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Sam Wormley
Feb 3, 2012, 2:42:24 PM2/3/12
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> Galaxy in a Bucket
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> January 31, 2012 | A tiny lab experiment could provide additional evidence for how galaxies come by their magnetic fields. The physics isn't new, but that's part of the allure.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/Galaxy-in-a-Bucket-138340549.html
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> SkyWeek TV
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> February 1, 2012 | S&T associate editor Tony Flanders muses on the rewards and challenges of scripting a television program.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/SkyWeek-TV-138528839.html
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> Sky & Telescope March 2012
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> January 17, 2012 | Sky & Telescope's March 2012 issue is now available to digital subscribers.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/iSky--Telescopei-March-2012-137514048.html
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> Observing
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> A Rare Flyby of Asteroid Eros
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> January 13, 2012 | The grandaddy of near-Earth asteroids brightens to magnitude 8.6 as it flies by Earth in late January and early February.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/A-Rare-Flyby-of-Asteroid-Eros-137273448.html
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> Tour February's Sky by Eye and Ear!
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> February 1, 2011 | The sky's brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, serve as anchors in a wintertime sky full of bright stars and familiar constellations.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Tour-Februarys-Sky-by-Eye-iandi-Ear-138536394.html
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> Jupiter: Big, Bright, and Beautiful
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> September 23, 2011 | The "King of Planets," which will dominate the evening sky from late 2011 through early 2012, is a captivating sight no matter how you look at it.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/130422068.html
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> This Week's Sky at a Glance
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> This Week's Sky at a Glance
> ----------------------------------------
> February 3, 2012 | Venus and Jupiter in the dusk are now 30° apart and closing. On the other side of the sky, the Moon marches much faster toward Mars.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance/138589449.html
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> Community
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> Show Your Support for Pluto's Probe
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> February 3, 2012 | NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is now just 3½ years from its historic flyby of Pluto. Mission scientists have launched a petition to have the spacecraft commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp — and they want you to sign it!
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/Show-Your-Support-for-Plutos-Probe-138659409.html
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> A Year's Worth of Observing!
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> Galaxy in a Bucket
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> January 31, 2012 | A tiny lab experiment could provide additional evidence for how galaxies come by their magnetic fields. The physics isn't new, but that's part of the allure.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/Galaxy-in-a-Bucket-138340549.html
>
> SkyWeek TV
> ----------------------------------------
> February 1, 2012 | S&T associate editor Tony Flanders muses on the rewards and challenges of scripting a television program.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/SkyWeek-TV-138528839.html
>
> Sky & Telescope March 2012
> ----------------------------------------
> January 17, 2012 | Sky & Telescope's March 2012 issue is now available to digital subscribers.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/iSky--Telescopei-March-2012-137514048.html
>
>
> Observing
> ========================================
> A Rare Flyby of Asteroid Eros
> ----------------------------------------
> January 13, 2012 | The grandaddy of near-Earth asteroids brightens to magnitude 8.6 as it flies by Earth in late January and early February.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/A-Rare-Flyby-of-Asteroid-Eros-137273448.html
>
> Tour February's Sky by Eye and Ear!
> ----------------------------------------
> February 1, 2011 | The sky's brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, serve as anchors in a wintertime sky full of bright stars and familiar constellations.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Tour-Februarys-Sky-by-Eye-iandi-Ear-138536394.html
>
> Jupiter: Big, Bright, and Beautiful
> ----------------------------------------
> September 23, 2011 | The "King of Planets," which will dominate the evening sky from late 2011 through early 2012, is a captivating sight no matter how you look at it.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/130422068.html
>
>
> This Week's Sky at a Glance
> ========================================
> This Week's Sky at a Glance
> ----------------------------------------
> February 3, 2012 | Venus and Jupiter in the dusk are now 30° apart and closing. On the other side of the sky, the Moon marches much faster toward Mars.
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance/138589449.html
>
>
> Community
> ========================================
> Show Your Support for Pluto's Probe
> ----------------------------------------
> February 3, 2012 | NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is now just 3½ years from its historic flyby of Pluto. Mission scientists have launched a petition to have the spacecraft commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp — and they want you to sign it!
> Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/Show-Your-Support-for-Plutos-Probe-138659409.html
>
>
> A Year's Worth of Observing!
> ========================================
> SkyWatch 2012
> ----------------------------------------
> Everything You Need to See and Shoot the Night Sky!
> http://www.shopatsky.com/product/sky-watch-2012
>
>
> Your Passport to the Stars!
> ========================================
> Pocket Sky Atlas
> ----------------------------------------
> Sky & Telescope's most popular atlas.
