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Post by ♫anna♫ on Apr 23, 2015 14:22:00 GMT
The first images of the planetoid Pluto are being sent back. The closest approach will be on July 14, 2015.
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Post by Emerald on Apr 23, 2015 23:51:15 GMT
Wonderful advances made down though the years
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jun 23, 2015 5:23:40 GMT
The New Horizons probe will soon pass Pluto and it's moons. After the larger dwarf planet Xena or Eris was discovered Pluto lost it's planet status. These planetoids are often called Kuiper Belt objects. interestedbob
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Post by interestedbob on Jun 23, 2015 10:43:26 GMT
I have been fascinated by the exploration of space since the unmanned Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957. I remember hearing recordings of the 'bleeps' it transmitted as it orbited the Earth. That was very interesting to the eleven year old me.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jun 29, 2015 10:41:33 GMT
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jun 29, 2015 11:27:18 GMT
I have been fascinated by the exploration of space since the unmanned Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957. I remember hearing recordings of the 'bleeps' it transmitted as it orbited the Earth. That was very interesting to the eleven year old me. Hi Interested Bob, I have been interested in space , period. Long before advanced technology allowed us to explore. It is all so exciting, I just love it.
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Post by interestedbob on Jun 30, 2015 15:10:32 GMT
I loved the 'Dan Dare, Pilot Of The Future' space stories on the front and back covers of the Eagle comics back in the 1950s, chris, and I also enjoyed listening to 'Journey Into Space' on the radio, or 'wireless' as it was always known in those days. I used to read a lot of American 'pulp' science fiction books in those days too, presumably brought over by the many USAF personnel stationed at the Woodbridge and Bentwaters air bases about ten miles away from here. Listen to Journey Into Space here.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jun 30, 2015 23:19:16 GMT
I loved the 'Dan Dare, Pilot Of The Future' space stories on the front and back covers of the Eagle comics back in the 1950s, chris, and I also enjoyed listening to 'Journey Into Space' on the radio, or 'wireless' as it was always known in those days. I used to read a lot of American 'pulp' science fiction books in those days too, presumably brought over by the many USAF personnel stationed at the Woodbridge and Bentwaters air bases about ten miles away from here. Listen to Journey Into Space here.Hi Interested Bob, I have always been interested in reading Science Fiction magazines but now I only read magazines that are classed as the real mcCoy.
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Post by interestedbob on Jul 1, 2015 21:07:04 GMT
I do take a great interest in the real life exploration of space, chris, and I fully understand that Science Fiction is just that - fiction. On the other hand, virtually all of what is currently happening out in space was once predicted in Science Fiction, and has now come true. Without Science Fiction, scientists might never have been inspired to do the things that were once considered far fetched and crazy.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jul 2, 2015 5:33:33 GMT
I do take a great interest in the real life exploration of space, chris, and I fully understand that Science Fiction is just that - fiction. On the other hand, virtually all of what is currently happening out in space was once predicted in Science Fiction, and has now come true. Without Science Fiction, scientists might never have been inspired to do the things that were once considered far fetched and crazy. The only science fiction writer I ever really liked was Arthur C. Clarke. He seemed to have a good knowledge of physics and a visionary ability to make these far away worlds seem so present and real. I never liked the Tom Swift or Flash Gordon stuff and had mixed feelings about Star Trek.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jul 2, 2015 5:38:49 GMT
www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/go-for-launch/os-new-horizons-color-images-faces-pluto-flyby20150701-post.html In living color: New images show two faces of PlutoJuly 1, 2014 Pluto shows two remarkably different sides in these color images of the planet and its largest moon Charon taken by New Horizons on June 25 and June 27. The images were made from black-and-white images combined with lower-resolution color data. The left image shows the side of Pluto that will be seen at highest resolution when New Horizons makes its close approach on July 14. The hemisphere is dominated by a very dark region that extends along the equator. The right image is of the side that faces Charon; the most dramatic feature on this side of Pluto is a row of dark spots arranged along the equator. (The equator appears near the bottom of the images, as only about half of the planet is shown.) (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute) Pluto