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Started by Palehorse, January 03, 2012, 12:51:07 PM

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Henry Hawk

#450
October 15, 2012, 09:53:47 AM
I was mesmerized by the whole event.  I started watching it when the balloon was first inflated, then the take-off.  I sat there for the 2 and 1/2 hours plus.
I was very good TV.  It reminded me of watching the moon landing and such.  Very cool event.  :yes:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Locutus

#451
October 15, 2012, 10:42:30 AM
What network was it on?  I couldn't find it on TV and ended up streaming the whole event over the Internet.
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Henry Hawk

#452
October 15, 2012, 11:45:06 AM
Quote from: Locutus on October 15, 2012, 10:42:30 AM
What network was it on?  I couldn't find it on TV and ended up streaming the whole event over the Internet.

It was on the Discovery Channel...
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Palehorse

#453
October 17, 2012, 01:18:46 PM
Orion is back and a welcome sight in the skies overnight! Welcome back great hunter.

R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Locutus

#454
October 17, 2012, 01:26:54 PM
I love the winter constellations.   The Orion Nebula is clearly visible in that picture.  A birthplace of stars.
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

#455
October 17, 2012, 01:28:53 PM
Quote from: Locutus on October 17, 2012, 01:26:54 PM
I love the winter constellations.   The Orion Nebula is clearly visible in that picture.  A birthplace of stars.
I have always been drawn to Orion. As a child it was the first constellation I recognized.
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Locutus

#456
October 17, 2012, 01:35:23 PM
Betelgeuse there in the upper left is going to go supernova sometime soon.  Matter of fact, it may already have since it's over 600 light years away. 
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#457
October 17, 2012, 01:41:40 PM
Of course soon is a very relative term in cosmology.  ;D
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

followsthewolf

#458
October 17, 2012, 06:07:29 PM
Give or take.......a million years or so.
Ignorance and fanaticism are ravenous. They require constant feeding.

Locutus

#459
October 17, 2012, 08:30:32 PM
Quote from: followsthewolf on October 17, 2012, 06:07:29 PM
Give or take.......a million years or so.

:yes:
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

libby

#460
October 19, 2012, 11:55:13 AM
 :happy: Orion -- some people mistake it for one of the dippers and it's easy to see why. I did, when I was a young girl and first began looking at the stars. 

Good to see all of you here, and I mean that in more than one way. On Monday I had surgery on one of my eyes (glaucoma), and my ophthalmologist will be keeping a close eye on me for a while. Since the surgeryI've been spending my days mostly using eye drops -- 4 different ones spaced out at different times from morning 'til night, and have to wear a shield over the eye at night. 
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Palehorse

#461
October 19, 2012, 11:59:14 AM
I guess a meteor lit up the night skies over Cali last night.  8)
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Palehorse

#462
October 19, 2012, 12:31:13 PM
Silver fireballs will streak over the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday and Sunday. The much-anticipated Orionid meteor shower is scheduled to peak over the weekend, greeting October skies and stargazers with a brilliant show.

The Orionid meteor shower will peak about midnight Saturday and into Sunday morning. The "shooting stars" will be even more visually prominent because the new moon will be setting about midnight Saturday, allowing for a view unaffected by bright moonlight, according to NASA.

The best time to view is Sunday morning, NASA says: Wake up an hour or two before the sun comes up; the constellation Orion will be high in the sky. You don't even need a telescope; you can just lie down and look up.

The Orionid meteor shower appears annually as the planet moves through an area of space that is littered with ancient remnants from Halley's Comet. The debris from the famed comet, which last visited Earth in 1986, helps produce up to 25 meteors per hour during the Orionid meteor shower.

The cosmic show will be even more visually spectacular as the entry of the meteors into the atmosphere will lend them green and orange hues as they pass overhead. Tracing the meteors backward, they will tend to come from the club of the constellation Orion the Hunter, according to Earth Sky.

The skies will not only dazzle with streaks of meteoric flares, the night will also be studded with an array of other celestial phenomena. You might see Venus; Mars; Sirius, the brightest star in the sky; and other winter constellations like Gemini, Taurus and of course Orion.

http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/19/how-to-watch-the-orionid-meteor-shower/?hpt=hp_t3

http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/orionids2012.html
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

followsthewolf

#463
October 19, 2012, 01:36:41 PM
Quote from: libby on October 19, 2012, 11:55:13 AM
:happy: Orion -- some people mistake it for one of the dippers and it's easy to see why. I did, when I was a young girl and first began looking at the stars. 

Good to see all of you here, and I mean that in more than one way. On Monday I had surgery on one of my eyes (glaucoma), and my ophthalmologist will be keeping a close eye on me for a while. Since the surgeryI've been spending my days mostly using eye drops -- 4 different ones spaced out at different times from morning 'til night, and have to wear a shield over the eye at night.

Glad you're back.

Be faithful about the doc's instructions.

Been there, done that, and, yeah, got the t-shirt  :).
Ignorance and fanaticism are ravenous. They require constant feeding.

libby

#464
October 20, 2012, 08:49:27 PM
Quote from: followsthewolf on October 19, 2012, 01:36:41 PM
Glad you're back.

Be faithful about the doc's instructions.

Been there, done that, and, yeah, got the t-shirt  :).
Thank you. I shall.  :)

May  have some questions for you later. 
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn
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