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Astronomers Find Sun's Twin
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| 01/07/04
| Tariq Malik
Posted on 01/07/2004 5:59:53 PM PST by KevinDavis
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To: martin_fierro
Celestia is a fascinating program. Gonna take me awhile to play with it. ;-)
Been too busy zooming all over the place with it, so far.
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posted on
01/07/2004 7:32:38 PM PST
by
TomServo
("She wouldn't have me on a silver platter." "How about on an air mattress slathered with butter?")
To: TomServo
Try this:
Use the "L" command (repeatedly) to accelerate planet movement to 1000x.
Then, using the "Solar System Navigator", and while the planets are spinning around, pick another moon to travel to (say, Europa at Jupiter).
It's cool to watch the moon whip around with its mother planet in the background.
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posted on
01/07/2004 7:39:17 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(Any musical with a PBY-5 Catalina in it can't be all bad.)
To: martin_fierro; Marie Antoinette
excellent! Pinging the lovely and gracious Marie...
To: martin_fierro
Use the "L" command (repeatedly) to accelerate planet movement to 1000x.I beat the hell out the "L" key and was doing exactly what you suggested. What a trip!!!
Now all I need is some Pink Floyd music to travel by. :-)
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posted on
01/07/2004 7:43:16 PM PST
by
TomServo
("She wouldn't have me on a silver platter." "How about on an air mattress slathered with butter?")
To: BenLurkin
Not by going there, but by taking pictures from our own solar system. Huge telescope arrays being planned that use interferometry will be able to see planets around other solar systems.
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posted on
01/07/2004 7:51:20 PM PST
by
sigSEGV
To: TomServo
One of the first things a person realizes playing with Celestia is just how excruciatingly slow lightspeed is.
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posted on
01/07/2004 7:52:15 PM PST
by
sigSEGV
To: sigSEGV
One of the first things a person realizes playing with Celestia is just how excruciatingly slow lightspeed is.Exactly. I couldn't believe it.
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posted on
01/07/2004 7:53:53 PM PST
by
TomServo
("She wouldn't have me on a silver platter." "How about on an air mattress slathered with butter?")
To: sigSEGV
what we see there will have happened 47 years ago, but if we could pick up the images, it would be a wonder.
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posted on
01/07/2004 7:58:29 PM PST
by
going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: sigSEGV
"Just think. If there were an Earth-like planet around it, we could be taking pictures of its continents within the next 20 years"
Must also have a Moon to stabilize the climate.
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posted on
01/07/2004 11:58:20 PM PST
by
Fenris6
To: listenhillary
In case you haven't seen the links in #7 yet, they might interest you!
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posted on
01/08/2004 5:53:17 AM PST
by
Marie Antoinette
(Happily repopulating the midwest since 1991!)
To: KevinDavis
All well and good, but have they seen the host in the sun yet?
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posted on
01/08/2004 5:55:09 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Hey, tlbshow up yours!)
To: KevinDavis
Does he look like this?
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posted on
01/08/2004 7:01:26 AM PST
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does)
To: Marie Antoinette
I had not seen this. Thanks!
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posted on
01/08/2004 7:50:29 AM PST
by
listenhillary
(terrorism n. systematic use of violence to intimidate or coerce societies or governments)
To: KevinDavis
BUMP .... this is where the USA should aim for after hitting the Outer Solar System.
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posted on
01/08/2004 8:00:07 AM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
To: sigSEGV
Aha! Very cool. Hope I live long enough to see it.
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posted on
01/08/2004 11:01:02 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is Slavery)
To: Paul C. Jesup
First thing that came to my mind as well.
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posted on
01/09/2004 5:13:57 AM PST
by
Camel Joe
(Proud Uncle of a Fine Young Marine)
To: Kieri
don't tease: is farscape back or no?
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posted on
01/09/2004 7:12:55 AM PST
by
King Prout
(oh, finding your "core values" in the latest poll, are you, Mr. Dean?)
To: King Prout
Farscape is back for a Four Part Mini-Series that wraps up the fourth Season cliffhanger and makes it more attractable for syndacation. After that, only the Henson family knows. You can read about it here: www.watchfarscape.com
To: King Prout
don't tease: is farscape back or no?Yes and no.
A miniseries is currently under production in Oz, and Brian Henson is channel-shopping it. He doesn't want SCIFI to have it, and I don't blame him! I don't know when it will be broadcast, but all the major players will be back on hand.
Oh, Wayne Pygram (Scorpy) has a part in the next Star Wars film, playing a "classic character" (possibly Governor Tarkin as a younger man!)
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posted on
01/09/2004 9:57:16 AM PST
by
Kieri
(Who's waiting for the return of her beloved Farscape!)
To: KevinDavis; annie laurie; Knitting A Conundrum; Viking2002; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Mmogamer; ...
Note: this topic is from . Thanks KevinDavis.
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posted on
02/12/2019 4:15:14 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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