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There are as many planets as there are stars by RobVG January 11, 2012 8:22 pm
  • Do I hear 1.6 ? by RobVG 2012-01-12 19:23:23
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    • Actually, I don't think astronomers are very surprised. Even when I studied astronomy 40 years ago, it was understood ... by ER 2012-01-12 19:42:31
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    • At least. :) by FrankC 2012-01-12 14:50:27
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      • And there's another coefficient in the Drake Equation with a realistic value. by ER 2012-01-11 21:21:25
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        Asimo learns by RobVG January 9, 2012 7:58 pm
        • I agree with you. And I wonder how your description of the process varies from what a human child ... by bowser 2012-01-09 21:58:16
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          DARPA discovers improved radiation exposure treatment by TB January 7, 2012 12:55 pm
          • Hmmmm. I wonder if the type of radiation matters. I imagine that the type of ionizing radiation, alpha, beta or ... by ER 2012-01-07 15:58:05
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            • The DARPA website had basically the same news release. by TB 2012-01-07 22:42:42
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            Saturn eclipses Cassini by RobVG December 10, 2011 2:03 pm
            • I believe Cassini is able to see the dark side of Saturn by reflected light off the rings. The ... by ER 2012-01-06 10:37:38
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              • The Darkside by RobVG 2012-01-06 10:03:25
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                • The post above addresses your question about how the dark side of Saturn's disk could be illuminated by reflection off ... by ER 2012-01-06 13:20:43
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                  • Interesting effect isn't it? n/t by RobVG 2012-01-06 18:31:44
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                    • It's glorious. by ER 2012-01-06 21:35:55
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                • What is it about astronomical photography that we find so captivating? It's not just color or form, like in ... by ER 2011-12-11 13:59:24
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                  • Sometimes it is the viewport effect. by Robert 2011-12-11 14:35:05
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                  • Beautiful. by Robert 2011-12-10 22:26:55
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                    • It is. And Raoul size to boot. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-11 13:22:32
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                    The Way We Will Be ... by podrock January 4, 2012 10:14 pm
                    • Thanks, podrock... by Robert 2012-01-05 19:46:44
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                      Cleaning Optics by RobVG January 2, 2012 2:19 pm
                      • That's the first proof of water on Saturn I've seen. by bowser 2012-01-03 22:10:50
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                        • "Arkansas Sky Observatory" and "Celestron Knowledge Base" are links n/t by RobVG 2012-01-02 15:53:05
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                          • Well yeah, they're underlined. ;-) n/t by Robert 2012-01-03 09:46:00
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                            • Indeed n/t by RobVG 2012-01-03 10:28:08
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                          • Cool 'Scope. by ER 2012-01-02 15:23:52
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                            • Very Punny n/t by RobVG 2012-01-02 15:50:33
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                              • It looks like a really ice instrument. by ER 2012-01-02 18:46:30
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                                • It's an 11" SCT by RobVG 2012-01-02 20:12:28
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                                  • I used to have one on my 3" rich-field refractor, which I now use for birding, and it was a ... by ER 2012-01-02 20:43:39
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                            Why doesn't distilled water cost more? by ER January 1, 2012 10:27 pm
                            • I have a refractor, and once I even had to take the objective apart, there was a fungus growing between ... by ER 2012-01-02 06:39:28
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                              • Corrector plates, oculars and primaries I assume. by RobVG 2012-01-02 00:25:19
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                                • And a vacuum. One site I don't feel like researching again says it takes about 20 watts of power ... by bowser 2012-01-02 02:28:18
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                                Gypsum Vein = water by podrock December 31, 2011 12:27 pm
                                • test by FrankC 2011-12-31 23:45:31
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                                  • cool, way cool by Rita Book 2011-12-31 21:38:49
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                                    Another Russian Failure by RobVG December 25, 2011 10:53 am
                                    • That's getting serious. You're right, it's the only access the US has to ISS. When Ronnie Reagan wanted the biggest ... by bowser 2011-12-26 09:48:23
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                                      • On the other hand, the U.S. launch system has killed fourteen people. Soyuz has killed four since the 1960s. ... by TB 2011-12-26 10:52:38
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                                        • The SpaceX Dragon capsule to the ISS in February. "The U.S. has not opted out of the LEO manned arena. “U.S.” ... by bowser 2011-12-26 11:38:52
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                                          • The customer. by TB 2011-12-26 12:04:51
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                                            • Good answer. by bowser 2011-12-26 14:30:08
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                                      Discovery Powers Down by RobVG December 19, 2011 10:06 pm
                                        Soyuz launches with 6 satellites in French Guiana by bowser December 17, 2011 4:47 pm
                                          Why the British were doomed to lose the race to the South Pole by TB December 15, 2011 4:17 pm
                                          • Factoid as to why Hillary and Norgay were the first to the top of Everest. There had been a Swiss expedition ... by bowser 2011-12-16 11:57:16
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                                            • Reading this, the little Calvin in my mind is wondering if they ever took the opportunity to piss off a ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:15:45
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                                              • You are aware, of course, that the wind tends to blow up a cliff. by bowser 2011-12-19 20:11:04
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                                                • And not off it? LAME. Still, it'd probably be pretty funny to piss uphill. Long as none ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 22:44:00
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