in living color! @nasanewhorizons images show different faces of the dwarf planet #Plutoflyby It's pretty easy to get excited for New Horizons' Pluto flyby this month when NASA uploads new images of the dwarf planet every day for Earthlings to ponder. Today NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California released the stunning new color images above showing Pluto’s two distinct surfaces. lRelated New Horizons images give a face to Pluto The images released Wednesday show Pluto and its largest moon Charon in color. One hemisphere of Pluto appears to have large spots evenly lined up along the equator. Each spot is about 300 miles in diameter, according to NASA. New Horizons Will Shed More Light on Pluto Than Ever Before The New Horizons mission will help us understand worlds at the edge of our solar system by making the first reconnaissance of the dwarf planet Pluto and by venturing deeper into the distant, mysterious Kuiper Belt – a relic of solar system formation. The spots are a mystery to New Horizons team right now; they have yet to see dark spots with consistency and spacing like this. “It’s a real puzzle—we don’t know what the spots are, and we can’t wait to find out,” said New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern. “Also puzzling is the longstanding and dramatic difference in the colors and appearance of Pluto compared to its darker and grayer moon Charon.” cComments Got something to say? Start the conversation and be the first to comment. Add a comment 0 To produce these color images the New Horizons’ team combined black-and-white images of Pluto and Charon taken with the spacecraft’s Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) camera with lower-resolution color data. After seven weeks of the hazard analysis team searching for dust clouds, small moons or other potential hazards New Horizons got the “all clear” for its July 14 flyby date by NASA. While we can guess at what the texture on Pluto’s surface could be just imagine how much scientists will learn when New Horizons completes its flyby. interestedbob mikemarshall kronks
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 2, 2015 6:36:41 GMT
I do take a great interest in the real life exploration of space, chris, and I fully understand that Science Fiction is just that - fiction. On the other hand, virtually all of what is currently happening out in space was once predicted in Science Fiction, and has now come true. Without Science Fiction, scientists might never have been inspired to do the things that were once considered far fetched and crazy. I believe that premise to be true Interested Bob,the people who get the ideas get them from the dimension next to the physical dimension. That is where Soul goes when the body is resting at night time. That is part of the teaching method used so that we may know all these things so that mankind will survive. There is a plan for all of us, though most people are unaware of this. I know I have been led.
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Post by interestedbob on Jul 2, 2015 8:39:42 GMT
I do take a great interest in the real life exploration of space, chris, and I fully understand that Science Fiction is just that - fiction. On the other hand, virtually all of what is currently happening out in space was once predicted in Science Fiction, and has now come true. Without Science Fiction, scientists might never have been inspired to do the things that were once considered far fetched and crazy. The only science fiction writer I ever really liked was Arthur C. Clarke. He seemed to have a good knowledge of physics and a visionary ability to make these far away worlds seem so present and real. I never liked the Tom Swift or Flash Gordon stuff and had mixed feelings about Star Trek. Arthur C Clarke certainly knew a great deal about science in general, ♫anna♫, and that is why his science fiction made sense, helped, of course, by the fact that he was a good writer who wrote about real science as well as science fiction. Other science fiction writers such as Isaac Asimov, Fred Hoyle and Patrick Moore, also had sound knowledge of science. Fred Hoyle and Patrick Moore were astronomers, and Isaac Asimov was a professor of biochemistry, so their science fiction is based on real scientific knowledge. The Tom Swift books were written by a group of writers, rather than the single author who is credited, Victor Appleton, and were intended for teenagers and younger readers. I have almost the complete set, and, while they are reasonably exciting, rather predictable yarns, they are hardly science fiction. The same could be said for Flash Gordon, Star Wars and Star Trek, where, apart from the fact that the action takes place in space, there is very little science involved. They are not true Science Fiction, in my opinion. They are basically just good adventure stories with a bit of pseudo-science thrown in.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 2, 2015 11:44:59 GMT
