Starship Asterisk*

P.S. WRT the Great Library at Alexendria I would give my eye teeth to be able to read The History Of The World Vol. I, II and III.

neufer wrote:

bystander wrote:

aristarchusinexile wrote:Neufer, you're generally so careful with your posts. However, the photo is of ' D R A C ' not ' D I R A C '
(I hope you will share my smile, as I shared yours).

Actually, the picture is of Gary Oldman in his role in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), which really has very little to do with Vlad Dracula, aka Vlad the Impaler. It has even less to do with the APOD and I find myself wondering, What's the point?

NGC 604 is a very disturbing image IMO that sort of reminds me of the face of a vampire bat (and/or of Gary Oldman in his role in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)). In order that the thread not to drift to far away from astronomy, however, I expanded ' DRAC ' into ' DIRAC ' whose modifications on general relativity might be consistent with observed DARC Energy expansion.

[b] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III_the_Impaler#Dark_Prince:_The_True_Story_of_Dracula [/b] wrote: The 2000 movie _Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula_ filmed on location in Hungary and starring Rudolf Martin, attempts to portray Vlad the Impaler as a generally sympathetic, tragic figure.>>

Ah, the Dirac Prince of Drac Energy .. Hey, speaking of Darc things, did you know Ravens and Crows are afraid of heights? That's why when they're standing in trees they look down and say, 'Ack! Ack!' (I paraphrased instead of quoting because sometimes they vary their speech to suit the listener, but their words always carry the same meaning ..

'Ack! Ack!)

lakeside wrote:We should be so excited and pleased that a course in Astronomy is available to all.

I would like to see some real data when it can be understood by scientists other than astronomers.

Lakeside, I would like to see some real astronomers who can understand data .. they would certainly recognize my bubble expansion theory as the real thing.

neufer wrote:NGC 604 is a very disturbing image IMO that sort of reminds me of the face of a vampire bat (and/or of Gary Oldman in his role...

Bystander wrote:Ok, I can see it, after you point it out.

Uh, you guys need to get out in the fresh air and daylight more often .. (I won't suggest a walk in the Draculaness of night, but whatever you do, stay together!)

astrolabe wrote:P.S. WRT the Great Library at Alexendria I would give my eye teeth to be able to read The History Of The World Vol. I, II and III.

Astro .. I would like to read a real history of the world too rather than all these books written in 1984.

neufer wrote:

astrolabe wrote:

neufer wrote:however, I expanded ' DRAC ' into ' DIRAC ' whose modifications on general relativity might be consistent with observed DARC Energy expansion.

Honestly, DARC Energy??

astrolabe wrote:I sometimes wonder if you're able to stop yourself but then again......
clever if I do say so myself. So if you've got it- flaunt it.

Thanks, astro; and NO I can't control it (as folks at HLAS would tell you.)

HLAS also had it's own version of aristarchusinexile at HLAS;
he liked to talk about being a neighbor of P.A.M. Dirac's down in Florida.

He better leave my Pam alone! Fill me in on the HLAS, sounds like they can use another me on a steed down there.

aristarchusinexile wrote:He better leave my Pam alone!
Fill me in on the HLAS, sounds like they can use another me on a steed down there.

Who's "your Pam"...the bike?

Fill me in on the HLAS: http://www.shakespeare.handshake.de/

My Pam .. Anderson you know .. the blonde with the big brain. None other. I'm kind of involved with Paris Hilton on the side though. Keep that between you and I, Alfred. Yes .. you do have an intrinsic value.