[petuniasevan]

Thank you very much, Daisy, Billie, dansangel, and MamaBear.

It's an honor to be featured at A Few of FR's Finest.

To all: by all means ask questions, and be sure to visit the APOD. The APOD links listed in the above profile are a nice sample. Don't worry if you're a "newbie" at astronomy, no question is too "dumb" to ask.

As well as my amateur self, there are several other amateurs and professional astronomers who post on the APOD, such as RightWhale, RadioAstronomer, Graewoulf, sleavelessinseattle...

We try to learn and have a bit of fun at the same time, so don't be surprised to see some puns and joking going on at times.

Again, thanks to those who honor me with tonight's Finest thread. And thanks to all who support Freerepublic.

[daisyscarlett]

You are very welcome. It is a pleasure to highlight you and the Astonomy Picture of the Day thread today. We at the Finest know what it involves in posting a daily thread on FR...It's a lot of fun.....but........

I am not science oriented at all but I loved reading some of your threads. And one comment by a poster stuck with me....I am paraphrasing a bit but this poster said something like..."Thanks for posting the Astonomy Picture of the Day. I do not often post on this thread but it is always my last stop on FR at night."

I am afraid I am about to turn into a pumpkin. I will return tomorrow. In the meantime, here is some coffee and bagels for late-nighters and early risers.

[WSGilcrest]

BRAVO! Keep those APODs coming!

~Stu

[Aquamarine]

The universe is fascinating. My father was interested in the stars and planets...could tell you how far the sun was from the earth and other facts. I was always more interested in the earth. Guess you could call me a down to earth person.
Thanks for spreading your knowledge of the subject here and for your service to our country!

[deadhead]

CONGRATULATIONS PETUNIASEVAN!

Nice to meet you petuniasevan, enjoy your day in the spotlight :-)

[Billie]

I am in awe at the many FReepers we've come to know in the last four months! You are all amazing and wonderful and interesting and just the Finest there is! Astronomy has never been one of my 'things' so and maybe that's why this thread is a bit fascinating today. Thank you for the APOD links! Thank you, petuniasevan! (and thanks for the photo of you and your husband, which will be in next week's new group of military.)

[graycamel]

Hi. I've finally found time to reply like you keep telling me to do. I really like your astronomy pix and messages. By reading your posts, you seem to know not only about astronomy, but other sciences as well. A lot more than I know. I have a normal size chemistry text and a HUGE biology text: It makes "WAR AND PEACE" look like "PAT THE BUNNY". I'm not much of a reader, especially books like that, but I should try. I can't wing it, like I could in English class last year. I'm doing poorly at trig, but I must get at least a C in it to take physics. Ps. This is NOT an ultra-left wing university like some, but a few professors are lefties.