> http://www.shopatsky.com/product/Pocket-Sky-Atlas/sky-atlases
>
>
> Special Offer!
> ========================================
> Mars Globe
> ----------------------------------------
> Buy our best-selling Mars Globe online.
> http://www.shopatsky.com/product/Mars-Globe/maps-and-globes
>
>
> Shop at Sky
> ========================================
> S&T Online Store
> ----------------------------------------
> Visit ShopatSky.com to find the latest and greatest products for the astronomer in you!
> http://www.shopatsky.com/
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oriel36
Feb 4, 2012, 4:42:47 AM2/4/12
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On Feb 3, 7:42 pm, Sam Wormley <sworml...@gmail.com> wrote:
Are you not going to present the first detailed video of the furthest
side of the moon -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9056549/Far-side-of-the-moon-filmed-by-Nasa-spacecraft.html
The moon is where we become equals with our astronomical ancestors as
they studied its motion as it orbited the Earth and all its qualities.
What could be more lonely then a generation who firmly believe the
moon rotates among other things ?.Sometimes these things happen yet it
still requires an effort to correct and this is where men earn the
title of astronomer and so what if it looks like a matter of pride,we
just fix things and move all like all other wars and it is always
goodness that wins out in the end .
Are you not going to present the first detailed video of the furthest
side of the moon -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9056549/Far-side-of-the-moon-filmed-by-Nasa-spacecraft.html
The moon is where we become equals with our astronomical ancestors as
they studied its motion as it orbited the Earth and all its qualities.
What could be more lonely then a generation who firmly believe the
moon rotates among other things ?.Sometimes these things happen yet it
still requires an effort to correct and this is where men earn the
title of astronomer and so what if it looks like a matter of pride,we
just fix things and move all like all other wars and it is always
goodness that wins out in the end .
oriel36
Feb 4, 2012, 10:09:09 AM2/4/12
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On Feb 4, 9:42 am, oriel36 <kelleher.ger...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 3, 7:42 pm, Sam Wormley <sworml...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Are you not going to present the first detailed video of the furthest
> side of the moon -
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9056549/Far-side-of-the-moon...
> On Feb 3, 7:42 pm, Sam Wormley <sworml...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Are you not going to present the first detailed video of the furthest
> side of the moon -
>
>
> The moon is where we become equals with our astronomical ancestors as
> they studied its motion as it orbited the Earth and all its qualities.
>
> What could be more lonely then a generation who firmly believe the
> moon rotates among other things ?.Sometimes these things happen yet it
> still requires an effort to correct and this is where men earn the
> title of astronomer and so what if it looks like a matter of pride,we
> just fix things and move all like all other wars and it is always
> goodness that wins out in the end .
Do I detest poor proofreading as I have done and on account of this I
> The moon is where we become equals with our astronomical ancestors as
> they studied its motion as it orbited the Earth and all its qualities.
>
> What could be more lonely then a generation who firmly believe the
> moon rotates among other things ?.Sometimes these things happen yet it
> still requires an effort to correct and this is where men earn the
> title of astronomer and so what if it looks like a matter of pride,we
> just fix things and move all like all other wars and it is always
> goodness that wins out in the end .
do not blame readers for ignoring me,however the technical details are
correct in this matter as in others so it looks like we all have our
own flaws,some greater than others.Try as we may,it is helping each
other up and it is at a juncture we share a common bond with all our
ancestors in watching and intepreting the moon making its monthly
circuit of the Earth.
Do people really want to teach student that the moon rotates ?,I don't
believe so and especially now with all the advances is imaging and
technology so somebody is going to have to move things to a different
level,not born out of hatred or because they have to but because our
technology is so great that flawed or contrived concepts are left
behind.I certainly feel the loss of a heritage just as much as I enjoy
the challenge of recovering it.That this forum made up of people have
chosen to remain silent and not become engaged in the topic is
extremely cruel and inexcusable,for I have watch the tepid assertion
that the moon rotates despite the fact that nobody has ever seen it
nor the intepretative faculties of any astronomy could imagine it.
The forum has wound down to half a dozen people contributing and that
is terrible,the idea was to create discussion as this is how things
get done,sadly nobody has taken the responsibility and without the
amazing innovations and modifications that emerge through contemporary
imaging are left rudderless in a sense of the astronomical community
and what it stands for.I have felt these weeks more than at any time
in my decade here,quite lovely in its isolation and really admiring
what my astronomical observers achieved and knowing that they did have
the intuitive faculties to make sense of the celestial arena as
opposed to ours where the first conclusion is the 'moon rotates'.
Even though magnification is supremely vauable for today's purposes
there is little point when there is a conclusion like lunar rotation
out there mocking astronomy and astronomers through all ages and it is
time to stop it .
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