The only science fiction writer I ever really liked was Arthur C. Clarke. He seemed to have a good knowledge of physics and a visionary ability to make these far away worlds seem so present and real. I never liked the Tom Swift or Flash Gordon stuff and had mixed feelings about Star Trek. Arthur C Clarke certainly knew a great deal about science in general, ♫anna♫, and that is why his science fiction made sense, helped, of course, by the fact that he was a good writer who wrote about real science as well as science fiction. Other science fiction writers such as Isaac Asimov, Fred Hoyle and Patrick Moore, also had sound knowledge of science. Fred Hoyle and Patrick Moore were astronomers, and Isaac Asimov was a professor of biochemistry, so their science fiction is based on real scientific knowledge. The Tom Swift books were written by a group of writers, rather than the single author who is credited, Victor Appleton, and were intended for teenagers and younger readers. I have almost the complete set, and, while they are reasonably exciting, rather predictable yarns, they are hardly science fiction. The same could be said for Flash Gordon, Star Wars and Star Trek, where, apart from the fact that the action takes place in space, there is very little science involved. They are not true Science Fiction, in my opinion. They are basically just good adventure stories with a bit of pseudo-science thrown in. Hi Interested Bob, Arthur C, Clarke is the only one I know. I remember the Flash Gordon movies as a young person when I would go to a Saturday matinee. I grew up reading all the fairytales, then gravitated to science fiction, then just like you, the real thing. I remember reading true romance magazines as well.I prefer the real thing in everything now. Thanks for all the outer space info. I love it.
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Post by interestedbob on Jul 2, 2015 21:18:06 GMT
I remember the Flash Gordon films at the 'Saturday Morning Pictures', as we all called the matinees. The special effects left a lot to be desired, but it was all a bit of fun. One regular happening at the pictures was somebody letting off a stink bomb. It happened nearly every week.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 3, 2015 13:01:12 GMT
I remember the Flash Gordon films at the 'Saturday Morning Pictures', as we all called the matinees. The special effects left a lot to be desired, but it was all a bit of fun. One regular happening at the pictures was somebody letting off a stink bomb. It happened nearly every week. Hi Interested Bob, we had that kind of thing happening also, there was always someone getting up to mischief. I remember we also had a series called the strangler. It's a wonder they were allowed to show it to young children? I know it affected me, even when I was a little older, when ever I entered any area that was dark because of lack of lighting, I would hold my hand on the front of my neck. just in case. As if that would have saved me, had there been someone there with the intention of strangling me?
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Post by interestedbob on Jul 3, 2015 20:12:38 GMT
I remember the Flash Gordon films at the 'Saturday Morning Pictures', as we all called the matinees. The special effects left a lot to be desired, but it was all a bit of fun. One regular happening at the pictures was somebody letting off a stink bomb. It happened nearly every week. Hi Interested Bob, we had that kind of thing happening also, there was always someone getting up to mischief. I remember we also had a series called the strangler. It's a wonder they were allowed to show it to young children? I know it affected me, even when I was a little older, when ever I entered any area that was dark because of lack of lighting, I would hold my hand on the front of my neck. just in case. As if that would have saved me, had there been someone there with the intention of strangling me? I don't remember seeing a series called the strangler, chris. I seem to remember there were a lot of westerns, plus Flash Gordon, of course. The film itself wasn't really all that important, it was just the getting together and making a lot of noise and so on, I think.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 3, 2015 22:06:39 GMT
Hi Interested Bob, we had that kind of thing happening also, there was always someone getting up to mischief. I remember we also had a series called the strangler. It's a wonder they were allowed to show it to young children? I know it affected me, even when I was a little older, when ever I entered any area that was dark because of lack of lighting, I would hold my hand on the front of my neck. just in case. As if that would have saved me, had there been someone there with the intention of strangling me? I don't remember seeing a series called the strangler, chris. I seem to remember there were a lot of westerns, plus Flash Gordon, of course. The film itself wasn't really all that important, it was just the getting together and making a lot of noise and so on, I think. Hi Interested Bob, It was shown in the local cinema, but there was a preponderance of Cowboy and and Red Indian films, just as you said. Still, we enjoyed them nevertheless.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jul 5, 2015 5:07:27 GMT
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jul 12, 2015 14:46:35 GMT
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