Lunar Eclipse on Saturday Night

Gunpowder

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I can't wait.....another astronomical event where the guys come out.... some play with their expensive telescope equipment, and others smoke the stress away! Leonids later next month and Saturn coming to opposition in December.

Better stock up :0
 
I think I'll join you in enjoying the lunar eclipse with a tasty cigar! Thanks for the heads up on the eclipse!

Aloha,

Wade
 
hey thanks, gp! leebo told me about this last night, but i do appreciate the heads up. astronomical events don't generate a lot of excitement around here, but i'm really into it, so i do appreciate it. (i started as a 'rocket science' student at penn state back in the day 'til i switched to EE) i probably have an email about this from spaceweather.com, but haven't checked that account lately.

hmm, speaking of rocket science, read something interesting recently. anyone know what travels faster than the speed of light?
 
djm said:
hmm, speaking of rocket science, read something interesting recently. anyone know what travels faster than the speed of light?
I assume that you're speaking (writing) of the laser light pulses through cesium vapor. ... I do not doubt it, but I’m remaining skeptical until I see backup experimentation. There are often attempts to change theoretical sciences. Many are later proven to be false trials. :(

:)
 
blair said:
I assume that you're speaking (writing) of the laser light pulses through cesium vapor. ... I do not doubt it, but I’m remaining skeptical until I see backup experimentation. There are often attempts to change theoretical sciences. Many are later proven to be false trials. :(

:)
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UUUUHHHHHH WHAAAATTTTTTT?????

My head hurts. :p
 
ParaGod said:
blair said:
I assume that you're speaking (writing) of the laser light pulses through cesium vapor.  ... I do not doubt it, but I’m remaining skeptical until I see backup experimentation. There are often attempts to change theoretical sciences. Many are later proven to be false trials.  :(

:)
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UUUUHHHHHH WHAAAATTTTTTT?????

My head hurts. :p
Sorry. ??? I've been drinking tonight. When I drink the belligerent nerd in me comes out.
 
djm,

PENN STATE??? yeeeeeeHA

Even thought I'm a UCONN grad (Mechanical Engineering) I'm a HUGE PSU football fan. I used to visit Happy Valley quite often back in the 1980's what a great school.

When were you there?

Sorry for the threadjack gunpowder........

The moon is full right now isn't it? I watched the last lunar eclipse on a beautiful clear, cool spring night earlier this year, smoking a cigar sitting in the lawn chair.
 
:( Gonna be too cloudy here in Texas tonight :(

But I will take some good smokes out and watch for it just in case, who knows, Maybe I can talk LuckyDawg into making the 90 minute trip to join me.
 
Thanks bro, it is not visible here. Gray skies is all there is for us :(

I am still gonna go out and watch the drizzle fall with a mid level smoke. Too humid to smoke a good one ???
 
djm said:
nice clear skies here tonite, for the most part. clearest eclipse i've ever seen, tho not the most fun...watched one on the beach at pt pleasant nj one summer with a mini-keg of german brew while we all swam around in the ocean, ('til the cops chased us off the beach, but by that time the eclipse was over and the beer was gone, haha).

i went to psu for a couple years 'til '84, but stopped and moved to jersey when money became in issue. they kept jacking up tuition and my education funds from the army only went so far. started working down here and never made it back.
:( (how 'bout that 1 pt loss to ohio state. first time jopa lost 5 in a row. argh)

well, supposedly gravity is what moves faster than the speed of light, by a lot:

http://www.ldolphin.org/vanFlandern/gravityspeed.html
Hmm. That seems like a strange thing to say: to compare a force to a velocity. Velocity is the product of force; how can the two be compared? It is like saying that gas is faster than a car. I'm not doubting the idea. I'm just naive to the concept. I'm exciting to see the link that you provided.
 
hey, glad you liked it! i thot it was an interesting article. i'm sure once gravity is finally figured out, a unified theory will be soon to follow. i've read related articles that suggest that this could make movement at the speeds they're indicating in the article possible, and if it is, interstellar travel would be no problem.
 
djm said:
hey, glad you liked it! i thot it was an interesting article. i'm sure once gravity is finally figured out, a unified theory will be soon to follow. i've read related articles that suggest that this could make movement at the speeds they're indicating in the article possible, and if it is, interstellar travel would be no problem.
Actually, I haven't read it yet. I'll give it a go tomorrow (hopefully). For now though, I don't want to get into an article of that caliber on a belly full of beer.
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