:09 PM PST by PaulaB (Life Threw Me A Curve Ball Today...Luckily I Was Taught To Swing Hard)
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To: Maximus of Texas
I was googling for a Commodore 64 when I found this site.
Pretty interesting.
16 posted on 01/26/2006 1:47:12 PM PST by HOTTIEBOY
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To: PaulaB

See your post #8.


17 posted on 01/26/2006 1:49:31 PM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, unleash hell)
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To: PaulaB

Usually if you tap the key a few times it will free up. Otherwise you has to pry it up with something.


18 posted on 01/26/2006 1:49:38 PM PST by HOTTIEBOY
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To: HOTTIEBOY

Astronomy potd really needs to discover that there are other telescopes than the hubble.


19 posted on 01/26/2006 1:51:22 PM PST by countorlock (But thy strong Hours indignant work'd their wills, And beat me down and marr'd and wasted me,)
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To: HOTTIEBOY

But I appreciate you posting them.


20 posted on 01/26/2006 1:51:44 PM PST by countorlock (But thy strong Hours indignant work'd their wills, And beat me down and marr'd and wasted me,)
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