Space Forum / Astronomy / December 2005

i wont be around later so i`ll say it now
have a great night everyone & happy new year!

I don't normally use the newsgroups. Do you know if there is a
uk.sci.astronomy group on yahoo? I suppose I could look, but I thought a few
others might be interested as well.
Thank You,

Congrats to Surrey Uni@Guildford Mission Control!  Ok - a bit keen bu
no luck as yet via Heavens-Above.com or Surrey Uni but not sure o
official name/ orbital elements/ potential brightness.  Any 'pass' new
or predictions?

I have recentley been bought Starry Night Pro 4.5 and I am considering
getting a laptop so I can gaze whilst outside!
Is anyone using this program on a laptop and if so what type of specs for
the laptop do you recommend?

I'm sorry if this posting is not appropriate in this group - I'm
a newbie.
I'm about to buy my first Telescope. I hope to get my kid interested
in time too. I do not want to get put off with the initial

Well we think of time as something that is linear. One end of its
spectrum goes back to the moment of the big bang,and then up to "now"
and on to the distance future. How could we ever view time different
than that?  Then I remember Greek thoughts on this. In their

http://www.knighttrain.freeserve.co.uk/M45.htm
Taken 24 Dec 2005
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Seeing was very poor for this. The planet was boiling violently,
probably due to a neighbour's bungalow. Why do they have to turn the
heating on in cold weather - I ask you!! ;-)
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/Venus/2005-12.html

Can adaptive optics image Uranus' rings all the way from Earth, like Hubble
does in this photo?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051223/ap_on_sc/uranus_rings

..is rapidly closing with the sun.  Couple of thumbnail shots via 70m
Bresser Skylux [Lidl scope] for Dec 16 & 28 inset on full moon pic a
http://www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk/skylux.htm
Nyteca

(Special Note for alt.astronomy:  Richard C. Hoagland 'may' put in
an guest appearance for a short while one of these 3 nights....YES!!)
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http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2005/12/30.html

For his Christmas Season Ko0kouts, I officially nominate Dickless Davie
Tholen for the Wollmann Rubber Turkey Award.
Seconds?

Michael Baldwin Bruce (don't see him here tonight) has been nominated
for the following kook awards:
 Coward of the Month
 Busted Urinal Award

Thus spake John Baez <baez@math.removethis.ucr.andthis.edu>

Had a wonderful night on 28th, really clear and dark and cold here on the
South Coast. After weeks of imaging Mars, I got back to some deep sky
imaging and couldn't resist two old favourites since they were passing the
meridian.