Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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10 January 2010
12:0237020#1
The Andromeda galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbour, taken with the Hubble telescope. Visit the NASA site. Unwind, and hope that one day when we`re all one, our future generation`s may go there.
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10 January 2010
12:1437021#2
Wonderful picture Colin - I love "Space" and space travel (although I've never done any !).
Roger
10 January 2010
12:1837023#3
Thank you Colin.
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10 January 2010
13:2337037#4
For the time being we'll just have to stick to watching re-runs of Star Trek as Andromeda is 2.5 million light years away, so that excellent NASA picture is showing something that is 2.5 million years ago. Just think, it might not even be there now!!! Not so much space flight as time travel.
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10 January 2010
13:5437039#5
All correct what you said Phil, but for the galaxy not even being there now, it`s a bit more complicated than that, and you`ll have to read up on Einstein`s laws of relativity, ie, action at a distance. Too much for on here, but I can suggest some good books.
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10 January 2010
14:0937043#6
i wish i understood what everyone is talking about, still enjoyed the pic though.
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11 January 2010
15:1437188#7
You will with my books Howard. Enough reading material to keep you going for years. Turn that box off, and explore the wonders of the universe. I`ll even send my saucer down to pick you up.
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11 January 2010
15:1837190#8
It's wonderful.
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11 January 2010
15:3837191#9
Yes it is Jeane, and makes most of our trouble`s down here look so meaningless and un-important. Anyone who disagree`s, just hasn`t grasped it all.
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11 January 2010
16:2437193#10
Colin - can you suggest a couple of good books for a real beginner?
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11 January 2010
16:3737194#11
Colin
I disagree...without mans place in the Universe who else would be around to witness,map,photograph and wonder in amazement at the mystery of Space and all its beauty.
Marek
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11 January 2010
16:4537196#12
Hi Marek. Not sure what you disagree with, but I haven`t mentioned man`s, (or women`s), place not being in it. Regarding the second part, there`s no evidence that other life forms are not about to view it all. We must get rid of the notion that we`re something special. BERN. I shall find some interesting one`s, and pop a picture of them on here. Thank you both.
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11 January 2010
17:2937201#13
A good one to start with Bern, with all the dates of meteor showers, moon phases, planetary position`s, star chart`s, comet`s and lots more for this year. I disposed of most of my general astronomy books some years ago, as they soon become outdated with new discoveries. £16.99, but I got it as a Christmas present, though I wouldn`t have bought it myself as all this area no longer has much interest for me. Great though if you`re new to it all, or just generally interested with some knowledge.
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11 January 2010
17:3637204#14
Just a selection of some of the books I have on the possibilities of life on other world`s. They are all written by respected scientist`s and science writer`s, and discuss what is scientifically feasable with our current knowledge of the only life in the universe we know. Us. It`s a subject even the amateur can speculate on, providing he or she has a little knowledge of the subject.
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11 January 2010
18:2437210#15
Thank you Colin - the library will be busy for a while now!
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11 January 2010
20:1937224#16
tell you what bern, i will lend you my mickey the martian annual from 1962, gives you a grounding.
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11 January 2010
20:4537231#17
Used to watch him on BBC back in the early 60s Howard, but haven`t heard of him since. Perhaps he had enough of this planet and went home.
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11 January 2010
20:4637232#18
Perhaps he was caught short and had to leave......................
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11 January 2010
20:5337234#19
Not sure about that Bern, there were more public toilets about here in those day`s. AAAHHHHHHHHHH, that other popular post is contagious!
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11 January 2010
20:5437235#20
it's around every bend Colin.....................
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