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[Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Other >> Science of Astronomy & Space exploration Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 trever Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/18/03 Posts: 2695 Loc: North Alabama Well, there goes paradise......       #99373 - 04/29/04 10:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=516336 -------------------- Trever Coronado PST Solar Telescope Vixen A80MF 80mm Refractor with Porta Mount Orange Celestron 8 inch SCT on AS-GT mount Zhumell 20x80 Astronomical Binoculars Orion Paragon HD-F2 Tripod Post Extras:       desertstars Deja moo Reged: 11/05/03 Posts: 29943 Loc: Tucson, AZ Re: Well, there goes paradise...... [Re: trever]       #99451 - 04/29/04 12:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Okay, now even I have doubts about manned space missions! -------------------- Tom W. SVP8 'She turned me into a 3-legged Newt' EQ Ralph, the All-Purpose 102mm Refractor Under the Desert Stars "If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going." Professor Irwin Corey Post Extras:       Bill Grass Prince Regent Reged: 10/07/03 Posts: 11652 Loc: Denham Springs, LA Re: Well, there goes paradise...... [Re: desertstars]       #99462 - 04/29/04 12:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Um...er...ahhhh.....I won't say it! -------------------- Post Extras:       desertstars Deja moo Reged: 11/05/03 Posts: 29943 Loc: Tucson, AZ Re: Well, there goes paradise...... [Re: Bill Grass]       #99472 - 04/29/04 12:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Say no more! -------------------- Tom W. SVP8 'She turned me into a 3-legged Newt' EQ Ralph, the All-Purpose 102mm Refractor Under the Desert Stars "If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going." Professor Irwin Corey Post Extras:       dgs© Postmaster Reged: 03/29/04 Posts: 13817 Loc: West Monroe, Louisiana Re: Well, there goes paradise...... [Re: desertstars]       #99498 - 04/29/04 01:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well, that settles it. 2½ year dry spell! I'm not going to apply for a spot as an astronaut. Boy, talk about a SRH! -------------------- - david 8"Ø Newtonian on SVP, Moonlite CR2, Telrad PST Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Orion Ultraview 10×50 Hand-me-down Sears Refractor (Discoverer) 60mm×900mm "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal." --Albert Pike Post Extras:       matt Vendor (Scopemania) Reged: 07/28/03 Posts: 10013 Loc: Chaville, France Re: Well, there goes paradise...... [Re: dgs©]       #99567 - 04/29/04 04:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I can see right now some people in a certain branch of "the film industry" rushing to their typewriters with plenty new scenario ideas! -------------------- Matt CI700 mount with various scopes on top. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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