Forum: Astronomy
2020-10-22, 22:18
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Forum: Lounge
2020-08-28, 21:37
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Forum: Astronomy
2020-07-23, 20:19
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I was last able to see it when it was in the...
I was last able to see it when it was in the morning sky, but its been cloudy here ever since. At that time, it looked nothing like the pictures I've seen lately, but it was still good to see a naked...
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Forum: Lounge
2020-07-19, 02:57
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Forum: Lounge
2020-07-19, 00:08
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Replies: 984
Views: 79,872
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Forum: Lounge
2020-07-17, 15:40
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Replies: 984
Views: 79,872
Yes, Happy Me-
I am not happy to have been off of the Forum for a few weeks, but Happy to be recovering and back. With 34,338 miles on my bike odometer, I had my first crash on a commute home from work. Broken hip,...
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Forum: Science & Technology
2020-05-19, 00:58
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,203
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Forum: Astronomy
2020-05-01, 22:21
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,875
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Forum: Lounge
2020-05-01, 22:07
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Replies: 96
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When I lived on the second floor of apartments...
When I lived on the second floor of apartments with a balcony, I spent many wonderful nights photographing the summer thunderstorms here in the desert. The large bolt on the right is a good example...
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Forum: Lounge
2020-04-22, 16:17
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Replies: 42
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I would go with Misner, Thorne, & Wheeler- I...
I would go with Misner, Thorne, & Wheeler- I don't know why, but there is something calming (comforting?) about the orderliness and logic, though admittedly complicated, of such concepts. There is a...
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Forum: Lounge
2020-04-10, 23:38
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Replies: 1,357
Views: 113,382
Yes, definitely- that's part of the...
Yes, definitely- that's part of the state-by-state differences that hopefully someone drills down into to ferret out answers. Testing regimens, test reporting, definitions; lots of stuff to look at....
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Forum: Science & Technology
2020-04-10, 23:18
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Replies: 2,888
Views: 218,150
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Forum: Lounge
2020-04-10, 23:12
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Replies: 1,357
Views: 113,382
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Forum: Lounge
2020-04-10, 16:02
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Replies: 1,711
Views: 150,881
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Forum: Astronomy
2020-03-25, 17:57
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Lounge
2020-03-17, 17:47
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Replies: 164
Views: 32,854
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Forum: Lounge
2020-03-12, 21:51
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Replies: 1,357
Views: 113,382
I also subscribed and ended up with numerous...
I also subscribed and ended up with numerous shelves of those books. Kept my favorites, but 90% of what I had have now made their way to the used book store. I had one with me for airplane-reading on...
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Forum: Lounge
2020-03-12, 18:00
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Replies: 1,357
Views: 113,382
Yes, you are right; I should have specified...
Yes, you are right; I should have specified Schengen, which is the accurate description of the area from which travel is banned. Although, if you are a legal permanent resident of the US, or a family...
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Forum: Lounge
2020-03-12, 16:20
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Replies: 1,357
Views: 113,382
No, being in between "action" and "inaction"...
No, being in between "action" and "inaction" doesn't make him right. Nice cliche, but not valid. Action is needed, but not late, limited action. Why ban flights from Europe, but not the UK? Or the...
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Forum: Lounge
2020-03-12, 13:48
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Replies: 1,357
Views: 113,382
And a Europe travel ban- Unbelievable.
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And a Europe travel ban- Unbelievable.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/business/airline-stocks-trump-europe-travel-ban/index.html
Again, as an American, apologies to the global community for...
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Forum: Languages -- Ancient & Modern, Human & Machine
2020-02-29, 23:16
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Replies: 51
Views: 15,474
Perhaps this is a good time to review Monty...
Perhaps this is a good time to review Monty Python's Latin grammar graffiti scene in the Life of Brian, where John Cleese corrects Brian's Latin grammar in some graffiti....Another of my favorites. I...
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Forum: Astronomy
2020-02-24, 14:12
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,711
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Forum: Science & Technology
2020-02-20, 22:58
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Replies: 2,888
Views: 218,150
I whole-heartedly agree- the bindings on my...
I whole-heartedly agree- the bindings on my Uranometria volumes of charts are falling apart, but I never have the telescope out without them. They seem much easier to use than a computer screen, plus...
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Forum: Astronomy
2020-02-20, 17:13
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,711
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Forum: Astronomy
2020-02-19, 17:47
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,711
Tiny Shadows of Minor Planets
Finally, after 6 or 7 attempts thwarted by clouds and equipment problems, I got my first asteroid occultation data. Yesterday morning, the asteroid Thyra occulted a 10.9 magnitude star along a narrow...
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