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Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by hotroadking, Dec 12, 2013.

  1. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Great view of the earth and moon in motion from the Juno spacecraft as it flies by
    the Earth in a slingshot maneuver to get the speed needed to go to Jupiter.

    You can imagine this is the view they would have had from the Enterprise returning to Earth.


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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    cool!!!!
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    Back in '68 I took a trip like that.


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    Heh-heh!
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    I kept waiting for Luke Skywalker to blow up the deathstar thingy, then I realized it was us.
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    I'll just bet you never even lifted off the ground , ( I know I didn't) ;)
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    hey u wanna see some really cool shit? i invested in a good telescope, read bout n watt knot so i knew watts watt. i got lucky n got a new one 60% off. omg that is some really really cool stuff. took awhile to figure out how to adjust it but it is awesome all the planets. i can lotta detail winter is the best to view if u can afford it just look for a good 1 it's worth it
    m1a5h50, Dec 23, 2013
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    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Yeah got one for the daughter years ago at costco, still have it

    Right now you can see a lot of the planets very clear...
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    Got one when we moved to the country because for the first time I could actually see the stars. Was very amazed at how much tracking you have to do because of our movement. They look like they're just sitting still until you lock on, then you got to track to keep up. Amazing stuff out there.
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    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    yeah you find out how fast we rotate on earth really quick...
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    cool...gotta love technology when its used properly.
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