Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Other >> Science of Astronomy & Space exploration Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 square_peg Postmaster Reged: 03/26/04 Posts: 23978 Loc: Maple Valley, WA Congratulations Dr. Brownlee       #2458686 - 06/13/08 08:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations to the University of Washington's Dr. Donald Brownlee for having the newly discovered space mineral, brownleeite, named after him. The new mineral was collected using an ER-2 high-altitude aircraft flown from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The new mineral appears to have originated from comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup. Brownlee also lead the Stardust mission which captured dust from comet 81P/Wild-2. http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/541724/ http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jun/HQ_08143_comet_dust.html -------------------- Tom (Pegster) DSH-8 (GSO Dob) 15x70 Oberwerks SVP 100 f/6 achro WO 66 Petzval Sears Discoverer EQ 60/900 8x42 Regals History is Philosophy teaching by examples. Thucydides Post Extras:       llanitedave Humble Megalomaniac Reged: 09/26/05 Posts: 10489 Loc: Amargosa Valley, NV, USA Re: Congratulations Dr. Brownlee [Re: square_peg]       #2459188 - 06/14/08 12:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Now THAT doesn't happen every day! -------------------- "S.O.E." (Sauron's Other Eye) 16" Royce conical mirror: A permanent work in progress. 10" Homebuilt dob, old Coulter mirror Next Project: The "Eye of Sauron" Observatory! Post Extras:       gazerjim Postmaster Reged: 02/12/04 Posts: 7729 Loc: About where I thought I was...... Re: Congratulations Dr. Brownlee [Re: llanitedave]       #2459278 - 06/14/08 02:07 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   -------------------- Jim Fisher If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. Henry J. Tillman Post Extras:       matt Vendor (Scopemania) Reged: 07/28/03 Posts: 10022 Loc: Chaville, France Re: Congratulations Dr. Brownlee [Re: gazerjim]       #2459445 - 06/14/08 07:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I bet that nobody before discovered a mineral by flying planes at 50,000 ft! -------------------- Matt CI700 mount with various scopes on top. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  llanitedave  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 185 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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