If your interests are Galatic take a look at this,
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/map/index.html
fascinating.
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W6, Thanks! I added it to my favorites. Although I am mostly galactic illiterate, I am overwhelmed when looking at the sky at night. I know that I belong to this vast universe, but I'm saddened that I'm still such a tiny piece of it. Several years ago I had the opportunity to view the Southern Cross. An emotional experience for me. It had been there for so long and I just then saw it. How much more is out there that we just can't see?
Excuse me, I get a little melancholy in the morning, afternoon, and evening.
Thanks again! Larry
Excuse me, I get a little melancholy in the morning, afternoon, and evening.
Thanks again! Larry
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Larry, My Friend,
All things considered, it is probably a good thing that you (and I) are minute parts of the universe.
In all seriousness, though, once in a while, the Northern lights manage to make a display here in Eastern PA, and while I know that they are merely minute particles of our sun that have reached the end of their 8 minute journey by getting trapped in our electromagnetic field, every time it happens, I find myself standing in the backyard with my cellphone in hand, calling everyone I know, to get their butts outside and see the show.
As the magnetic pole seems to be shifting to Siberia from Canada, however, my light shows will be lost, very likely, for the rest of my life. It's ok, though, because it's now time for the people of Europe and Asia to see what I have, on rare occaision, been fortunate enough to see.
I have a cheap little telescope as well, and I have used it to view the planets from time to time, and have seen moons of Jupiter and Saturn with my own eyes.
Even if technology caught up with itself tomorrow, a person like me will never make it into space.
Some of the most thrilling moments in my life have been viewing these celestial events, all from my backyard, and nothing else I have ever witnessed thus far has been as thrilling.
On days when I run out of excuses for living, things like this make a pretty good case for chugging along....
All things considered, it is probably a good thing that you (and I) are minute parts of the universe.
In all seriousness, though, once in a while, the Northern lights manage to make a display here in Eastern PA, and while I know that they are merely minute particles of our sun that have reached the end of their 8 minute journey by getting trapped in our electromagnetic field, every time it happens, I find myself standing in the backyard with my cellphone in hand, calling everyone I know, to get their butts outside and see the show.
As the magnetic pole seems to be shifting to Siberia from Canada, however, my light shows will be lost, very likely, for the rest of my life. It's ok, though, because it's now time for the people of Europe and Asia to see what I have, on rare occaision, been fortunate enough to see.
I have a cheap little telescope as well, and I have used it to view the planets from time to time, and have seen moons of Jupiter and Saturn with my own eyes.
Even if technology caught up with itself tomorrow, a person like me will never make it into space.
Some of the most thrilling moments in my life have been viewing these celestial events, all from my backyard, and nothing else I have ever witnessed thus far has been as thrilling.
On days when I run out of excuses for living, things like this make a pretty good case for chugging along....
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W6, That is a fantastic presentation! I like the audio and the way they scanned each pic. How would a person save a slideshow like that? I tried, but couldn't. Below is a website I watch frequently. Especially when the rovers first landed on Mars. There's a lot of stuff on this site.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Thanks again! Larry
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Thanks again! Larry
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