Starship Asterisk*

What is the remaining purpose of the the mission? I was reading a web page (somewhere!) that :- A 'deep' sky survey was conducted to find new Kuiper belt objects along NH's continuing path, 5 were found, further analysis (fuel for path correction to visit) narrowed that to 2. Of these 1 is interest...

and it would take about 40 minutes. but how far would 67P have moved during those 40 min ? Doesn't it all depend upon in which direction you jump and how much effort you put in to it ? Could you (a human) ( in the average space suit ) jump "upwards" with enough vigour to reach escape velo...

Every Hollywood effects artist likes to depict celestial bodies with jagged, sharp, spiky landscapes. This is the first time we've actually seen one. No surely not the first time, we have seen plenty, this is classic Bonestell. continuing Ann's theme :) (nice one Ann ! ) Where have we seen them? No...

Steve Dutch wrote:Every Hollywood effects artist likes to depict celestial bodies with jagged, sharp, spiky landscapes. This is the first time we've actually seen one.

No surely not the first time, we have seen plenty, this is classic Bonestell.

continuing Ann's theme
(nice one Ann ! )

rstevenson wrote: instead of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

Arghhh ! Sorry !
Merry Crimble everyone

My first thought was - why is the central star not dead-centre(center) ? Then, perhaps the gas bubble is running into (slowing down in) more dense interstellar medium one side cf. the other ??? Ann, very interesting, thank you. I googled violet and got this and this . (And this(**) Some decades ago,...

FYI, intense Leonid activity occurred in 1998-2002. 2001 and 2002 were the best years for U.S. observers. 2001 and 2002 are good candidates for my poor memory if there were no later outbursts. For me, in europe, the intense activity that I saw, (still lives with me !) was in the early hours (2-4 ut...

We can't read your mind, Prospero. If you leave things up for grab like that, prepare to become comic relief. :) :) no obs tonight, total cloud and persisting down ! Beyond> "ha-ha, one more zero would have done it for me. If you had said 2000?" Yep, I see what you mean, "a little fu...

200 :?: :?: Gee, outburst of 200. Ummm, hehee, are you and owlice being deliberatly obtuce, or for comic effect, or ,,, ? I said 200? as in a wild card, perhaps I shudav typed 200*, it may have been 2000, 2001, 2002 etc&etc, I had a hope that someone would assist my enfeebled brain and say &quo...

That was an interesting night, quite unusual for England - a clear sky, moon not too prominent and a good meteor shower all at the same time :) , oh yes, and me awake ! Not many 'ordinary' meteors, probably due to the thin haze, but lots of very bright ones (fireballs?), is this pattern usual for th...

Geminid watching: I just stood at the second story east window of my house and stared at Jupiter for half an hour just to find out if I could spot Geminids under horrible conditions. I live in Queens, We all have our problems ;) ! On your prompt I went out to have a look (normally I go watch the Pe...

Thanks , * If you stick around long enough, I'll try :-!) just to be contrary. ;) yer me too ;) I do like conversations, I dont like pages quoted 'in lieu' ! elsewhere you commented on your view of the Geminids : (I'll post there when I find it again!) so, just to take relief from this controversy, ...

I dont understand your point, would you like to de-clutter your post ? Not particularly. Oh that is a shame. There are so many mechanisims with which to make "the west" feel guilty about the poverty of the "developing nations" yet any dissenting view neigh, any adverse question ...

I dont understand your point, would you like to de-clutter your post ? are you addressing me ? Are you commenting upon national elites and their macho economies wrt their poor or wrt inter-regional posturing ? or my simple principle that if we (the UK) considered it beyond our economic means to fund...

The UK is the 3rd biggest contributor to CERN The UK is the 4th biggest contributor to ESA (The UK is also a member of ESO .) Yep, quite so, now how about persuading the Indians to join in, to mutual benifit ? Mind u, if I am not mistaken, the present aid arangements will, because of recent underst...

Of course today much of the Mohave is as bright as Los Angeles use to be 60 years ago. ** Ah nostalgia, '56/57 now there was a solar cycle to remember, the present one should be ashamed of itself ! But I am surprised ! Please amplify !! Living in the crowded island of the UK one tends to think of (...

everyone loves kittens, puppies, bunnies and whatever ;) Argh, shhh, now anyone will be able to post !lol! Actually, I only had to type it once, then my windoze/vista/AI would fill it in after I remembered to type a "K" ! :) Greetings to all, from he who was a guest, nice to meet you, how...